10 Commandments of Southern Thanksgiving

Thou better get the right plates

[@trevorvalentine7721]

Wait, wait. We have always had a "kids' table", even at non-holiday meals. It's a card table surrounded with whatever old folding chairs we can find.

[@newgrl]

With part of it butted up to a couch. :)

[@KD-fv8mp]

And that card table is at least 20 years older than the oldest kid, and may or may not be able to stand up on it's own.

[@annaneman3195]

And “kids” is always very loosely defined. I was in my 30’s before I graduated to the adults’ table!

[@amandachilds5290]

Yes the "kids" table became.the cousins table and was for people in their 20s to 40s still, lol like a folding table and kiddos got the coffee table and stools if they didn't fit on laps.or in high chairs..and the chairs are a mixed bag for sure!

[@belindamoore3518]

Us too!

[@yalissa73]

Kinda forgot one: Do not ask the cooks “what they are cooking for dinner” for the 2 days after thanksgiving. You will be eating leftovers and saying “thank you” for their hard work.

[@diannelavoie5385]

And those meals made with the abundance of leftovers are usually awesome.

[@diannelavoie5385]

And those meals made with the abundance of leftovers are usually awesome.

[@diannelavoie5385]

And those meals made with the abundance of leftovers are usually awesome.

[@andrewvelonis5940]

Pie for breakfast on Friday!

[@anitahoward4314]

A week! That’s how long the leftovers last!😅

[@smithsonian2464]

Here’s another unofficial commandment Matt. Thou shall not interrupt the post-feast nap. Because those who live a ways away from Grandmothers house need that energy to stay awake on the drive home, especially the driver.

[@ragdoll49]

? Nobody in the South lives "a ways" away from Grandma....

[@smithsonian2464]

@@ragdoll49 My branch of the family does. We live in Tennessee, she lives in Alabama with the other three branches of the family.

[@boohooter23]

Also it's a fight to the death who gets to take their nap in Mawmaw's bed because that bed is always the softest coziest thing ever. The same witches that make Waffle House so healing enchant the beds of mawmaws everywhere

[@diannelavoie5385]

Never mind those who may have a bit of a drive to reach home. We all require a spot to get through our post-turkey coma in. 💤

[@andrewvelonis5940]

@boohooter23 I thought she was called "mee-maw"

[@jeremyspencer3374]

An aunt waaaay down the family line decided to tell my Nana that her banana pudding didn’t taste the same a few thanksgivings ago. My Nana slowly lifted her head from whatever she was preparing in the kitchen, turned around bright red and I haven’t seen that aunt since. More banana pudding for the rest of us 😋

[@debrap7137]

😂

[@ADHDqueenB]

Just a heads up: if anyone says dinner doesn't smell or taste- they have covid. Send them home with a plate.

[@jeremyspencer3374]

@@ADHDqueenB 😂😂😂

[@andrewvelonis5940]

I believe that 100%.

[@tyrant-den884]

🙀

[@lauraconfer1]

Y'all don't be experimenting on the holiday!

[@sandrasausville9103]

Unless you don't want to be invited to Christmas dinner 😂

[@wherami]

I experimented once … never again lol

[@jerrywooten9479]

You just got an “Amen”!

[@loki2240]

​@ToddRobinson13- Better yet, I'll taste test each of your experimental dishes for free. I just like being helpful. 😂

[@montananerd8244]

​@@wheramiyeah, the curried sweet potatoes were not a big hit when I tried lol! And I tried to make real dressing lol. My family is very Yankee proud, I should have known I have only instant stuffing skills...

[@asdisskagen6487]

Last year we hosted a friend from overseas and it was the highlight of my culinary life that she gushed about how our Thanksgiving celebration was just like what she'd seen depicted in movies/tv. That's it. I can die a happy woman now 😂😂😂

[@debrap7137]

Love this!

[@haveialigned]

Aww!! What country was she from?

[@gwynethcook5663]

Oh My me too. I made a thanksgiving dinner for a friend from Romania . It was his first Thanksgiving Dinner . He was in aww of the food and the amount of food on the table.

[@beckysonnier6369]

😊😀❤️

[@asdisskagen6487]

Ukraine @@haveialigned

[@hoperemsen6335]

My sister once deviated from the accepted sweet potato casserole recipe AND the potato salad recipe on the same Thanksgiving. My Mama never let her forget it - for 20 years! I'm the designated macaroni 'n cheese cooker (so proud) and when that same sister volunteered to make it 1 yr because I'd had surgery, Mama said "No. Your sister can sit down while she makes it. She makes the mac 'n cheese like me. I'm not taking any chances!" Um, thanks?! (My husband helped, bless him.) My Mama's been gone 5 years and I'd give anything to hear her praise my cooking...and fuss at my sister, hahaha! Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!

[@Anticrystal88]

I'll take your mac n' cheese recipe, please!

[@LindaBahlmann-wl6qu]

Good for you!😊

[@wordforger]

I make 5-10 pounds of mashed potatoes every year, skin on, loaded with butter. Gathering I go to is over 40 people normally, and half are teen/twenties boys.

[@tinarobinson6902]

I feel this whole heartedly 😂 I got out of the hospital the morning of Thanksgiving one year and my mama still made me make the Mac n cheese 😅 others volunteered and she said absolutely not!

[@qckdg175]

I completely felt this comment. According to my brother's children I'm the only one allowed to make the turkey. One year my sister in law didn't make a pan of baked mac and cheese. The kids were in full revolt until I walked in with the pan of mac and cheese. I was told I saved Thanksgiving while they all side eyed their Mama the entire meal.

