# Thanksgiving: What did you forget? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763 "2014-11-27T15:19:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/1 "2014-11-27T15:19:08Z")
Roasting pan. I thought I needed brown sugar for the pecan pie, but I found I have enough. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/2 "2014-11-27T15:24:21Z")
I shopped early for non-perishables and thought I had everything. Got home and realized I forgot to buy stuffing. Then yesterday as I was doing the baking (bread and pies), I went to get the almond extract and the bottle was empty. My daughter lives only a few blocks away, but she didn’t have any either. Fortunately, my husband had no problem going to the supermarket to get some for me. Other than that, so far I think all’s well. Turkey is stuffed and roasting, sweet potatoes are cooking, bread and pies were finished last night. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/3 "2014-11-27T15:38:44Z")
Low sodium chicken broth for the gravy… I’m hoping someone is open though I feel guilty for going to store on Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/4 "2014-11-27T15:41:03Z")
> [@LVBoPeep](#): > > Low sodium chicken broth for the gravy… Ar? 😕 Are you not making turkey? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/5 "2014-11-27T15:51:27Z")
I forgot to check which restaurants in my neighborhood are open tonight, so I’m not sure where I’m going for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/6 "2014-11-27T16:03:14Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Ar? 😕 > > Are you not making turkey? I am… feel free to give your recipe. I’m not committed to mine but it involves drippings, flour and low sodium chicken broth. I do have a neck I was going to make a little bit of turkey broth with but my turkey did not come with giblets for some odd reason. Also, I brined my turkey so I’ve been told to beware of salty gravy ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/7 "2014-11-27T16:21:32Z")
My brother’s first year in a new house, he forgot to check if the oven worked. After doing all the food prep. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/8 "2014-11-27T16:25:01Z")
[“Giblets for Murray”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0elxDicAJBI) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/9 "2014-11-27T16:35:01Z")
**Mrs FtG** forgot the olives. But she went to the store earlier today to get them. Thanksgiving is saved! ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/10 "2014-11-27T16:49:28Z")
Butter. But fortunately found a stick. **LVBoPeep** our turkey has giblets but no neck. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/11 "2014-11-27T17:13:26Z")
> [@LVBoPeep](#): > > I am… feel free to give your recipe. I’m not committed to mine but it involves drippings, flour and low sodium chicken broth. I do have a neck I was going to make a little bit of turkey broth with but my turkey did not come with giblets for some odd reason. I normally have plenty of drippings for gravy, both the rendered fat and the water-based liquid. Plus whatever stock is leftover from earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/12 "2014-11-27T18:09:15Z")
Corn syrup for the pecan pie. Fortunately, Boy 2.0 was running errands yesterday and didn’t mind making a quick stop at the grocery store (because otherwise, I wouldn’t have made his favorite pie!) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/13 "2014-11-27T18:16:30Z")
> [@LVBoPeep](#): > > I am… feel free to give your recipe. I’m not committed to mine but it involves drippings, flour and low sodium chicken broth. I do have a neck I was going to make a little bit of turkey broth with but my turkey did not come with giblets for some odd reason. > > Also, I brined my turkey so I’ve been told to beware of salty gravy Cut off one of the legs before you put the bird in the oven. Stick it in a pot of water with the neck, some onion, herbs, etc. Broth in no time. As for forgetting: I always forget how the stuffing grows. No matter my intention, I always end up with a giant bowl full of the stuff. It’s magic, I tells ya. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/14 "2014-11-27T19:13:15Z")
> [@Becky2844](#): > > Butter. But fortunately found a stick. > > **LVBoPeep** our turkey has giblets but no neck. :dubious: It must be a conspiracy… ---
**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/15 "2014-11-27T19:18:06Z")
Evaporated milk for the pumpkin pie. I do have a can of sweetened condensed milk, but I know better. The big challenge will be getting the cranberry sauce plated and onto the table. I think we’ve forgotten for three years running and it has become a bit of a joke. We always _have_ some in the kitchen, but simply cannot remember to set it out. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/16 "2014-11-27T19:32:39Z")
> [@troubledwater](#): > > Evaporated milk for the pumpkin pie. I do have a can of sweetened condensed milk, but I know better. [Substitute.](http://www.myrecipes.com/how-to/cooking-questions/substitute-for-evaporated-milk-in-pumpkin-pie) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/17 "2014-11-27T19:34:11Z")
> [@LVBoPeep](#): > > It must be a conspiracy… By the way (and I’m sure you did this), did you check _both_ cavities of the bird? For mine, the neck was in the body and the giblets were in the neck. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/18 "2014-11-27T20:14:20Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > By the way (and I’m sure you did this), did you check _both_ cavities of the bird? For mine, the neck was in the body and the giblets were in the neck. Yeah…I had to go digging to find the neck in my turkey. It was buried behind the giblet packet. The only thing I forgot this year was extra carrots for the turkey soup. Normally I have a ton of extra carrots from my brine and turkey plate, but this year I decided to try a glazed carrot side dish. I realized at the last minute, so I just skimped on the quantities a bit for everything. That’ll give me enough to get a little flavor in the broth. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/19 "2014-11-28T00:29:24Z")
As we were clearing the table after dinner, we realized there was no cranberry jelly!! And no one missed it till then! ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763/20 "2014-11-28T00:32:17Z")
Karo syrup. I was going to make a pecan pie. It’s for the best though because nobody can even eat dessert yet. I can just make my pie next week. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanksgiving-what-did-you-forget/705763.md?page=2)