Mac and Cheese as Thanksgiving staple?

[Anonymous]

My white Jewish family never had it. My African American mid-western in-laws wouldn’t think of having Thanksgiving without mac and cheese. Since I’ve been with my partner I’ve added Mac and cheese and a honey baked ham to our t-day table (obviously we don’t keep kosher).

[Anonymous]

White person from the south here - we always had it at tgiving and Xmas!

[Anonymous]

It is not a "Midwest thing." It's a "certain people" thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a black thing. And it’s delicious.

We have never once had tht green bean casserole with French onions *instead* of macaroni and cheese. I understand that is popular at other tables.

And we always have collard greens or kale or turnip greens.

And black people do sweet potato pie. Not pumpkin. I always have to bring my own pumpkin pie each year because none of my family make pumpkin.

My mother just served that horrible green bean casserole this weekend and it has gotten even worse than I remember. Although I didn’t hear of macaroni and cheese as a Thanksgiving dish until I moved to DC (it’s just not a Thanksgiving dish in the upper Midwest), I’d happily put it in place of the green bean horror. (And cooked greens are welcome on my table alllll the time)

[Anonymous]

I grew up in the South and we had mac and cheese. Not Stouffers though, yuck. We have never had mashed potatoes at a holiday or even big Sunday meal. I am Black American.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My white Jewish family never had it. My African American mid-western in-laws wouldn’t think of having Thanksgiving without mac and cheese. Since I’ve been with my partner I’ve added Mac and cheese and a honey baked ham to our t-day table (obviously we don’t keep kosher).

Ham with baked mac and cheese are the perfect food combination. Not exactly healthy, but delicious. That’s what I often make for Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grew up in NYC, attended Thanksgiving at an aunt's home in CT every year growing up, and have lived in DMV for 30 years. Qe have NEVER served mac n cheese at any of our Thanksgivings. And never will.

Glad I won’t be there for any of these meals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grew up in NYC, attended Thanksgiving at an aunt's home in CT every year growing up, and have lived in DMV for 30 years. Qe have NEVER served mac n cheese at any of our Thanksgivings. And never will.

Glad I won’t be there for any of these meals

They sound so fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grew up in NYC, attended Thanksgiving at an aunt's home in CT every year growing up, and have lived in DMV for 30 years. Qe have NEVER served mac n cheese at any of our Thanksgivings. And never will.

What wine pairs best with that stick in your ass?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grew up in NYC, attended Thanksgiving at an aunt's home in CT every year growing up, and have lived in DMV for 30 years. Qe have NEVER served mac n cheese at any of our Thanksgivings. And never will.

What wine pairs best with that stick in your ass?

Something oaky?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Grew up in NYC, attended Thanksgiving at an aunt's home in CT every year growing up, and have lived in DMV for 30 years. Qe have NEVER served mac n cheese at any of our Thanksgivings. And never will.

What wine pairs best with that stick in your ass?

Something oaky?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI, if you want a proper thanksgiving mac and cheese recipe, try Patty laBelle's. She also has a good sweet potato pie.

Yes, lawd.

- aa that makes good cheesy macaroni that is browned and cut into squares

[Anonymous]

Grew up in the South. Always had it at grandmother's Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Wish I could make it the same way. I don't think we cut it in squares--but it was definitely brown on top--not soupy or creamy. Baked with elbow macaroni.

We probably had it because the crowd was very large. We also had rice --not mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving and Christmas. And, yes, you put gravy on the rice. And, we did not have green bean casserole--it was green peas with mushroom soup. Pretty much the same but with peas.
Dessert was prune whip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grew up in the South. Always had it at grandmother's Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Wish I could make it the same way. I don't think we cut it in squares--but it was definitely brown on top--not soupy or creamy. Baked with elbow macaroni.

We probably had it because the crowd was very large. We also had rice --not mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving and Christmas. And, yes, you put gravy on the rice. And, we did not have green bean casserole--it was green peas with mushroom soup. Pretty much the same but with peas.
Dessert was prune whip.

Never heard of rice for Thanksgiving. Also never heard of prune whip; maybe it’s a Southern thing. No offense, but peas with mushroom soup sounds even worse than green beans with mushroom soup. But if it reminds you of Grandma, that’s what counts.

[Anonymous]

Ok, conclusion: it’s a Southern thing! Now we know!