[@amandagreen4332]

When I worked at a grocery store bakery, I loved the Thanksgiving shift. It was hilarious. People buying 20 lb frozen turkeys for 3:00 pm dinner and looking for long-gone pies and fresh baked rolls (actually baked the day before), and the lost souls asking- “How do you make mashed potatoes?”- while holding up a 10 lb bag of reds. Such fun.

[@KT28818]

Yes! Haha. This! I also worked at a grocery store bakery.

[@bieuxyongson]

I think you have achieved sainthood.

[@debrap7137]

😂

[@einy2crikey]

I’m an old retired meat mgr. One of my favorite questions asked yearly was, “What’s the difference between a fresh turkey and a frozen one?” I always replied, “One’s colder than the other.”

[@catwhisperer9489]

​@@einy2crikey😂

[@cagoalie]

My MIL taught me how to make a proper Southern Thanksgiving meal, including corn bread dressing and collards, before she passed away. No written recipes, you just have to remember it.

[@johnchandler1687]

Agreed. If you need a recipe, you don't need to be making it. You learn it watching the older generation make it. Perfect it practicing on your family at home before " taking it on the road".

[@jesseauer7649]

That’s how MILs let you know you’re loved!

[@cagoalie]

@@jesseauer7649 mine was the best!

[@DiamondLil]

Still remember my MIL's recipes. "How much flour?" answer: Oh, just enough. "How long do you cook it?" Till it's done.

[@tiffanyjames7150]

@@jesseauer7649so true - my MIL taught me too. I miss her.

[@Macsrus5]

Yes! The table sitting is non existent😂 patio furniture, hoods of vehicles, steps outside, borrowed chairs from the church…..that’s a good Thanksgiving ❤️

[@jenne8180]

Yep. Sometimes it's cold on Thanksgiving and sometimes it's so hot that with the inside cooking plus the heat, one can only stand to eat out on the porch! Done that a plenty of times!

[@vridiantoast7096]

I want to take a moment to say a thank you for the communities who share their thanksgivings with those around them. Be it victims of natural weather, the kind old man next door, or whoever you decide. Southern Hospitality is, in my opinion, one of those commandments that is ingrained in us, and we're always happy to share.

[@bamaphoenix9873]

Very well said. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones. 🙏

[@corvidsRcool]

Even the smallest Thanksgiving gatherings I've been to always have some random person or three that are not related--coworker, a neighbor, someone from the VFW, friends from church etc and that's what makes it special. Sometimes it happens around Christmas too. There's always enough food for another plate, so come on by!

[@Noledad77]

Amen to that!

[@poolhall9632]

Imma go fix you a plate 😉

[@florencerobinson7714]

The more the merrier!!! Ya’ll come!

[@uofa82]

I am physically disabled making me unable to prepare a large dinner from scratch. Last year I was thrilled to host my nephew and his family. They came all the way from my home state of Alabama to have Thanksgiving with us in Texas. So, for the first time I used Cracker Barrel’s catering service. It was all a very good experience, but I had forgotten to order dressing.😱 It was already Thursday morning and of course absolutely no time to make any dressing myself. So, I wondered if the stuffing mix could be converted to dressing. I googled my question and VOILA! There was a recipe for the conversion. I tried it and it turned out acceptable. I hope I don’t have to repeat that experience of forgotten dressing again, but accidents do happen. If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, remember this conversion trick and remember: the moisture level of the batter will determine the moisture texture of the dressing-make sure you add enough broth, but not too much. Anyway, the disaster was averted, we had dressing and a wonderful thanksgiving! I thoroughly enjoyed this segment! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! THANK GOD!! AND ROLL TIDE!!🙏✝️🕊️🐘❤️‼️

[@asdisskagen6487]

That is possibly one of the most Southern Thanksgiving stories ever 😂

[@MrYodaSusej]

As a person from the Pacific North West who has family in the south that I have visited for Thanksgiving... all of this was accurate. Especially that Granny does whatever she wants... no questions asked lol

[@NoPowerintheVerse]

One time a cousin and I were goofing around, when all of the sudden great grandpa looked at us from his chair with a stern look and said, “Sientete.” I don’t know a lot of Spanish, but we settled down pretty fast. Never upset great grandpa. 😂

[@XenusMama]

Lol . same here live in PNW. Relatives in the south on one 1/2 of the family . Sientete! On the other 1/2 .

[@elisabethhughes6005]

Granny has Queen energy and we say absolutely nothing about it. We even like it.

[@MBLexi]

I am from PNW too :D

[@patchdavis35]

With any luck, some day YOU will be Granny, and then everybody will be required to obey YOU!

[@ladytygra]

"A good cornbread dressing is piece of art and a labor of love" Preach Matt!!! AMEN!!!

[@markmclendon8621]

AMEN

[@realnurse2696]

I’m a Southerner, and I approve this message.

[@lls3676]

Me too

[@dawnbowie352]

I'm a Midwestern gal from NE Indiana, and I second that! God bless us all with enough to share, and make us thankful to live in the USA 🇺🇸!❤

[@angelousmortis8041]

The Country Crock Container bit at the end sent me because if you're from the South you know it's 100% true. XD

[@Suzanne-f4x]

And your Mamma and your Grandma have a stash of those things that regularly fall out of the cabinet.@@angelousmortis8041

[@Drummerboy315]

me too

[@stevenpeek8842]

Number 10 is actually a hard rule at our house, but we say, "Whoever shows up gets fed!" We've hosted Marines who couldn't get back home for Thanksgiving, friends and relatives of friends and relatives, and people I still don't know. But everyone is welcome, and everyone gets fed. A lot. Like multiple turkeys, a ham or 2, and a duck.

