Thanksgiving is approaching, and we all have traditions when we celebrate with friends or family. From chocolate-pumpkin pie to salmon, The Scribe staff share some of their Thanksgiving meal traditions and what it means to them.
Paul Czarnecki | Editor-in-Chief
We always have Hershey’s chocolate pie along with pumpkin pie, and we mix the two together for each of us to eat! It’s a funny, symbolic way of saying the family is back together!
Nick Smith | Managing Editor
My family is boring, so we just stick to the basics. But corn on the cob and ham will always hold a special place in my heart because they’re so damn good.
Ellie Myers | Associate Editor
My aunt always makes cranberry mousse, where cranberry sauce is whipped together with cream. I look forward to it every year.
Tori Smith | News Editor
For the last few years, my dad has made a fried turkey in a big vat of oil. I’m not a huge fan of many Thanksgiving foods, so it’s a fun twist on something I don’t normally like!
Kate Marlett | Copy Editor
Salmon is the only acceptable Thanksgiving dinner in my house. I’ve never liked turkey, and, in recent years, I’ve become allergic to it (fine by me). Salmon is so tasty, and it’s even better when I can enjoy it with my family.
Livi Davis | Reporter
I don’t think we have anything crazy special, but I am so excited to eat mashed potatoes.
Josiah Dolan | Photographer
Every year, my family makes this cranberry salad that has crushed up cranberries, apples, oranges, pineapple and pecans in it and is held together by a little raspberry Jello-O. It’s become a staple of the holidays for us that’s there throughout the whole season.
Kaylie Foster | Reporter
One of my favorite dishes is my mom’s spinach artichoke casserole. I never knew anyone else whose family had it as a kid, which made it feel special. It’s a lot of cheese, mayonnaise and artichokes, some of my favorite flavors. It was also one of the first things my mom ever let me help her make. She used to be very protective of her kitchen, so I feel an extra special connection to it.
Joe Impellitteri | Reporter
We usually make green bean casserole to remind us of what an awful year it’s been. We make cranberry sauce, too. I don’t know why we make that one; no one eats it. I think some ancestor made it in the pilgrim times and we just get the same bowl out every year for decoration.
Noah March | Reporter
Green bean casserole. It means I get to eat green bean casserole.
Syanna Santiago-Smith | Reporter
My family makes something called oi kimchi every year, which is cucumbers and spices! We make this and a few other cultural dishes every year to celebrate being Korean American!