Christmas Traditions (FOOD)

We grew up fairly "poor middle class". Only reason we did so good is we had nearby Grandparents, one had a huge garden, Mom and Dad had a fair sized garden, and other grandparents had fruit trees. We also normally had a beef on the hoof and at least one cow

For years and years, Mom's folks had chickens, and for a few years grew rabbits. Yep........we ate em!!!

But we ate well. Christmas was traditionally Mom's folks at "eve" and Dad's on Christmas Day. Various. Turkey, ham, roast beef, sometimes ???deep fried oysters?? (We're from the N end of Idaho ya know)

And ALWAYS "other stuff" fudge, cookies, pie, ice cream. HOME MADE all of it, except "some of" the ice cream.

Dad and one of my uncle's by marriage always had a little "battle." Uncle Bob DID NOT like gravy, ANY kind of gravy. HAD to have butter on his spuds. Dad would always "act innocent" and hand Bob the gravy. "Here Bob have some of this gravy. MAN!!! It looks GOOD!!"

And Bob would always defer to his butter, much to Dad's annoyance "Shame to waste ALL THAT GOOD GRAVY.

Hell I didn't care!!! I'll eat Uncle Bob's share!!!!