[@asdisskagen6487]

I'm retired military and actually miss being able to host a bunch of youngsters who weren't able to make it home for Thanksgiving. Always so polite and appreciative, and it made my heart sing to always see a house full of people coming together to count their blessings. ❤❤❤

[@mwater_moon2865]

My family loves duck, but I would think it's more trouble than it worth for how many folks it'd feed? We add brisket when we need more meats, and I just saw some one suggest Salmon which sounds fun, I may have to try that. Bonus to salmon is you could cook up more fast when some one brings a +3 ;D

[@lordpumpkinhead265]

I guarantee you those Marines will defend you with their life now that you gave them edible food. You may not expect it, but they will never forget you and will come to your aid at a moment's notice, especially if y'all had any alcohol for them to drink.

[@arthas640]

Same with my family. My extended family were kind of jerks so growing up we rarely got invited to the extended family thanksgiving, so my dad and i would have our own thanksgiving and often invited people who had nowhere else to go, occasionally including homeless people, immigrants, or soldiers stationed nearby with no family in the state.

[@dolphinbear661]

And Roast Beef and smoked pork butt.

[@FamousFiveAmos]

We saw you in the Little Debbie bakery store today stocking up on merch. We should have said hello but didn’t want to bother you with your family. My wife and I both work at Little Debbie and enjoy your content. Take care!

[@heathermullins3799]

I’m more in awe of someone who works for Little Debbie than him…can we be friends? I’m a huge fan!

[@CSIPiper]

You’re basically an American hero for working at little Debbie 🇺🇸 thank you for your service

[@FamousFiveAmos]

@@heathermullins3799 thank you for the kind words! Of course we can!

[@LanceDean]

God bless you, Matt Mitchell. This is spot on. The sad thing about the chair hierarchy? The only way to move up is...death in the family. Memories of Thanksgivings past make every year even more special. Thanksgiving mornings spent watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, staying out of the way of the kitchen work, that's a commandment addition.

[@mwater_moon2865]

Oh see, I was always put to work. Peeling potatoes when I was 5 was how we figured out I was ambidextrous-- my aunt noticed I was using my left hand.

[@Jordan_Lee0298]

I've lived in Alabama my entire life, and every year after Thanksgiving, my Mom would have 3 or 4 of the big empty tubs of butter that she used as bowls to put leftovers in. How many containers of butter do you have to open before you find the butter?

[@MaxsMom-bv6hf]

The butter is in the Cool Whip container......

[@RottenRogerDM]

Mom had a roll of masking tape in the kitchen and would label each crock. Worked okay, if the kids remember to match the label when we would put the leftovers back in the fridge.

[@Traci2000]

It was cool whip bowls for us. 😂😂

[@RubyGB]

I grew up in Tampa where every Thanksgiving the British Navy assigns a one-week stopover for one of their naval vessels doing a tour of duty in the Caribbean/Bahamas. Every year the various ship crews would wait for the yearly schedule announcement to see who got the assignment. Locally the radio stations and newspapers would announce how to sign up to host 1 or more sailors/officers for Thanksgiving dinner and the sign-up list would fill up quickly. After a few years with a week of shore leave some of the men with families would arrange for them to fly over to spend the week so you might end of hosting a British family instead of just a sailor. Some of the sailors and families took the tradition of Thanksgiving home with them. Other days young women would hang out at places frequented by the sailors and try to talk them out of the caps...until the Royal Navy cracked down on penalties for "losing" their caps.

[@karenrich9092]

This sounds like a nice tradition to celebrate.

[@bieuxyongson]

That is so cool! I was a military brat and we always hosted some of my dads airmen for Thanksgiving. It was a tradition that my husband and I continued for many years throughout our military careers.

[@DMS-pq8]

I live near an airforce base in Texas that trains NATO pilots and every year host families share Thanksgivings with the those who are away from home

[@Tsiri09]

I did sign up for Operation Homecoming (host an airman from the AF) when I was in tech school. It felt like home. Years later, I did the same for airmen from basic training from Lackland AFB.

[@evelgreytarot8401]

That sounds like fun

[@andrewmoore4510]

11. Thou shalt not hang Christmas decorations until black Friday. No sooner

[@asdisskagen6487]

THAT SHOULD BE COMMANDMENT NUMBER ONE! Christmas decorating is for the weekend AFTER THANKSGIVING!

[@andrewmoore4510]

@@asdisskagen6487 I agree

[@lordpumpkinhead265]

I have seen people decorate with Christmas decorations *THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN.*

[@arthas640]

its crazy how some stores start selling Christmas stuff before Halloween. Last year my dad and stepmom had christmas lights up AND on for thanksgiving.

[@Suzanne-f4x]

No! Not until Dec. 15!

[@EricMcLuen]

In my family it is also not considered bad form to bring your own containers expecting to take home leftovers. It is almost expected.

[@wordforger]

Right? It's more like an exchange. I bring ten pounds of mashed potatoes; I leave with some mashed potatoes, dressing, green bean casserole, turkey, gravy, and a slice of Aunt Susan's apple pie if there's any left by then.

[@arthas640]

@@wordforger exactly! My family is part Thai and they treat everything, even religious festivals, like potlucks and just about everyone brings a big platter of something, then everyone grabs a little of everything from the leftovers to take home. You'll see people showing up to temple functions with plastic bags and tupperwear along with the food they brought.

[@Mirmirsor_Sunback]

Every year I (jokingly) suggest to my husband that I try a different way of doing the turkey. Every year he looks at me with the biggest, saddest, eyes and says "Well. If you want to. I think your normal one is great though......" My dressing recipe will never change, though. That's Grandma's recipe. We had to translate it from German, and then decipher what she really meant. It gets baked in a giant turkey bag, in a turkey roasting pan. Because there's no other dish that it can fit in.

