If Turkey's Could Vote

"A turkey never voted for an early Christmas" - Irish Proverb

My favorite holiday food quote...

We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup. -Buddy the Elf (2003 film)

Unbroken Rules of Thanksgiving

“There are four unbroken rules when it comes to Thanksgiving: there must be turkey and dressing, cranberries, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie.” - John Hadamuscin 'John Hadamuscin's Down Home' (1993)

Turkey Coexistence

"Coexistence...what the farmer does with the turkey, until Thanksgiving." - Mike Connolly

Cranberry Sauce is Essential

"It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones of sugared tomatoes, is a delectable necessity of the Thanksgiving board and that turkey is uneatable without it." -Alistair Cooke

Why is it called Thanksgiving?

What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving? - Erma Bombeck, "No One Diets on Thanksgiving," November 26, 1981

Turkey is a Must

"You can't have Thanksgiving without turkey. That's like Fouth of July without apple pie, or Friday with no two pizzas." - Joey, Friends TV show

Have a Merry Feast!

"Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast." - William Shakespeare

Glorious Pumpkin Pie

"But see, in our open clearings, how golden the melons lie; Enrich them with sweets and spices, and give us the pumpkin-pie!" - Margaret Junkin Preston

Amen

"Thanksgiving is America's national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty." - Michael Dresser

18 Hours to Prepare

"Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence." - Erma Bombeck

Jane Austen on Pie

“Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.” - Jane Austen

Better Than the Stars

“The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.” - Jean-Antheleme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826)

Garlic = Peace?

“It is not really an exaggeration to say that peace and happiness begin, geographically, where garlic is used in cooking.” - X. Marcel Boulestin, chef, food writer (1878-1943)

Fruit Pie or Toaster Tarts?

“I prefer Hostess fruit pies to pop-up toaster tarts because they don't require as much cooking.” - Carrie Snow (comedienne, actress)

Successful Cooking

"Happy and successful cooking doesn't rely only on know-how; it comes from the heart" -Georges Blanc

Pot Pie

“There is nothing better on a cold wintry day than a properly made pot pie.” - Craig Claiborne

Jefferson on Pickles

"On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar." - Thomas Jefferson

Persimmons on Halloween

"This Halloween night, we cut and eat, Fuyu persimmons, firm and sweet." - Mike Garofalo

Slices

“There's a pizza place near where I live that sells only slices. In the back, you can see a guy tossing a triangle in the air.” - Steven Wright, comedian, actor