Gettin' Ready for Thanksgiving

F for 30-45 mins or until apples are tender and syrup is thick. Or, if you need to conserve oven space and have an extra crockpot, you can cook this on a low crockpot setting for a few hours, and you can also do these on top of the stove. It pays to be flexible when fixing a meal this size!

Turnip Greens

1 large pan of greens, washed and rinsed several times
1 ham hock or 8 oz country ham pieces
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup white wine
Tabasco sauce to taste
6 cups water

Put all your ingredients in a large pot and cover with water (water may not completely cover greens until they wilt). Boil for 30 minutes, then turn down to medium-low and cook for hours (6-8 at least). I cook mine down from the summer garden and then freeze them, so when I'm ready to eat them, I cook them an extra 2 hours before serving.

Stuffin'

Cornbread for dressing:

2 cups self-rising cornmeal
2 heaping tbsp self-rising flour
1 egg
1/4 cup oil
1 3/4 cup evaporated milk (can also use buttermilk or plain milk)
1 tbsp sugar
2 heaping tbsp ground sage
2 tbsp bacon grease
butter or margarine

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Put bacon grease in a cast iron skillet and place in oven until bacon grease is sizzling. While waiting, mix all ingredients. Pull skillet out of the oven and pour batter into hot grease. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Spread butter all over the top of the cornbread.

Dressing Ingredients:

1 large onion, diced
6 stalks celery, diced
1 pkg seasoned breadcrumbs
6 boiled eggs, peeled, diced
4 cups turkey broth
1 tbsp bacon grease
2 eggs
2 heaping tbsp ground sage
1 tsp ea garlic & onion powder
1 tsp ea salt & pepper
1 cup chopped pecans

Cook cornbread a couple of days in advance and let get stale. Crumble cornbread into a large casserole dish and mix in remaining ingredients. Mix all together, and don't be afraid to use your hands! This should be very mushy and moist. If it isn't, pour some more turkey broth over the top. Bake in 350 degree F oven for 1 hour or until top is crunchy and brown.

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