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With turkey day right around the corner, a holiday themed question seems in order.

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For me, it’s Ambrosia Salad hands down.

My late MIL loved the stuff and brought it to every family dinner, even though she was the only one who ate that monstrous combination of flavors.

How about you?

What dish isn’t welcome at your holiday table….

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51 thoughts on “Let’s play.”

  1. I’ll have to google Ambrosia salad – I’ve never heard of it. Is that a glacè cherry? (I really don’t like them) Otherwise it would be Brussels sprouts, which are good for you and taste terrible, unless they are cooked with butter and brown sugar etc, when they taste ok but are less good for you.

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      1. Eww, who puts yogurt or sour cream in ambrosia salad? Is that an east coast thing, because my mom always made it for Thanksgiving. But she made it with Cool Whip and that’s how I make it. No glacé cherries either, maraschino cherries instead.

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  4. You mean other than the turkey? So many fun food stories concerning holiday dinners, Thanksgiving in particular. Aside from my mother’s sausage stuffing , none of those things,including the turkey, ever appeared on our holiday table!

    I’ve always wondered about green bean casserole – never seen it, much less eaten it, in real life. As for ambrosia salad, not sure about that either – neither seen it nor eaten but I know it has marshmallows in it. Sweet potato casserole? I love sweet potatoes never had them in a casserole…pie, yes, casserole, no.

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      1. My parents were 1st generation; I doubt any of my grandparents observed an American style Thanksgiving meal, certainly my parents never did. Our holiday meals were always Italian foods, the main meat was appropriate to the holiday except for Thanksgiving – I don’t think turkey is a thing in Italy LOL Our holiday meals were wondrous to behold, and eat, they just never included turkey (or mashed potatoes or anything else on your list.)

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      2. My mother was first generation (Austria) as well, but oddly enough they fully embraced the turkey and trimmings immediately. Not a strudel in sight. My father was born in England , came here at age 10. They might have added a figgy pudding.
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  5. For me it’s Brussels sprouts and corn bread. Why? Because just no, lol. I don’t understand all the hate for ambrosia salad. Maybe because you described the ingredients and yogurt and sour cream sound like they’d ruin any fruit salad, period. Fresh fruit, always, lightly sweetened coconut flakes, fresh pitted or maraschino cherries and no marshmallow’s. Tossed with Cool Whip or freshly made whipped topping with heavy cream for a slight touch of creaminess and pecans or walnuts. I understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but, I love it.

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  8. Ambrosia salad was the ONLY item I have never sampled at the T-Giving Table. And with all respect for Ambrosia salad lovers out there, it is only because I don’t think I’ve ever seen it on any of my T-Giving Tables over all the years. I’m good with everything else listed here, and to be honest when I first saw the image I just assumed there would be one or two that wouldn’t make the cut. This may be directly related to why I gain weight during this holiday…

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  9. The object labeled “Stuffing” is not stuffing at all, but dressing. It’s made from the same ingredients but it’s not cooked in the bird so the flavor’s all wrong, it gets my vote.
    I’ll be making a turkey this year. Ten pounds, just right for the two of us. A nice meal a few sandwiches and a pot of soup to have later. Oh, and stuffing. All the stuffing.

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  10. LOL, my mother in law also made ambrosia salad for Thanksgiving! I first tried it at her house, because I wanted to make a good impression: it was my first holiday meal celebrated with my in laws. I was also pretty new to the Midwest so I thought it was a local thing, like lutefisk and calling carbonated soft drinks “pop.” (Where I’m from it’s “soda.” People here would laugh if you asked for a “pop.”) It was underwhelming, and the aftertaste wrecked the meal. I’m happy to say since moving back to the left coast I haven’t seen it again.

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      1. I do! My kids who were raised in Minnesota know what I’m talking about, but when I let slip in front of West Coast friends that I’m bringing a hot dish to the potluck, they say, “What kind of dish?” I never enjoyed my MIL’s tuna noodle hot dish while I lived in MN, but oddly, I miss it now. Unfortunately I lost her recipe, and the ones I find on the internet just don’t have that—I want to say je ne sais quoi, but I think the correct term is ya sure you betcha. Maybe it’s the lack of Old Dutch potato chips, or the cream of mushroom soup isn’t the same.

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  14. I will happily eat most of those, but sweet potato casserole is something I’ve always found inedible. Taking sweet potatoes, which are naturally sweet, and further sweetening them with brown sugar and (gasp!) marshmallows is just wrong. The proper time for sweets is after the main meal has been finished and cleared away. Then bring on the fat-and-sugar-laden desserts!

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  15. In regard to the image..a big hearty no to green bean and sweet potato casseroles in general though (Everything at my in-laws ham and chestnut stuffing bleech, i will enjoy the mashed potatoes I was asked to bring 🤣. My Dad’s 2nd wife used to make freeze dried corn casserole which was pretty gross too. Also no place for pumpkin pie.

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      1. Not in the stuffing. Ham instead of turkey. But yeah definitely small, i don’t even know if there will be an additional veg. My M-I-L makes an incredible home made cranberry sauce though. We’ll probably have poppyseed roll for dessert.

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  18. I don’t think anyone still makes the Ambrosia salad. Right? I mean, it’s gone, along with the days of the jello molds. (I hope so, anyway)

    Corn would be the only thing I’d not want on my table.

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