[@Junkinsally]

I have to share my “Country Crock” story! Back in the 1990’s my household went through a massive amount of County Crock margarine and of course we saved the empty containers. One of those I used to store random screws, nuts and bolts etc. One day I was replacing the mini blinds in the kitchen and had the country crock screw container out on the kitchen counter. Later that evening after dinner I put some leftover corn in an identical container. I got distracted by the kids and when I came back into the kitchen I quickly grabbed one container that I thought was corn and put it in the fridge, the other went in the junk drawer. A few days later I started to smell something funky in the kitchen. I looked and looked for where that smell was coming from. I finally traced it to the junk drawer. Thinking it was a dead mouse, I carefully opened the drawer only to find the country crock container that I thought held the screws bulging! I immediately realized what I had done and looked in the fridge. Sure enough the screws were in the fridge and the corn was in the junk drawer! Every time I see a country crock container I think of that corn….. Happy Thanksgiving in advance ya’ll!

[@RottenRogerDM]

Thous shall remember the brown masking tape and use on the sacred crocks.

[@ChibiPanda8888]

😂😂

[@colleenfischer2911]

You forgot the couch rule! Elders get the seats first pick The Adults get what’s left The pets sit in whatever spot is open And the kids get the floor or pull out the camping chairs and sit around the couch

[@MisterFribble]

Yup pets for sure get priority over the kids

[@arthas640]

pets sit on laps if they fit, next to the kids if they dont. Just be careful because most dogs are willing to try and fitting on your lap even if they weight as much as grandma.

[@davidjackson4308]

Spot on! I have received the honor of making the dressing each year, using my grandmothers recipe. It calls for THREE different kinds of cornmeal, which can only be found at IGA or Piggly Wiggly in Alabama or Georgia, just for the cornbread!

[@grandmarshallkingwolfman420]

I honestly didn't know there was more than one type cornmeal and I took culinary in high school lol

[@asdisskagen6487]

TIL ... there are three different types of cornmeal. The more you know 😂

[@lp5188]

I need to know what the 3 are please..

[@annaneman3195]

That sounds amazing

[@McBernes]

LOL my great grandmother would ONLY use cornmeal from a Piggly Wiggly in Lumberton NC. That's where she bought her liver pudding too, in natural casings. Once or twice a year someone would drive her there and whoever else in the family wanted to go.

[@hannahrobbins1017]

As the traditional bringer of thanksgiving collard greens (I tried to quit one year and the whole family text message yelled at me at once😂) I always look forward to meeting all the nice older ladies in the produce aisle to fill up my cart - they’re good cooking role models ❤

[@JeremiahBaddorf]

The hierarchy chairs is exactly the thing that I've gone through every year I've had family Thanksgiving.

[@lesilemccravy5172]

When we went to my nanny’s the adults gots the chairs in the kitchen and in the game room if there wasn’t any more get the brown chairs or stools the kids got the black seats under her little tables we would pull them up to the little table in the living room or the floor

[@johnchandler1687]

We kids ate at the kitchen table at mammals house. That's where the extra food was piled in the center so it was better than the dining room with the adults. No one to limit your intake of dessert either. 😊

[@pxn748]

This year I have officially moved up to elder. I am glad about getting a good chair, but sad that there is only one person left on the family older than me. I'm only 64!

[@tabathas1980]

Oh my goodness. I laughed so hard at this. It’s like you have been to my family’s dinner. We have a past thanksgiving that we call “dressingate!” The step grandmother (which no one liked) said that she would make the dressin. I show up and no dressin. Our thanksgiving revolves around Turkey and dressin. She said she didn’t like the way it came out and threw it out. I am not going to lie, I was about to cry. lol and with each family member we had to have the “nope, no dressin” conversation. We blessed her heart a lot that day. Lol After that, we only let her bring the store bought pumpkin pie. Lol

[@johnmarkconnolly6414]

I’m thankful for the constant joy I get watching your videos, Matt. These are 100% spot on - Granny (or Mammaw in my family) makes her own rules!

[@jamesspringer-rj3iq]

My grandmom insisted the family come to her place for Thanksgiving. She lived a simple life, and lived in a small mobile home. So nobody could eat at the kitchen table, because it was loaded with food and most any flat surface available. There were people eating in the living room, the front and back porch, and a bed room. Those were the best Thanksgivings of my youth, because we were together and it made my grandmom happy.

[@scotthinger6397]

That sounds AWESOME!

[@USC9210]

This video should go big time viral. "Honor thy Dressing, and not call it stuffing" Amen. Alleluia.

[@From-North-Jersey]

Dressing does not go inside the bird, stuffing does. Dressing is cooked separate and does not usually include any turkey as an ingredient. Half of the taste profile of stuffing is the turkey fat the bread absorbs.

[@belindamoore3518]

Praise the Lord on that one! And it better be made with cornbread!

[@belindamoore3518]

​@@From-North-JerseyExactly! Thank you! Dressing never goes in the bird. It is a side dish (more like the co-star) and goes on the side!

[@MakeWay4CJ]

@belindamoore3518 - Ok????? 🤷🏽‍♀️ 😆🤚🏽

[@mwater_moon2865]

My momma's family is from New Orleans but she was born in St. Louis, MO and she makes "stuffing" but I'd put it up against dressing any day of the week. See, it's a stuffing that starts the night before the bird because it's gotta cool after you've sauted the celery, onion, and 3 kinds of sausage; seasoned the bejeezus out of just a bit broth to keep it while you; poured it over stale brioche hand-pulled by children that afternoon into cubes "just so big" before being toasted in an off but warm oven while the sauteing's happening; and mixed in the scrambled egg. I used to wonder how you could possibly put "suffing" in a box or try to make it for a week night... That being said, she will often cook extra on the side in a casserole dish for food safety, but ideally it gets basted with turkey juice while it's cooking.

