Reminiscing about Thanksgiving

Remembering Thanksgiving Holidays of the past.

Thanksgiving is a time to remember many traditions of the past. This is a great time for the whole family to reminisce, especially with an older family member or friend. Here are some topics of discussions:

Thanksgiving as a child

Where did you go for Thanksgiving as a child? As a young adult?
If you traveled did you have to travel a long way? Did you stay overnight there?
Who would always come for dinner?
Who was your favorite cook?
Where did the turkey come from? OR did you serve another kind of meat?
Were there any unusual foods served?
What was your favorite dish?
What were desserts like? Which was your favorite?
Were the good dishes and silverware used? What were they like?
Did you or anyone you knew wear an apron? What did it look like?
Was there a special dish your family made that everyone loved?
Did you have any Thanksgiving traditions prior to or during the meal such as a special prayer, talking about things you were thankful for, etc…?
Were you or anyone you knew in the military or away at war during Thanksgiving?
What were the activities before the meal? After the meal?
Did you ever have a Thanksgiving when the weather hindered you or others from traveling to your destination?

Thanksgiving as an adult

Who hosted Thanksgiving when you got older? Was it you or another family member or friend?
If you had to travel how far? Did the whole family go?
Did you ever cook the meal? What kinds of dishes did you cook?
Was there one dish that everyone always looked forward to?
Did everyone bring a dish? Did you enjoy what others brought?
What did you serve for desserts?
Did you use the good dishes? What were the good dishes like?
Did you have any Thanksgiving traditions?
Did anyone in the family enjoy watching football on Thanksgiving?
Did you ever have an unusual Thanksgiving where you might have been on vacation, been in another part of the world where Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated, or some other situation?
Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving?
What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish?
If you cooked the meal this Thanksgiving what would you cook? Or what would you have someone else cook for you?