NOW ON TO THE LEFTOVERS

Well folks as I write this, Thanksgiving Day is coming to a close and I certainly hope that all of you had as great a day as my family and I enjoyed. Went to a friend's home for the day and were stuffed with as many delectable delights as we could endure.

Even now, several hours later, I feel as stuffed as the traditional Thanksgiving Turkey. Which, by the way, was only one of the wonderful dishes put before us. In addition to the Turkey, we were treated to a Ham that had been prepared on a backyard Bar-B-Q and I am forced to say that it was one of the best Hams that I have ever eaten. The juices were sealed in by this method of cooking and it was just wonderful.

Along with the main dishes of Ham and Turkey, we were treated to home-grown Green Beans mixed with crunchy Chinese Noodles, Golden Baked Yams, Holiday Apple Salad (made by my wife)(I gave you the recipe a couple of weeks ago), and of course we also had Dressing and Gravy.

To finish, after a waiting period to allow the meal to settle, we finished the day with Pumpkin, Pecan, Apple and Sweet Potato Pies. Of course, I couldn't resist trying some of each--which contributed to the stuffed feeling that I am now enduring.

In a couple of days, however, we'll be doing it all over again. You see, one of our sons will be visiting this weekend and we promised him a Turkey Dinner. So back to the 'ole drawing board and do it one more time.

Of course, all of this Turkey, Turkey, Turkey will result in a mountain of leftovers and the attendant problem of how to prepare them. There are probably as many ways to deal with leftovers as there are cooks doing so. There are Cold Turkey Sandwiches, Hot Turkey Sandwiches. There is Turkey Hash, Turkey Tacos and Enchiladas, and Cold Turkey Salad.

This is not to say that I don't like leftovers. To the contrary, I love them--in fact I have said, many times, that the best part of a Turkey dinner is the Cold Turkey Sandwiches the next day. However, one can only eat so many of them and, as good as they are, they begin to get old and boring. When this happens to me, I begin to look for some new and different ways to use the leftovers.

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