Lary Bloom
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Thanksgiving Thoughts, 1955
We are thankful, at this Thanksgiving Day dinette set table, for all of this food, particularly the three varieties of Jell-O mold derived from ancient Native American recipes and handed down, unaccountably, to my mother, who produces these miracles every Thanksgiving Day after the Detroit Lions game. Just like Squanto, we are inheritors of the historic cherry Jell-O mold with floating carrot shreds and celery, the only "vegetable" dish, at age 12, I will agree to eat. Like the settlers at Plimouth Plantation, I savor the orange Jell-O mold that features bites of canned peaches and pears. And like all who ever called this glorious land home, I look forward to, once the turkey has been served, the grape Jell-O mold with Some Kind Of Creamy Stuff In the Middle. What have we done to deserve such bounty?Posted by:Lary Bloom at 10:13 AM
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