Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love this and it sounds so quaint. I've never seen or had one in real life. We don't even have appetizers at any thanksgiving I've ever been to (one of my favorite parts!)

PP whose family takes the homemade pickles/relish seriously--our appetizer spread is legendary. In addition to the pickles, we order cheeses and charcuterie, order seafood (Crab dip, shrimp, stone crab claws), make a few hot appetizers, and make vintage punch in huge punch bowls and cocktail recipes. My dad is in charge of the appetizers/cocktails and he goes ALL OUT. Some people get full before the turkey dinner!

We do this too. I absolutely loathe Thanksgiving food, especially turkey, so I like to fill up on apps before I have to push the turkey, stuffing, green beans, ppotatoes, etc demanded by the traditionalists around on a plate. The apps are the best part!

[Anonymous]

We serve various pickles, various olives, capers, pickles veggies with almost every dinner, because Italians believe a little vinegar aids digestion.

[Anonymous]

Bumped for a PP who asked "What goes on a good relish tray?"

(FYI, this thread was started in 2018 and last updated in 2020.)

A similar thread was Crudites and relish trays, but it was only a couple pages long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bumped for a PP who asked "What goes on a good relish tray?"

(FYI, this thread was started in 2018 and last updated in 2020.)

A similar thread was Crudites and relish trays, but it was only a couple pages long.

You are amazing to find and bump these threads! Very timely!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My New England MIL always puts out a relish tray in a crystal dish on the Thanksgiving table (just celery and black olives). It always goes untouched, but I sense it is a meaningful tradition to her.

I grew up with a crystal dish, celery and green olives. Must be a thing.

This is a blast from the past. My grandmother's crystal relish tray also included radishes and cornichons. But, black olives, not green olives.

[Anonymous]

You are an old?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My New England MIL always puts out a relish tray in a crystal dish on the Thanksgiving table (just celery and black olives). It always goes untouched, but I sense it is a meaningful tradition to her.

I grew up with a crystal dish, celery and green olives. Must be a thing.

This is a blast from the past. My grandmother's crystal relish tray also included radishes and cornichons. But, black olives, not green olives.

We always had antipasto on Thanksgiving. Green and black olives, pickled artichoke hearts, marinated mushrooms, pepperoncini, and maybe some salami.

[Anonymous]

OMG! What is a relish tray? Is it like Banchan for White people?

[Anonymous]

Thank you for resurrecting the Relish Tray post! My vintage crystal tray is ready to go.

Deviled eggs, grilled green olives, and black olives. Need to get baby pickles added to grocery list.

PP: The Food & Cooking forum is for people with an interest in food, cooking, and holiday food traditions.

[Anonymous]

holy moley this relish tray is circa 1964

[Anonymous]

Okay?

Do you need help with that? Traditional things tend to be old. It's in the title -- you don't have to click on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for resurrecting the Relish Tray post! My vintage crystal tray is ready to go.

Deviled eggs, grilled green olives, and black olives. Need to get baby pickles added to grocery list.

PP: The Food & Cooking forum is for people with an interest in food, cooking, and holiday food traditions.

The grilled green olives are novel! I get those from TJs and they are amazing. Way to update the tray while keeping traditional flavors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG! What is a relish tray? Is it like Banchan for White people?

Uh, no, it's like the cheese boards and charcuterie boards you see today, without the cheese and meats. It's all the other stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My New England MIL always puts out a relish tray in a crystal dish on the Thanksgiving table (just celery and black olives). It always goes untouched, but I sense it is a meaningful tradition to her.

I grew up with a crystal dish, celery and green olives. Must be a thing.

This is a blast from the past. My grandmother's crystal relish tray also included radishes and cornichons. But, black olives, not green olives.

I forgot beets, sliced beets would also be on the tray.

[Anonymous]

We have a relish tray (deviled eggs, assortment of olives, stuffed celery, cornichons, etc.) because it pairs well with Bloody Marys, our traditional pre-Thanksgiving cocktail.