I remember cooking my first Thanksgiving meal. I was a newlywed who was still finding her way in the kitchen. At that time in my life, I regularly turned to Aunt Jemima, Betty Crocker, and the Gorton’s Fisherman for cooking advice. They were always so helpful and reliable. Cooking from scratch was not something that was important to me at the time. However, I knew that I wanted to impress my guests at my first Thanksgiving meal. I figured that I would cook both a turkey and a fresh ham, neither of which I had ever cooked before. I feel really old making this statement, but this was before we had a desktop computer. I didn’t have a plethora of cooking advice and recipes that were strokes away, and, at that time, I don’t even think I owned a cookbook. I figured that I would wing it. How hard could it be? I planned out the menu which included the traditional green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, corn, and a pumpkin bread courtesy of Pillsbury.
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