I'm bringing some coffee, because we all are gonna need some after dinner.

Pineapple and pinenuts pie, if Kitty will give me her recipe....

Orange jello with sliced pears, carefully slipped out of my copper mold onto a festive plate. And maybe some cinnamon-spiced pecans if I can find the candy thermometer.

Dip made with sour cream and Lipton Onion Soup Mix, along with some Utz potato chips, presented in a Chip 'n Dip server provided by Trudy Campbell.

Waldorf salad made with sliced apples, diced celery, and chopped walnuts with a mayonnaise dressing, served in an attractive wood "help yourself" bowl.

SPAM

Pepto-Bismol

Roasted pidgeons...aren't those called "squab"??

Oh, and some Heineken

Who's covering the bar?

I caught the roasted chicken Pete threw out the window, dusted it off and will bring it.

I will bring a few items served by Betty at her "International" theme dinner.

Appetizer: Rumaki (from Hawaii although Betty said Spain)
Soup: Gazpacho (from Spain)
Entree: Leg of lamb (from Ireland) accompanied by
Egg noodles (from Germany - Betty's mother's recipe)

Wine: Burgundy (from France)
Optional: Chilled beer from Holland (Heineken)

I'll bring the sweet potatoes.. They are baked in a sherry/orange juice sauce w/ pecans and raisins... If the sherry is hi-quality we can fambee' the thing and really make a presentation out of it...Remind me not to set it too close to Auburn Annie's jello mold, I'd hate for it to melt... .p.s. Annie, I have a fab 4 tier copper mold you can use.. I bot the thing at a thrift shop to prepare for a 50's menu dinner party for a book club meeting a cupla years ago..l spent so much time trying to get 4 coordinating flavors and color combo worked out that I hardly had time to read the *^&^&$^%^%^ book.... We can talk about that later. I'm lookin forward to the lamb.. Turkey is sooo tiresome..
p.p.s I always thot Ramaki was Japaneese..

Just in case flowerpower's chicken, nmkay's spam, SCfan's roasted pidgeons, and the leg of lamb are not enough to feed the ravenous SC crowd, I have also prepared Betty's famous pot roast with ketchup.

Will throw in a couple bottles of Tanqueray.

"That's all folks!" I've gone way over budget!

Correction - Should have said:
" Rumaki from Hawaii although Betty said Japan." Thanks for catching that, Nana. I'm exhausted from all the cooking! Your sweet potatoes sound heavenly. I'll be sure to get some before they disappear.

We need a head count... If SC is pickin up the tab, Bert in Accounting is gonna want to closely scrutinize the invoice. If I have my way, the floral cornucopia and candles alone will have sent us way over budget.. An that assumes that Peggy's mother will send something baked fresh, in case we're there for a while...Fromthe size and shape of the box Peggy staggered in with, I'm betting cupcakes...I hope not, I'd like a few pies , maybe with some Dream Whip topping or would that be floor polish??
Wonder what a dinner for 50 would have cost in 62?

.Do you think we should have a children's table set up??? Hardly seems right to ostrisize Bobby and Sally but I can't think of any other kids who'd be there...

Yes Nan Benz we need a setting for the children. Save some table scraps, I found Chuancey roaming around. I hope Duck doesn't mind, the poor dog.

I almost forgot Bobbie and Jimmy said they would bring some UTZ's for the kids.

Since Joan will undoubtedly bring a large-breasted turkey, I'll sign up for an extra pan of stuffing (or filling, depending upon where you live in the US!)

Groton's fishsticks
Jello mold made with DelMonte Fruit Cocktail & topped with Cool Whip
Stove Top Stuffing
Tang to wash it all down

Yes, we will need the children's table for Ken, Harry, Paul, and Pete. Their wives and dates can sit with the grownups, however. Also, since this is a Sterling Cooper affair, will the ladies have to wait until all the men are served or can they go down the buffet line together? Oh, and just a reminder to whomever brings the stuffing - leave out the oysters as Roger can no longer eat them.