[@williambanks2223]

Preach, Matt, Preach! Went to Thanksgiving at my aunt's house in Mississippi one year. My mother followed protocol and brought what she said she would, but my cousin tried to upstage my big mama(grandma) by not only making the turkey but baking a sweet potato pie. Ain't seen her since.

[@missugarplum528]

aww man! poor cuz! lol 😂😂

[@beckysonnier6369]

😁🥴

[@ladybee883]

williambanks2223: I can remember a few years back we had some of my husband's family from out northwest, and they were just bound and determined not to like sweet potato pie. We told them that was okay because we had pumpkin, apple and several varieties of cakes in addto the sweet potato pie. I told my husband later that I was glad they didn't "like" it - I barely got a sliver of the last pie because they ate it all. Everything else was eaten, too. I did a 28 lb turkey and a 24 lb ham and all the other usuals of a Southern Thanksgiving. My sister and I were cooking for several days, but it was a great dinner. Unfortunately, my health won't let me do that anymore, and miss it.

[@lquinn410]

Bless! This comment made my day!🤣🤣🤣

[@tahjjj1488]

If you bring something to my family’s house with raisins in it on Thanksgiving, you can just leave!😂

[@stephaniecasey9100]

agreed I can't think of one thing that belongs on a Thanksgiving table that should have raisins in it. Granted I think that applies to anytime of the year 😂but especially Thanksgiving

[@FarmgirlFriday]

As my dad always says ‘don’t be putting those bugs in the cookies!’ … or anything else for that matter. I always have to translate for friends that don’t understand raisins = bugs 🐜

[@SleepyPea]

Bite your tongue, thanksgiving isn't complete without the broccoli salad and no raisins is a broken commandment (unspoken)

[@tahjjj1488]

@@SleepyPea 🤣 Not at my house!

[@tahjjj1488]

@@stephaniecasey9100 Yes! At NO time of the year!🤣

[@karenrich9092]

Thank you for all the reminders about cooking and entertaining. Unfortunately, I do this now without my husband who died the day before Thanksgiving 6 years ago. It has been a solemn occasion for more than 50 years since my grandfather's passing as well. Thanks to this Southern group of people who keep me cheered up. I know I can laugh when I watch your videos.

[@heathermichael3987]

My grandfather died on thanksgiving day in 1983, he had just tasted the turkey , and sat in his chair and died .

[@lmboh8585]

Don't forget the elders with the new joints get the chairs with the arms, or else we are stuck at the table and will never be able to leave it again for any reason.

[@Techtonikization]

My cousin and my mom got into it one Thanksgiving and within about 3 seconds Grandma had already come from the other side of the house with a "NOT IN MY HOUSE, NOT ON THANKSGIVING. FIGURE IT OUT OR GET OUT." I had never seen grandma yell before that and never want to again. And the last rule is definitely true, every year we have someone be it a veteran friend of my grandpas who talks to nobody and sits in his room with him all day then disappears or the psuedo family that just shows up every year because they have nowhere else to go. Its Thanksgiving and grandmas door is always open on thanksgiving.

[@roberthale8407]

I would love to see Matt's place on Thanksgiving. That would be entertainment.

[@loki2240]

I actually just hope that he enjoys himself. I know that some people, who are expected to be funny, get tired of being "on" at family get-togethers. (I'm not funny enough for people to expect me to be funny).

[@HariSeldon913]

Matt's place is empty. He packs up the wife and kids and drives them to Grandma's. The only question is which grandma.

[@alperdue2704]

@@HariSeldon913One for lunch and the other for supper.

[@HariSeldon913]

@@alperdue2704 That's what I do, but Matt makes just one sound like an all day event.

[@patsyc229]

Matt,spoken like a true Southerner. Every thing you said is absolutely 💯 true and a fact. I do believe these are actually laws in southern state 😅.

[@Cornman862]

As a true member of the south these are facts 😆

[@thomasflynt1764]

Having a full-on Thanksgiving at our Egg Bowl tailgate this year for about 13 people so we'll all be sitting in camp chairs: Smoked ham, oyster dressing, regular dressing, green bean casserole, baked beans, fried okra, corn, peas, potato salad, rolls and who knows what else. Doing shrimp and grits the night before while the prep work is ongoing. It'll probably take a week to clean up the kitchen after this. But, it'll be worth it!

[@ChristiTodd-vh6pl]

Comin' over to your house!

[@dawnbowie352]

@thomasflynt1764 : Heck YES - we do Oyster Dressing too. A must have for the whole family with the same recipe from over 75+ years. Made by loving hands, and comes with wonderful memories of those who have earned their wings. Hallelujah! ❤

[@Suzanne-f4x]

My cousin in-law (RIP) was a chef from Austria. He made the most AWESOME oyster dressing for one Thanksgiving dinner. I'd never eaten anything but homemade cornbread dressing, and it blew me away!

[@darlenewright5850]

The last commandment touched my heart. I teared up. Thank you. Bless you.

[@jb6712]

🙄

[@jerrywood4508]

I love your last commandment. My sister and I used to do Thanksgiving at my house and invite all our friends who didn't have another place to go that day. One year I was talking with a friend who had a bit of an ego problem, and the problem wasn't that his ego was too small. He was saying he didn't have a place to go on Thanksgiving because his mother was doing something and his sister was traveling, so I invited him to join us. He immediately asked, "Who's going to be there?" After I stopped laughing at what a jerk he was, I told him he probably wouldn't like the guest list.

