chocolatechip Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Recently wondered how many associate ham with Thanksgiving. Is ham a Thanksgiving thing to you? Or is it just turkey on Thanksgiving and ham on Christmas, ect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 We always have ham on Thanksgiving if we can find a good one that's affordable. I'd rather have ham than turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Our meat eaters get steak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 If I had my way we would bring in Chinese food for thanksgiving. I say people should eat what they enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Growing up it was always Thanksgiving turkey and Christmas ham. My husband had a bad experience on ship and no longer eats ham, so we have Thanksgiving turkey and Roast Beef (or as my Dr. Seuss loving kids say Roast Beast) for Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 We have ham a lot of years because dh is allergic to poultry. We usually alternate between some kind of red meat and ham. Or we have turkey for me and dd and something else for dh, like we're doing this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Most years I make a ham. I don't like turkey very much, so on the years we don't have ham we have chicken. This year we're visiting a friend who can't eat ham, so each family is contributing one chicken to the cause and I'm also making swedish meatballs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I would love to do ham and turkey for Thanksgiving. I really don't care for turkey, but I know it is must for most people. Unfortunately for me, my mom doesn't eat pork (religious reasons). Out of respect for her and my step dad, we will stick to just turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 We're hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year, and I am preparing both, but only because I'm not entirely sure what everyone's preference is, and I want to make sure everyone leaves with a happy, full tummy. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 When MIL did thanksgiving for her family (when the kids were not adults and maybe just few years after) she never made turkey. She usually made steak. She doesn't like following rules and hated the idea that this holiday had unwritten rules about food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I don't normally associate ham with Thanksgiving but this year we are having both. I am co-hosting dinner with some friends, and a couple of them said ham was a must, so I bought a ham. Someone else is bringing the turkey, but I am also roasting one tomorrow so we have leftovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 We almost always do turkey and ham for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 It belongs on the menu if you, your family or your guests want it. We have ham because neither DH nor the boys really care for turkey. When my mom was alive and we did Thanksgiving at her house we had some great non-traditional meals. I don't think we ever had turkey. Thanksgiving IMO is about spending time and sharing food with family and friends. What you eat isn't important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I dislike ham unless it is diced and barely present in a legume soup. So I never serve it unless we have a lot of people attending who like it. My ILs often send us a pricey Texas sized ham for the holidays and it often ends up donated to a meal for homeless people. Ham is just not my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I don't associate ham with Thanksgiving at all, so I voted "What? Ham on Thanksgiving?" But really, I don't care what others enjoy on the day... to each her own. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Turkey for Thanksgiving, turkey again for Christmas, and ham for Easter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 At my in-laws', it's turkey all the way for Thanksgiving, ham or turkey for Christmas. At my parents', it's been ham (for years a baked canned ham), meatballs, bbq (chopped pork). etc for Thanksgiving, depending on the year because several in my stepmother's extended family don't like turkey, and the Christmas gathering is a late breakfast (country ham, sausage, bacon, eggs, grits, biscuits, etc). At our house (though we never have Thanksgiving or Christmas here, we end up at both sets of parents because they are close by), I have 3 turkeys in the freezer and one thawed ready to be cooked tomorrow (two 25 pounders and two 22 pounders). We roast them, cut up the meat, and freeze it for all sorts of things throughout the coming months. My preference is turkey on Thanksgiving, ham at Christmas (I prefer spiral sliced, my husband regular). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Ham is for Easter. Beef (or gumbo in my family) is for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I think if you have a ton of people then one may as well serve ham AND turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebbyribs Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Tempeh w/ mushroom gravy here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I voted other. We have ham when we are having enough people to do a ham and a turkey. We are just having a turkey this year, but I prefer ham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Keep your old turkey. I want cupcakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Turkey for Thanksgiving. Ham or Roast Beef for Christmas. Ham for Easter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Until this thread, I'd never ever heard of ham for thanksgiving. I'm kind of shocked, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Other. I only make ham. Well, sometimes I'll also make a turkey breast in a crock pot. I made a real turkey once. It was a lot of work and I didn't love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 We always have ham and turkey for Thanksgiving. We don't have a set food for Christmas (it's just whatever we feel like). Easter is always ham as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I voted for ham but that is because I really do not like turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 We have ham & turkey for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Our meat eaters get steak! :drool5: What time is dinner? :drool5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Due to the demands of the diners here we must have both ham and turkey. I could skip the ham, personally, but I'd not enjoy my turkey having to explain why there's not ham, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I voted both. But, this year, we are having Thanksgiving at a (non native born American) and we aren't having EITHER! Ack! Chicken and lamb! Holy cow! It's sacrilege. I'm bringing the stuffing, mashed potatoes, yeast rolls, apple pie, and pumpkin pie. . . so at least those essentials will be on the table. So, anyway, I can be flexible . .. but if I were hosting it, there'd be both. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Our meat eaters get steak! I'm on my way over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Turkey for Thanksgiving, Christmas we have brunch and Easter we have ham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Growing up, my family had turkey for Thanksgiving, ham for Easter, and Christmas was whatever the hostess that year preferred (prime rib, beef Wellington, lasagna, rack of lamb, goose, individual Cornish game hens, etc.) DH doesn't like turkey so we often do ham for Thanksgiving. But last Easter I had trouble finding a small enough ham and we wound up eating leftovers for a week. So when I queried what the family wanted, they all immediately piped up, "NO HAM!!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I associate turkey with thanksgiving. I do know someone doing it - but whatever. It's not at my house, I don't care. christmas is whatever the mood strikes. we've done ham, prawns, rib standing roast, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Until this thread, I'd never ever heard of ham for thanksgiving. I'm kind of shocked, lol. You should stop by a Honeybaked Ham store the week of Thanksgiving. The lines are unbelievable, and although they sell turkeys I'd say most people are getting ham. The stores here open at 7:00 a.m. Thanksgiving week and many also set up stocked tents in their parking lots to speed things up. Both the stores and the tents have very long, switchback, Disney style lines to keep things under control. I picked our ham up early on Monday morning to avoid the madness, and still had to wait in line about 10-15 minutes. That was about 10:00 on Monday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Other- there is no thanksgiving in Australia but I had to vote as I love polls :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Never had ham on Thanksgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 We alternate either ham or turkey (small family). Whatever kids want and whatever I'm up for. Ham this year as it's already cooked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I don't really like ham at any time, and we never have a crowd big enough to justify two meats. If anything, we sometimes have a chicken instead of a turkey, just because it's smaller. Christmas varies. We have whatever we're in the mood for. Dh makes a ham at Easter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I've had ham for Christmas but never for Thanksgiving. But I say go for it if you want it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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