Hey Charlie,
Thursday not being a day off here in France, you might have celebrated Thanksgiving last weekend like I did.
I enjoy celebrating Thanksgiving with my loved ones and I find it important to take a moment in our crazy schedule to reflect on and give thanks about the blessings in our lives. I also have many fond memories of my first experience of the Canadian Thanksgiving last year.
By the way, here's my cornbread recipe requested by Judith in an earlier comment.
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow, white, or blue cornmeal
2 to 4 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup cooking oil or shortening melted
(A small can of corn to add crunch to your bread)
In a mixing bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl beat together eggs, milk and oil or melted shortening. Add flour mixture and stir just till batter is smooth ( do not overbeat) Add some canned corn if you want your bread to be crunchy.
Pour into a greased 9x9x2 inch baking pan. Bake in a 425° oven for 20 to 25 minutesor till golden brown. Makes 8-9 servings.
It's easy-to-make and delicious. Tuck in!
However, I am also well-aware of how controversial Thanksgiving can be when you consider native American history and I do. And I'm not even mentioning the fate of those poor turkeys!
(By the way, I hereby apologize for the photo I've posted above who might have traumatized our most sensitive readers)
To make a long story short, I have mixed feelings. How about you?
Here are a few articles to help you make up your mind ....or not.
In any case, keep your mind open and be sure to read the next Book club book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie .
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/opinion/thanksgiving-note-new-york-times.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/thanksgiving-day-whats-the-history-of-the-holiday-and-why-does-the-us-celebrate-pilgrim-fathers/
https://www.thoughtco.com/do-native-americans-celebrate-thanksgiving-2834597
https://www.alternet.org/story/68170/why_we_shouldn%27t_celebrate_thanksgiving
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/thanksgiving-today-google-celebrations-why-people-dont-like-it-against-day-2017-a8070876.html
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/giving-thanks-for-vegetables-not-turkey/
Take care,
Mrs. C.
ps: I'm clearly not ambivalent when choosing Green Friday over Black Friday but that's another kettle of fish for a later post.
https://www.pinterest.fr/pin/484488872384950529/
http://www.cartoonaday.com/black-friday-camping/
https://www.slideshare.net/colcomgroup/sustainability-reporting-green-is-the-new-black
Thank you very much for the recipe! I'll be making it when I come home in December and I get to celebrate all holidays between September and January with my family over the course of two and a half weeks... it's going to be amazing!
ReplyDeleteI agree that Thankgiving should be a time where we can reflect on our lives and be grateful for all that we have in our life. It's unfortunate that the true meaning of thanksgiving gets lost within all the controversy surrounding the holiday.
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