Would June cook a traditional Thanksgiving?

[Tankeryanker]

If not, what would she make or include that is not traditional?

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

If not, what would she make or include that is not traditional?

I can picture June working a "surprise" vegetable into the jello salad.....likely a Bronson family legacy.
And perhaps some "way over the top" desert such as banana-pecan cobbler.....something so appealing that despite being way over stuffed already, you HAVE to eat a piece anyway, and she gets a thrill from watching you suffer through it

[Tankeryanker]

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

I can picture June working a "surprise" vegetable into the jello salad.....likely a Bronson family legacy.

Vegetable like Brussel sprout? Would Beaver ever know?

[OH Nuts!]

She’d definitely include a Brussels Sprouts casserole - just for Beaver lol.

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

Vegetable like Brussel sprout? Would Beaver ever know?

I was thinking perhaps something more along the lines of shredded kohlrabi, or artichoke.
Something that would contribute taste, but not be visually recognizable.

[GentlemanJim]

LOL, personally.....I have always loved broccoli, enjoyed lima beans, liked spinach, even tolerated cauliflower....and gradually learned to like asparagus...

But brussel sprouts are something I always had to choke down.....Only recently did I try them battered and deep fried.....much better that way than I previously was accustomed to

[GentlemanJim]

I also wouldn't put it past June to hide some deep sea scallops in the dressing.

[stevea]

I think Aunt Martha's T'giving specialty was stewed kale. Since she came down from Riverside for the holiday, I'm sure she brought that irresistible dish.

[OH Nuts!]

Originally Posted by stevea

I think Aunt Martha's T'giving specialty was stewed kale. Since she came down from Riverside for the holiday, I'm sure she brought that irresistible dish.

She was a little batty, truth be told...

[stevea]

Yes, and she brought a bat with her, to make sure everyone ate their kale.

[OH Nuts!]

And her beet loaf (gag)

[stevea]

As a bonus in this tumultuous year, she brings her famous-in- Riverside turnip casserole.

(Beaver politely excuses himself and heads for the bathroom)

[OH Nuts!]

And when Aunt Martha does, June serves her very special Pepto Bismal milkshakes.

[CosmicCharlie]

LOL - June was becoming a princess - she'd probably have Miss Manners come over and cook, so she would not mess up her nails ... btw (lame name for hired help though Margie Manners was a cutie)

so ya, I dislike the later years June that has a cleaning lady and snoops around too much, and has Ward be the Bad Guy +- ... ( my bad attitude toward June may has be exaggerating some here)

[stevea]

Margie was played by cutie Candy Moore, who had bit parts in virtually every sitcom of the time. Her only regular role (I know of) was a couple of seasons as the older child Chris on the Lucy Show.