Thanksgiving, Then and Now

This the propaganda photograph from WWII to help the Servicemen remember what they were fighting for. It is the Grandma and Grandpa serving a Turkey to the family gathered around the table for a Thanksgiving feast. The CBS Sunday Morning program said that we have gone a long way from the traditional meals. There were several statistics quoted about the success of the kids that ate Thanksgiving in the old traditional manner. I think they left out the most important factor and that is a family that cares enough to get together and talk to each other.
They said that the most normal meal nowadays is a rushed sandwich with a cell phone in one hand and a coke to wash down the bites so you could talk to someone else eating a sandwich some where else. I had a great photo of Hillary Clinton eating a sandwich and my computer said it just couldn't process the picture request. Must be a conservative computer. The TV program went on to say that the normal diet today is about 2700 calories with a lot of that coming from the large soft drinks made with high fructose Corn Syrup. This is up by over 20% from the 1970's.
No wonder that the Diet Centers are swamped right after the First of the year. I can remember the first 16 oz. soft drink and it was more than most people wanted to drink. On a hot day a big cold soft drink was my drink of choice. Today I would rather have a big glass of unsweetened tea. ( In between times it was beer but I have recovered from that)
I will feed somewhere between 10 and 14 people Thursday and will have a ball. This size group is small enough that we will have time to visit and enjoy the company as well as the meal. For those in Tulsa I will do a start time of about 3 PM so there will be time for you to get up here.
Eat and be merry, keep your powder dry, don't count your chickens (or turkeys) and have fun.
Dennis