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Post 11/18/2018 10:16     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
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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!


This sounds so great! I would enjoy this much more than the sit down part of the dinner!


The hot apps are usually pretty good, too, like scallops, fried shrimp, arancini, etc.


Sometimes he also does cold sliced steak, like a carving station.

It's kind of crazy. But that's his thing.


Arancini are like my favorite thing in the world. wow!
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 10:14     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
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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!


This sounds so great! I would enjoy this much more than the sit down part of the dinner!


The hot apps are usually pretty good, too, like scallops, fried shrimp, arancini, etc.


Sometimes he also does cold sliced steak, like a carving station.

It's kind of crazy. But that's his thing.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 10:10     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
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Anonymous wrote:Castelvetrano olives
Kalamata olives
Marinate mushrooms : button or Russian style
Cornishons
Pickles tomatoes
Pickled little peppers
Marinated carrot slices

It’s also a norther European thing. Picked things go with vodka


And the pickled or fermented foods aid in digestion, especially right before a heavy meal.


Like Kimchi and banchan for Koreans.


Exactly!
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 10:08     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
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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!


This sounds so great! I would enjoy this much more than the sit down part of the dinner!


The hot apps are usually pretty good, too, like scallops, fried shrimp, arancini, etc.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 10:00     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
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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!


are you guys Italian? My Italian relatives always bust out the heavy apps -- prosciutto, bacon-wrapped dates, stuffed olives ...

we're doing thanksgiving the first time this year, and my DH was completely appalled when I mentioned we would be serving any appetizers at all. the idea that people would fill up ahead of turkey seemed to mortally offend him!
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 09:57     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
Anonymous wrote:My cousin got married a couple of years ago and his wife always includes pickled okra. It’s really good!


what an excellent addition to the family lineage. your cousin picked wisely!

can I say I never heard that a "relish tray" is a thing but I AM SO IN LOVE now. Probably don't have time to pull off something elaborate, but I'll at least do cornichons, black olives, celery.

op, what do you do with the cottage cheese?
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 09:57     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
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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!


This sounds so great! I would enjoy this much more than the sit down part of the dinner!
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 09:56     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
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!
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 09:55     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
I don't call it a relish tray, but I put out heavy finger food appetizers for guests who arrive early afternoon and have not eaten lunch. We serve turkey around 3pm, so you need something to tide you over.

I have various pickled things, olives, cheese, crackers. A breadstick would not be amiss.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 09:51     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
My cousin got married a couple of years ago and his wife always includes pickled okra. It’s really good!
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 09:50     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
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Anonymous wrote:New Englander here - I even have a crystal relish tray from my grandmother. Canned black olives and celery were on her table - we still do those for tradition but add good olives and nice pickles.


+10 to all this, including new england. Canned black olives are still amazing! And those who sneer at the celery, you had to stuff it. It was just a delivery vehicle.


I just saw a recipe for homemade pimento cheese stuffed celery. It looked amazing.


PP here whose family goes all out with the homemade salads/pickles for the relish tray. My mom makes a bunch of fillings like blue cheese, fresh herb cheese, etc. and uses this to stuff olives and little cherry peppers and marinated mushrooms.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 09:47     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
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Anonymous wrote:Castelvetrano olives
Kalamata olives
Marinate mushrooms : button or Russian style
Cornishons
Pickles tomatoes
Pickled little peppers
Marinated carrot slices

It’s also a norther European thing. Picked things go with vodka


And the pickled or fermented foods aid in digestion, especially right before a heavy meal.


Like Kimchi and banchan for Koreans.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 09:47     Subject: Re:Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
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Anonymous wrote:omg. what is a relish tray.....is this a southern thing?!


X1000

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




This just looks so random. I'd honestly just rather eat nothing until the real food comes along!
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 09:44     Subject: Re:Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
Anonymous wrote:I grew up having a relish tray at every big dinner but we were Italian so we called it antipasto! And we put cured meats on it too.


Yes love antipasto.
Anonymous
Post 11/18/2018 09:44     Subject: Your ideal Thanksgiving relish tray composition
Anonymous wrote:Castelvetrano olives
Kalamata olives
Marinate mushrooms : button or Russian style
Cornishons
Pickles tomatoes
Pickled little peppers
Marinated carrot slices

It’s also a norther European thing. Picked things go with vodka


And the pickled or fermented foods aid in digestion, especially right before a heavy meal.