The biggest Thanksgiving turkey we ever had was 33 pounds (15 kilos) which just squeezed into our double oven. We served 45 people that day, in our home in Portland, Oregon. I was the chef, of course, which means that I took all the credit for the entire meal which was, to be honest, composed of many other food items that my wife had made - sweet potato souffle with marshmellow, jello salads, pumpkin pie - but he who cooks and carves the turkey wears the crown. Just the way it is.
We invited a lot of international students who wanted a real American thanksgiving. It didn't matter that I was a New Zealander. A number of Muslims joined us. Also a Buddhist priest that I had to pick up at his temple. We all went round in a large circle giving thanks for what God had done for us. It took a while. It was a big happy memorable day. Hope you have the same today. We are having a slow and kind Thanksgiving here in Portugal.
For those of you outside USA, who only know of Thanksgiving from old episodes of Happy Days, Bob Beltz has an informative article on the history of Thanksgiving. And thanks to CG Grant and Co for sending me a nice Thanksgiving letter and this animated GIF that I appropriated.