I'm bringing a FABULOUS Baked Alaska ;) and lots of Canadian Club...if the meringue doesn't set we can always flambe the thing...

Just as a backup - a meatloaf without any salt for Don.

Better bring some extra ashtrays, too.

Should we invite some entertainment? I was thinking: the stripper who danced to "Shangri-La", Sally's ballet number, Ken can read us his latest fictional story and we can do the twist, athough that will annoy Pete. Jimmy Barrett can do his stand up routine and insult us all.

Yes, we do need entertainment! The stripper sounds great, as do Sally's ballet number and Ken's reading. Jimmy Barrett will be very entertaining if he is on his best behavior. (I do hope he and Don steer clear of each other.)

Perhaps Sal, Joan, and Hildy can be persuaded to reprieve their parts in "Death is my Client: A Play in One Act," by Paul Kinsey. Their reading during the election night party was memorable.

Since Father Gill will be present to say grace before the Thanksgiving dinner, let's ask him to bring along his guitar and play something soothing during coffee while we sober up.

Dancing is the way to end a perfect party. Everyone likes the twist. (Pete might even give it a try.) A favorite dance of the SC staff is the polka. They really got into it at the election all-nighter.

I have Yahtzee & Twister. Also, I will bring my GI Joe so Bobby can play with it.

Remind Don to bring the Carousel for entertainment during dessert and Martinsen's coffee.

Again, this IS a Sterling Cooper affair, so remember, ladies, to wear your best undergarments, as you never know when you might get chased around the room and forced to show them. You fellas might want to bring an extra pair of pants just in case you accidentally do a "Freddie" from all the drinking.

Let us know when it's time to eat....I'll be in the living room watching football on TV ...on the couch ...with Don......sharing an old-fashioned. Now, that's yummy.

Somebody better keep an eye on Pete to make sure he doesn't throw the turkey out the window, and when it's time for Father Gil to say the blessing, send Kurt to get Sal out of the closet.

Well, I guess we milked that one as much as possible. Good thread! I sure miss our threads and comments. It's like virtual tumbleweeds are blowing down the halls of the MM Talk Forum.

Here's what I think MM characters will bring:

Don - The Birthday Cake and Hobo Stew
Roger - Oysters and Martinis
Mona - Crow for Roger to Eat
Duck - Crab
Crab - Duck
Jane - A Happy Meal
Betty - Cold Chicken Legs
Sally - Bloody Marys and Cigarettes
Bobby - Nothing! He's the kid who never eats
Pete - A chicken
Trudy - Deviled Eggs
Peggy - Danishes from the Food Cart and Easter Eggs
Smith and Smitty - Mortensen's Coffee
Bert Cooper - Saki
Sal - Spaghetti Sauce
Ken - Maple Syrup from Vermont
Helen Bishop - A frozen Sara Lee Cake
Glenn Bishop - You don't want to know!
Harry - Rocky Mountain Oysters (He has none!)
Paul - Lady Fingers
Joan - A case of Tanqueray and Creme de Menthe

That should do it, huh? Cheers! ;o)

I have finally stopped laughing!

Betty could bring all the food from the freezer while she was defrosting it, her famous Macaroni and Cheese.and all the carrier pigeons she could shoot.
Harry - the leftover cake from his baby shower;
Peggy - that over-ripe banana in her lunch.
Pete - the imaginary heart he cut our of the imaginary deer he shot (after cooking, of course.)
Paul, Harry & Ken - some Secor Laxative, which we all will need. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Hi fellow Maddicts!

I miss everyone! This is a great thread!! I needed the laughs!

In case I can't get through before Thanksgiving Day, I wish everyone a very happy and healthy day!

By the way, I'm bringing Chauncey to the SC celebration, and I plan to let him eat anything he wants...including a big bite of DUCK!!!

Ya-a-a-ay! Drink&Smoke, you revived it. What would you have Freddy bring? Maybe "just beer".

Ill bring some sweet apple pie with a canister of whip cream!!! So i can think of Roger when i bite it!!!!LOLOLLOL Cant forget the heineken.....