[@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho]

That was a good one. The dressing commandment…amen! I was born, raised, and live in the West but my family, both sides are from the South so I was raised like a misplaced Southerner, lol. I never trust anyone with the dressing because most of these people never ate cornbread dressing until they come to my house.

[@albertdale5101]

True that

[@bettierusso5410]

Oh Darlin, your what we call a Transplant! You can take the Southerner out of the South but you cant EVER take the South out of the Southerner! Happy Thanksgiving Darlin!

[@BlessingsfromNorthIdaho]

@@bettierusso5410 ❤️ you are so sweet! Happy thanksgiving to you and yours!

[@silverpact1008]

Whoever likes the dish the most, makes it. If you can't cook, you're learning. I demolish a full loaf of monkey bread every year, somewhere around 15-16 my granny asked me to make two, she couldn't move her hands like she used to for the prep, and she wanted me to have a full loaf to myself that year, for my birthday. So i did. I ain't never seen my granny prouder than when everyone complimented that monkey bread, said it was the best they'd had, and she got to tell them i made it.

[@aaronlopez492]

Chinet plates should at minimum be doubled due the psi load stress levels placed. And don't bother using those silly generic paper plaes!! And specially if there's no second's "and I'm not mentioning any names". Thanks Matt and everyone for another wonderful Thanksgiving.

[@asdisskagen6487]

If we didn't have enough for both seconds and enough extras to send home a weeks' worth of leftovers there would likely be a riot at our house 😂

[@bieuxyongson]

Nailed it!!! I added a chocolate bourbon pecan pie in one year…ten years ago! Haven’t heard the end of that yet. I just remind my husband that I’m the cook and if he doesn’t like it, he can cook. That’ll NEVER happen! But I haven’t made one since. Too bad, it was awesome.

[@McBernes]

That's a shame, a chocolate bourbon pecan pie is the perfect dessert. There used to be a restaurant called Mimi's Cafe that had a chocolate chip pecan pie on the menu. It was delicious. The last time I ate there I was told they took it off the menu. I never ate there again, it was the single best dessert I had ever had at a restaurant and I just couldn't stand to sit in there knowing it was gone lol.

[@andrewvelonis5940]

Give pumpkin cheesecake with ginger snap crust a try.

[@quietone748]

Make it for Christmas dinner instead!

[@bieuxyongson]

@@quietone748 That is not an option. Pecan pie with no fancy additions. Since I can only eat a slice or two,(it’s so sweet), I’ll survive. 😔🤣🤣

[@jenniferdaves2273]

Loved the video, but I am curious as to why you didn't mention anything about deviled eggs.

[@lordpumpkinhead265]

Number 11: Thou Shalt Prepare for Devilled Eggs. These may as well be a snack, since everyone's gonna be eating them all the time. It's also best to keep more than one can of Febreeze on hand at any given time unless you want the entire house to reek of Egg, and keep a stockpile of cans next to any bathrooms so the next person to enter isn't walking into the trenches of Verdun.

[@rainbowsparkles5304]

Preach, brother! 😂 On the dressing, my mom usually made three. One for stuffing the turkey, and two (one with oysters, one without) as sides dishes. Then there was the home made cranberry chutney with orange peel & pecans, spiced (or pickled) peaches, green beans, etc..! Then there were the years we had ham too-she’d make this sweet mustard sauce that definitely made you use your roll to sop the extra up! 😋

[@laurensternenberg7635]

I always make one dressing with oysters and one without, too! My father and brother must have oysters, the rest of us-ick.😂

[@jwb2814]

Oysters and dressing WTHeck Yikes

[@WoodsintheBurg94]

We would have 2, one with chicken dark meat, and one without.

[@dawnbowie352]

Oh, how I love Spiced Peaches! Might bring those as a surprise this year... Adding that to tomorrow's grocery list. ❤

[@quietone748]

We had the cranberry orange peel chutney too, and also spiced peaches (soaked in brandy for weeks). Grew up in NJ, was always glad my Mom was from the South.

[@Stephie2007]

As a Kroger employee, I definitely agree with number 3. I have heard many horror stories from my coworkers about customers coming in at last minute and complaining about us not having enough Stove Top stuffing mix (1. That's not real dressing. And 2. Our location isn't the only location in Little Rock. )

[@asdisskagen6487]

Having lived in Little Rock for over a decade, can confirm. The fact that Wal-mart isn't open on Thanksgiving is a cause for panic.

[@146TS]

I worked at Publix for 2 years, and the day before Thanksgiving was always insane.

[@nealtircuit9373]

While in college, I worked at a Piggly Wiggly. We considered the day before thanksgiving halloween for grocery store employees, only scarier.

[@debrap7137]

​@@asdisskagen6487Then you're making the run to Walgreens! 😂

[@corvidsRcool]

@@debrap7137 I worked at Walgreens back when it was the only store open on Thanksgiving day and Christmas day, and it was WILD. I'd get people coming in asking for last minute things like onions--not french fried in a can, but like whole ones. LOL

[@Huldah4cs]

Matt, you forgot. . .YA GOTTA HAVE GOOD GRAVY TO GO OVER THE DRESSING!!!! One year my sister invited us to her house for Tday. She cooked a turkey but had some jars of store bought gravy sitting there ready to be microwaved… and I almost fainted. She had loads of pan drippings and I offered to make gravy for her. She ended up racing to her bedroom in tears because I had insulted “her cooking.” Good grief, we had some drama but we also had some delicious homemade gravy to cover that dressing and dry white meat. Good gravy can fix a Chinet platter full of miscues. Happy Turkey Day!

