I did it! Even with the power being unreliable…it was so exciting. I woke up on Thursday and was a bit worried that the power was still on…I knew it would go at some point during the day and I thought that if it was gone early morning it would be fine for the afternoon/evening…but ok. Started with all my potato dishes—had to peel lots. Wasn’t sure about too many sides so I ended up with: potato salad, regular salad, mashed potatos, green beans, stuffing, some potatos and onions around the turkey and gravy…it was enough. The power went out at 10…at that time I was worried because there is no telling when it would come back on…I was hoping for 2 because I hadn’t cooked the turkey (many told me there was no way they would have waited, it would have been cooked the day before but I am a procrastinator for one thing and for another how would it taste nearly good enough if done the day before—and where would I keep it already cooked?) the power came back a little after 2 and as I hadn’t done much while the power was out I rushed to get the turkey ready for the oven…in it went and there it stayed until 7 when my guests arrived ( the power went out for a minute at 5 and i got scared but it was only 1 minute). I was the only American—I had 12 in total from Holland, Norway, Scotland, England, South Africa and Germany…a grand success. They brought dessert—an apple cake and tablet (a Scottish dessert made from condensed milk and sugar…I think it is supposed to be a fudgelike consistency but this was a little fluid still…looked like we hadn’t eaten any of it as it spread out again in the pan.) I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving!
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