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http://www.wpclipart.com/ There are a lot of people these days that are having a hard time making ends meet. Factories are closing down putting a lot of people out of work. Parents with children often have to take jobs with low pay and often go over the guidelines for foodstamp assistance by only a few dollars. After paying bills, they often don't have much money for groceries. http://www.wpclipart.com/ Elderly and disabled people often receive foodstamps, but don't really receive enough to afford the extras for a dinner in what is considered a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. That's where your donations help. A gift of the traditional Thanksgiving fare is what most people are hoping for when they go to their local food pantry. The need is so great right now, that they often stand in long lines, outside in the weather, for hours at a time. When you donate food items, think about what you and your family are having for your Thanksgiving dinner. The best donation of all...

Most wine experts agree that finding the perfect wine to serve at Thanksgiving dinner can be a challenging undertaking. The challenge is because that there are so many different tastes being served together. Almost everyone has their own Thanksgiving meal traditions. That being said, most of their meals are similar in many ways. The main course is usually turkey, although recipes may differ greatly. Dressing is usually served, or even cooked with the turkey. There are many different recipes for dressing. Along with turkey and dressing, there is mashed potatoes and gravy, and various types of side dishes, all different flavors. Then of course, you have the candied yams, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. Even the top experts cannot agree on the best wine to serve. Many experts think white wine works best with all the mixed up flavors of the Traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Of course, they disagree on which white wine is best. Riesling, dry or sweet, and Gewurztraminer, dry or sw...

Having a feast on Thanksgiving without the turkey isn't hard at all. While the Pilgrims probably ate wild turkeys, the probably ate many other kinds of fowl, venison,seafood, and various other wild meats. They ate what was readily available to them. Why shouldn't everyone? I can't really recall having turkey at home as a child. Whenever we were home for Thanksgiving, Mom made homemade biscuits and cooked cranberries for breakfast. We buttered the biscuits and poured the hot, tangy berries over them. It was so good! The reason we never had turkey at home was because Daddy hates any kind of poultry. He calls them "barn yard buzzards." Mom always baked a ham with pineapple and brown sugar. We always had green beans, mashed potatoes, cornbread, and some kind of desserts. We usually visited with grandparents for Thanksgiving. I remember one year when we were visiting our Grandpa and Grandma in West Virginia. My sister and I begged Grandma to fi...