[@johnharris6655]

Thal shall not remind everyone that you are a vegan every 5 minutes. Yes we remembered to make you a locally sourced, farm to fork, sustainably grown tofu turkey with a vegetarian lasagna and paper utensils made out of recycled toiled paper. You may not look at the rest of us carnivores devouring our meat with a look of moral superiority and you may not ask if we have a compost pile and you will not separate our trash. Yes, I have a cousin like this.

[@CoasterMan13Official]

And if you do that, you're bringing the ice.

[@katcraig7525]

😂😂😂

[@asdisskagen6487]

Awww ... bless their heart; they must be really tired and hangry. Go easy on them, even though we all know they're doing it to themselves. 😂

[@johnharris6655]

@@CoasterMan13Official want to have some fun, ask them to bring plastic cups and then listen to them rant about how plastic is destroying the Earth.

[@johnharris6655]

And if you want to really have some fun, ask them to bring the plastic cups and then listen to them rant about how plastic is destroying the Earth.

[@shelleychandler4094]

I honestly didn't think you could outdo your football clips, but this is awesome and perfect!! ❤

[@Kikujirosan]

Full of beans and probably stained from spaghetti sauce or chilli. 😂

[@sissys2]

I’m sending this to my kids. Do not mess with Grandmother 😊 especially on Thanksgiving Day

[@asdisskagen6487]

This will be my daughter's first year hosting Thanksgiving and has taken all of my restraint to keep from badgering her about timelines, ingredients, etc. Letting go is so hard! 😂

[@kevincurry4735]

Happy Friday Matt. Another possible commandment when dipping the turkey in the deep fryer stay far away when it is dipped or be prepared for a hospital stay when you receive 3rd degree burns from the splatter oil.

[@asdisskagen6487]

As an additional caution ... do not set the fryer up under low-hanging foliage. Just sayin'😂

[@Birdbike719]

And make sure that turkey is dry dry dry before you submerge it in hot oil. Unless you want fireworks on Thanksgiving...

[@kurtuhlig2553]

Make sure the Turkey ain’t still frozen, otherwise the fryer will explode.

[@NichaelCramer]

An (as always) excellent video, but you forgot the most important -and possibly the most dangerous to break- Commandment: Thou shalt not, as a guest who is bringing a dish, show up expecting to be able to use the oven.

[@pathfindersavant3988]

"Those things are too dang small" That's why we have large wooden plates/trenchers we use for thanksgiving instead. they're like 2.5 times the size of a normal place and they look real nice. A real pain to clean up afterwards, but when everyone is able to plate up all the greenbean casserole, potato salad, and fruit salad they want on top of a slab of turkey meat AND salmon, everyone agrees its worth it.

[@hangtime79]

^ This person Thanksgivings

[@mwater_moon2865]

Salmon, that's a new one, may have to try that. We have brisket when we have enough family over we need to stretch the meats (I refuse to try to cook a bird more than 18 lbs, because it will not cook properly without a commercial oven) But we also have a few extra sides/substitutions, like cheese covered broccoli, beans, mash potatoes instead, and strawberry/banana jello salad which should not be counted as a side, but it's a salad so it's not desert! Only pies for desert..... ALL the pies: Pecan, molasses pumpkin, open-top apple with strussel, cherry, and lemon meringue.

[@melissacooper8724]

Doesn't anyone use real plates anymore?

[@kimleec1071]

None of these rules apply to Granny. Damn straight. Granny has been chopping and cooking for three days to make this happen.

[@biblioholic7139]

If you're just traveling (not to visit people) remember that all the restaurants will be closed except Waffle House. Plan accordingly.

[@debrap7137]

And Cracker Barrel

[@nautifella]

Happy Thanksgiving, Matt and to your family. All these _Commandments_ should be followed like the _OG Commandments._ The world would be a better place.

[@ritasmith9553]

True. A family holiday gathering is NOT the place for arguments, fights, or ANY type of drama. Behave yourself, and help others do the same!

[@MPurpleshark33]

I wish this was a part of my studies for my bachelors degree. It’s important knowledge everyone should know! So thank you!!🙏🏻👏🏻👍🏻💜

[@mesalily-TeHWoRld]

Matt you are the best! Making me laugh with 1-9 then tear up on Commandment 10. And yes, we Southerners do like to hug!!!!! Love this😍😍😍

[@alperdue2704]

The Southern goodbye takes at least a half hour; minimum.

[@mesalily-TeHWoRld]

@@alperdue2704 It takes HOURS for my husband and in-laws😆😆😆

[@HugsXO]

If your goodbyes don't take over an hour and you haven't hugged and kissed everyone at least twice your not doing it right.😂 My family knows I'm a hugger and it's not a quick hug and a pat on the back, I want the to know they are loved and I hold them close to my ❤❤❤

[@alperdue2704]

@@HugsXO And don’t forget that extra time when they follow you out to your car.

[@HugsXO]

​@@alperdue2704 Your right!!! That's a good extra 30 minutes of everyone saying Bye, Goodbye, so glad you could make it and then more goodbyes and blowing kisses.🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm a good southern (SoCal) girl and these things matter. Have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving and gooble till you wobble!! 🦃

[@user-gh1ql5uc8t]

A real stuffing made from scratch is actually quite delcious, we've never made it from the box after trying it once just to see how it tasted. And yes, we were not inpressed when youve got the good family recipes from generations prior. Speaking of those recipes, we had one for baking ham that one of the first steps was to cut the ham to just under 9 inches. 3 generations later could never figure why the step was necessary until someone asked one of the grandparents why and got,"Well, that's all we had, so step 2 or 3 was always to cut it to fit the pan." 50 years of unnecessary cutting of "excess" ham later, the mystery was finally solved.

