The turkeys ready.....

morty

I just hope I am....

You see,I have been sick for days now, and so have been the kids with this damn chest cold.....

They have been home from school and I have been laying on the couch for 3 days now....The house looks like a Tornadoe went through it, and the butcher just called to confirm my 25lb turkey is ready to be picked up on Tuesday for x-mas dinner..

I am having 23 here to cook for, and I am not in the mood right now for it...So much work ahead of me right now...

Anyways, where do you go for Christmas dinner? Do you cook it, or does someone else do it in your family?

I have aways done the Christmas dinner at my house, but this year I am not feeling up to it at all.....

Do you think it would be rude for me to ask everyone in the family to bring something to the dinner? ie..salad, vegetable ,dessert

Hubby made this suggestion to me, I make the trukey,and everybody else brings a side dish? I would have never thought of it, but when you are cooking for that many, it kinda takes away from the joyfulness for me....What do you think?

A Merry Christmas to you all & A Happy New Year Ho Ho Ho

Morty

morty

Guess you guys would think it was rude to ask??

Killed my own thread........................

SheilaM

I think Thunder is making a boneless stuffed turkeyif not we will have a spiral ham. The 20th the writers group requested a boneless stuffed turkey so not sure if we will want it so soon again.

This time I think I will do potato salad also with dinner Thunder sure missed it at Thanksgiving

Emma

Morton,

By all means, ask for help! We don't have to be martyrs or do it all. If someone is "hurt" by being asked to bring something, they don't have enough to do. I think the pot luck idea makes more sense, especially for such a large group. One of you get on the phone and enlist help - it's not rude, just practical.

For us, it will be beef roast, garlic mashed potatoes, home made rolls, veg, salad, apple torte. At our house, with me helping with the cooking.

Emma

ChimChim

I dont think it is rude at all to ask for help. If you are not feeling up to date come time to the day you have to start the cooking, then just ask. No harm in it

C.C

franklin J

Michelle,

by all means do ask them to help you. From what I can see it is a holiday tradition. It gives your guests the oppurtunity to show off their cooking and baking skills and their holiday china and serving dishes. Everyone has a holiday special dish they are proud to prepare. And everyone shares in the meal. ( My Catholic wife filled me in on all the correct holiday etiquette).

And request of your husband and boys to help prepare the house, with cleaning and xmas decorations.( I also get this EVERY year from the Catholic wife)

Frank

Been there

Morty,

It's not rude to ask people to bring stuff at all. Our family does it all the time. If you feel funny about it just tell everyone what you told us. You've been very under the weather and just don't have your energy to do it all. If you let them know it would help out so much......they will gladly bring what ever. You may need to suggest something so you don't end up with 20 apple pies though. Now the good part will be when they are all sitting down you thank them all so much and say how much fun it has been and that you all should make a tradition of doing this. Off the hook from hear on out. It is alot of work for that many people, not to mention expensive. Everyone will be glad to help, I would and I consider myself to be average. Good luck and get well soon.

morty

I thought my thread died...........I knew there were some out there,that had a opinion on this...THANKS EVERYBODY!!

Sheila...Boneless turkey is great...Do you cook it? And can I ask, what is a spiral ham?Thunder will be happy to have his turkey

Emma..Sounds delicious..I never thought about beef for x-mas..I would love it,but hubby would have a nose twich over it..( he has to have his turkey at x-mas) I would love to know what is in your garlic mashed potatoes though..( besides the garlic..fresh or not)

Chim-Chim..I always love your teenage intelligence....your so mature for your age....Merry x-mas to you honey!!

Frank..Them catholics sure know what there talking about eh! Make sure you tell your wife that, us xjw wifes are along the same wave lengh, when it comes to getting our hubbies and children to do the clean-up..

Been there...A tradition, I will request that...Good call!...I dont think I would have to worry about 20 apple pies showing up though....It would be 20 pumpkin pies and 20 bottles of wine showing up on the table

Merry Christmas to you all....

Beans

I am having the dinner this year, we cook all the meat and I bake Pumpkin Pie and Apple Cake. The house will be full of drunk Scottish people so ther will be no low tones of voice! If we keep Uncle Alec off the Scotch things might just pan out eh!

xjw_b12

Morty: It may depend on how large your family is, and how many Christmas dinners, you have.

Larger families will have 2 to 3 Christmas dinners to attend from the 23 - onward. In that case, it is accepted that the family attending will bring an "approved " side dish or dessert, while the host will supply the Turkey and fixings. You are not supposed to bring the same dish or dessert to the next family dinner.

Oh and by the way this works at Thanksgiving too!

And we thought we as JWs were organized .... huh, they got nothing over "us" pagans!

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