[Bill]

I love the turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce (both kinds) gravy, and the pumpkin pie. I don't like parades for some reason, and I don't like that damn dog show, either, but I always find myself glued to the tube when it's on. Maybe I'm just trying to keep some control of the TV for when my Cowboys come on. Yeah, that's right! "How 'bout them Cowboys?" I've been elected the family gravy cooker because I always put so much effort into it. The secret- treat the gravy as if it were the meal. If you don't have pieces of fresh mushroom (white and portabello, a little onion, maybe) and slivers and chunks of turkey, along with the giblets floating around in the gravy, you've done it all wrong. It should take you 2 hours to make the gravy. I'm thankful for all of my good friends here on this site and my family and the fact that God made me the best gravy-maker on the planet. (Hey Joe! PM me your address and I'll send you a box of chestnuts. They got 'em everywhere up here)