Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the relish tray a Southern thing? I don't get it, frankly, but people seem to love it. Southern Living has a feature on relish trays this month that you might enjoy!

My Scandinavian midwestern family did them with summer sausage, cheese ball, pickled things and deviled eggs

That's not a relish tray; that's an appetizer presentation that includes "pickled things."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:omg. what is a relish tray.....is this a southern thing?!

https://www.thekitchn.com/thanksgiving-inspiration-the-modern-relish-tray-101046

Growing up it was something that was put on the table maybe an hour before mealtime to that starving wanderers could have something light to nibble on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the relish tray a Southern thing? I don't get it, frankly, but people seem to love it. Southern Living has a feature on relish trays this month that you might enjoy!

My Scandinavian midwestern family did them with summer sausage, cheese ball, pickled things and deviled eggs

That's not a relish tray; that's an appetizer presentation that includes "pickled things."

Don’t be a jerk about relish trays

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not wasting stomach real estate on a relish tray.

It’s my favorite part

[Anonymous]

My MIL always brings one and includes pickled watermelon rind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My MIL always brings one and includes pickled watermelon rind.

Ooooh, I haven't had any of that in a long while. I may see if I can find some to add to ours. Thanks for the idea!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the relish tray a Southern thing? I don't get it, frankly, but people seem to love it. Southern Living has a feature on relish trays this month that you might enjoy!

My Scandinavian midwestern family did them with summer sausage, cheese ball, pickled things and deviled eggs

That's not a relish tray; that's an appetizer presentation that includes "pickled things."

Don’t be a jerk about relish trays

+1

[Anonymous]

You are all missing an essential item—regular black olives, and enough of them so that every child present can adorn all of their fingers with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are all missing an essential item—regular black olives, and enough of them so that every child present can adorn all of their fingers with them.

+10 (olives on fingers)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are all missing an essential item—regular black olives, and enough of them so that every child present can adorn all of their fingers with them.

+10 (olives on fingers)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are all missing an essential item—regular black olives, and enough of them so that every child present can adorn all of their fingers with them.

We preferred sucking out the pimentos from green olives and sneering at the celery. No one ever touched the celery; why was it there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:omg. what is a relish tray.....is this a southern thing?!

X1000

I love you. OP - dafuq is a relish tray?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are all missing an essential item—regular black olives, and enough of them so that every child present can adorn all of their fingers with them.

We preferred sucking out the pimentos from green olives and sneering at the celery. No one ever touched the celery; why was it there?

And raw cauliflower, move along

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are all missing an essential item—regular black olives, and enough of them so that every child present can adorn all of their fingers with them.

+10 (olives on fingers)

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not wasting stomach real estate on a relish tray.

+1
Thank you.