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[quote=Anonymous]Every year there are multiple threads about what is traditional and it amazes me how it varies.  OP, do you have a sense of what is special or traditional to these particular seniors?  Start with that.

DH and I are both from the midwest and there were similarities on our childhood tables but also some distinct differences.  Both families had gravy, white bread-based stuffing, mashed potatoes (skins off, very creamy), gross sweet potatoes or casserole, dinner rolls, and canned cranberry sauce.  From there we saw differences.  DH's family also made homemade cranberry sauce and usually had some sort of creamed corn, and sometimes green beans.  My family had both the canned smooth and chunky cranberry sauce and canned corn.

Almost none of this sounds good to us, but we eat it at their houses to be polite and would ensure that some of it would be on our menu if we hosted.  By choice, we'd have one or two starches not four or five.  Instead we'd have at least two vegetable options, maybe roasted brussels sprouts or a salad.[/quote]

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