Sally and Bobby are bringing the home-made cookies they baked under Betty's supervision.

Peggy is bringing Popsicles. If there are not enough to go around, we can break them in half and share them.

I am bringing a frilly apron for Sally to wear while she mixes the drinks for everyone.

Hi Maddicts! Long time, no blog. :)

I think I'd have to steal a recipe from my grandma for the MM Thanksgiving. My grandma once brought an awful '60s dessert to Thanksgiving dinner and my cousin and I could hardly keep ourselves from laughing our asses off about it - a lime jello mold with sliced grapes and tiny salad shrimp in it. Yuck! Maybe it tasked good after a few cocktails!

Plenty of nice cloth dinner napkins for Don to wipe his hands descreetly with at the table.

I'll bring the relish dish.

Hanna, WHAT was Grandma thinking! LOL.

Everyone seems to have forgotten a few of the classics:
Mashed potatoes
Green bean casserole with French's french fried onions as topping
Cranberry sauce
Turkey (giblet) gravy
(the last two for the ever-dry 1962 average turkey)

Butterball Turkey - now there's something SC could sink its advertising teeth into!

That brings up something I have always wondered about - why is Thanksgiving the only holiday meal where you "have" to have the same dishes every time? I know some brave souls will wander off the prescribed track, but I think most people make pretty much the same dishes,right down to the veggies. Is it because we try to copy what the Pilgrims ate or what?

hanna: I laughed until I cried about your dear Grandma's salad. What a combination!!!

Ritt, You are a hoot! Butterball turkey, indeed!

flowerpower: An interesting point. I think it's because most of us are so family-oriented that we try to recapture it as much as we can. It's almost a superstition......keeping change at bay. And if you really are far, far away, you know that back home everyone is celebrating in the usual (read: exact) and wonderful way.

lots of ice
cocktail onions
club soda-in the stainless flask with atomizer
Tanqueray
J&B-wasn't that the quintessential 60's Scotch?
Dewars-for me
cases and cases of Heineken
Burgundy-a lovely "Eschezeaux" perhaps
UTZ chips
cold roast chicken drumsticks!
nuts

"DRINKANDSMOKE" you're my kind of Maddict. Wow!

HAPPIEST THANKSGIVING EVER!!!
Cheers to All!
Please drive safely too. . .
nancy

Hurray,
my technologically gifted nephews: Colin and Patrick helped me at last create my own avatar.
I'm psyched and wanted to try it out.
I hope ev'one is as satiated as I am.

Delicious.
Cheers!

Fancynancy, what is your avatar? I'm, sorry, my eyes, even with my glasses, are not what they should be.

Looks like a nudist, grilling salsiccia (sausage) over a Weber kettle. Let the psychoanalysis begin . . .

And I nominate Fancynancy as the designated driver after the festivities. Let the games begin . . .

ya'll are too sweet.

In my unquenchable thirst mode, I attempted to cut and paste a fragment of one of my fav painter's triptych to represent humble 'ole me.

It rather backfired-in terms of the image that I really wanted- yet I decided to go with it metaphorically-since I do so adore dark humour.

It is by/from Hieronymous Bosch, circa The 14h Century. I wished to be truly Retro in my visual espousing. The image is of a partially human creature that has been endowed with a metal helmut to ward off the everpresent terrors that exist in Hell, all around him. Yes, curious to analyze. And vain too, I suppose.

Alas, I am treading water, awaiting the wonderful upcoming Inauguration, and relying on you Maddicts to keep the fire going until Season Three. You are partcipating gorgeously and I so thank you for it. . .

cheers.

Polar Bear, I am an excellent driver: before and after my beloved Dewars. Thanks for thnking of me.

fancynancy, I, too, am an excellent driver. As a matter of fact, my Dad used to let me drive the DeSoto around the parking lot when he would come to visit. I wish I could write more but an episode of People's Court is scheduled on the Classic TV station and I never miss a show.

Hope your Thanksgiving was all you hoped it would be and more.

P-Bear

PS KMart sucks.