Sometime today or tomorrow (The Actual Canadian Thanksgiving Day), our Canadian friends and relatives will gather round the table for the typical meal. We always had turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes and yes, turnip! In Texas, alas, there are many jokes about turnip. Lots of people used to turn the leftover mashed potatoes and turnip into "Bubbles & Squeak" which is, I think more of an English dish, and I can assure you - very delicious! Mom (and now, Mary Ann, of course) always served cabbage salad - not coleslaw, but carefully chopped cabbage with onion, dressed with Miracle Whip or Real Mayonnaise as well. Dessert is Pumpkin Pie, with whipped cream on top. The reason for the different dates for Canadian and American Thanksgiving? The harvest is much earlier in Canada - it's just that simple! Happy Thanksgiving and Blessings to all! May your Harvest be Bountiful!
