Well duh!

They don't make the cans that way anymore. You can't tak the bottom of the can off like you used to. Enter unintended-for uses of knives and grumbling about "I'm gonna write a letter to Ocean Spray."

We used to have that. Aunt Penny always made the sauce.

I'm interested in the menus, but I'm on the lookout for cranberry sauce, stuffing, and mashed potato recipes.

I'm going to try quite a few of the recipes that Heidi posted. I'm also interested in NA's pie recipe. :)

Here's a couple from our family arsenal...

Tater Tot Casserole
2 lbs. Tater Tots
1/2 cup grated cheese
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
1 cup cream of mushroom soup
2 cups sour cream

Pour Tater Tots into a 13x9 pan
Mix together all the rest of the ingredients and pour over Tater Tots
Bake at 400degrees for 45-60 minutes.

Pumpkin Pie Cake
1 box yellow cake mix
1 lg can pumpkin pie mix
5 eggs
1/2 cup margarine
1 1/3 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Bottom layer
Mix together 1 cup cake mix, 1/4 c margarine and 1 egg.
Press into bottom of 13 x 9 pan

Pumpkin layer
In large bowl, mix together pumpkin, 4 eggs & 1 and 1/3 cup evaporated mix.
Pour mixture over bottom layer.

Top layer
Mix together 1 c. cake mix, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 cup margarine and 1/4c sugar.
Use a mixer or 2 knives to get a crumbly texture and sprinkle evenly over top.

Bake for 45-50 min at 350 degrees.

The official Zobrist family cranberry relish doesn't have a recipe - but you basically send a few bags of cranberries through a meat grinder, then an apple (cored), and an orange (peel and all), then add sugar to taste. Should still be pretty tart. YUM!

I'll post my stuffing recipe as soon as I find it ! I can't find my hand-written cookbook !!!!! :( :eek:

Crap. that means we have some really old cranberry sauce :(

I'm trying to imagine another shape for a can other than a cylinder ?!? :blush:

I imagine it is still a mostly cylindrical can but one of the new ones where there is only a seal at one end and the rest of the can is of a single piece. Kind of like a soda can.

I'm cooking this year. My roomie returns from Mexico tonight (:eek: ) and I'm doing the KP duty.

Making a roast stuffed lamb, roasted potato and garlic, sauteed green beans, French apple tart and also some kind of pumpkin pie. If I can get some nice dungeness crab, we'll have some cracked crab as a starter (although I'd be happy just eating that).