[@MelodieKate]

Perfect commandments. Happy Thanksgiving!! 🍂🦃

[@tsugima6317]

If you have any grandmas, great aunts, or other elderly relatives that make special dishes for holidays, MAKE SURE YOU ASK THEM FOR THE RECIPES!!!!! Many delicious and irreplaceable recipes have been lost because everyone thought the maker would be around forever 😢.

[@llofdarkwater9152]

That happened with my Great Aunt's Fig Preserves. We were able to cobble the exact recipe from a few family members and I wrote a little book about the journey. But I wouldn't wanna go through that again.. GET THE RECIPES, FOLKS!

[@pxn748]

I'm not giving anyone my recipes until I'm on my death bed!

[@lordpumpkinhead265]

@@pxn748 Bro is taking their secrets to the grave, and anyone who wants them better come prepared with a notebook and a quick writing hand.

[@michaelkelleypoetry]

My grandparents and my parents both had a really big dining room table with matching chairs. Our family Thanksgiving when I was a kid actually did look like a Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving.

[@shaportueng7156]

What a nice memory. My grandmother would bring out her best china and we’d help set the table and it was always so pretty. Good times and memories.😊

[@tsugima6317]

When we got too many to sit at the table, my dad bought a HUGE piece of plywood and set it on top of the regular table. You learned not to lean on the table, and if everyone had to shuffle their way around it, at least we all had a seat!

[@landonmichelle]

The one thing I looked forward to every year, for as long as I can remember, was my Gami's cornbread dressing. The best tasting food I've ever eaten. This'll be our 2nd thanksgiving without her and even though my aunt's comes close, it's just not the same.

[@slackerhp]

I love how mat looks like hes riding in the buggy at 1:09 !

[@AJwoodway]

True Southerner calls it a buggy.

[@mychaelboozer1205]

You are so right about the Cornbread dressing. It’s taken my wife 40 years to perfect the Cornbread dressing…and yes it’s more important than the Turkey !!!

[@MichaelOKC]

I get to make the cornbread dressing this year! ... and a pumpkin pie!

[@AJwoodway]

You must be living right. 😇🤣

[@sid2112]

Word of advice, make a couple before Thanksgiving to practice up.

[@lelandconner3337]

And to avoid the dressing from being allegedly on the dry side, use chicken stock or broth instead of water...and put TWO sticks of butter just to be safe. The bacon or sausage protocol is for another time...or now (See section on Family Recipe Secrets and Hacks in your Southerner's Handbook)😃🤣🤤🍗🍁​@@sid2112

[@scottrsmith2389]

Several years ago, my niece decided to get married, outdoors, in the mountains, on thanksgiving Friday. Thanksgiving, itself, to be celebrated on location. We both catered the reception and we also made thanksgiving meal for 120. While camping. Outside, camping, thanksgiving meal for 120. We deep fried 15 turkeys. Cast iron Dutch ovens everywhere. It was quite a spread, and an impressive achievement.

[@ChibiPanda8888]

Wow!

[@sandrasausville9103]

This is the absolute facts 💯😂😂. Absolutely love your videos 😍

[@N3k0B0o]

We have similar rules for Cheusok (Korean thanksgiving), but you are observing this holiday for three days. If you aren’t cooking, helping with prep, or bussing food to whatever space is available, you stay out of the cooking area or you will be trampled and shoved around. Your plate or bowl will never be empty for more than 5 seconds before another mountain of food is plopped on. You will have enough butane canisters and charcoal to run an army for several months or you will run out and may god help you if you run out. Depending on the size of the gathering you will consume at least one large animal or a quarter of a large farm. Either way you will eat very well for three days straight.

[@John_Locke_108]

I would kill to eat Thanksgiving dinner at 2pm. My wife's family eats around 6 even though everybody arrives around 1 oclock. I'm ready to start eating my arm by 3 o'clock.

[@debrap7137]

6pm? Unless it's for someone's work schedule - like a first responder, hell no!

[@mommy2libras]

Sounds like you should introduce them to the concept of a meat and cheese tray with some crackers,ma bowl of olives and a bowl of pickles that sits out while everyone finishes everything up all day. It keeps you from being absolutely ravenous by the time dinner is ready but if you just nibble a bit, you won't get full before dinner. Some pepperoni and summer sausage, a couple of sliced cheeses, box of Ritz or Club crackers or Triscuits or something. Or just a plate of cut celery carrots, cucumber and some cherry tomatoes with some dip works as well.

[@John_Locke_108]

@@mommy2libras They do stuff like that but stuff like cheese and crackers only gets you so far. And they also do a lot of experimenting. Like the year they put onions in the mashed potatos.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Eat lunch before u go lol Like every other day when u eat dinner

[@John_Locke_108]

In case you'll wondering, it's currently 2:30 on Thanksgiving and food is not even in the oven yet. Crackers and shrimp cocktail are almost gone.

[@bobinchampions6411]

The 11th Commandment of Southern Thanksgiving: Dinner will be over by 3:15 Central Time to provide Granny a chance to start the dishwasher before the Cowboys game... and you'd better not take her recliner. She earned it just like she earned her nap during the 2nd Quarter. But you'd better wake her up for the Halftime Show... especially this year- It's Dolly!

[@helenel4126]

Laughing because this was not only true, but also funny (maybe that's the same thing?)! I would add that you better find out whether Granny thinks the green bean casserole should or shouldn't have the crunchy onion stuff on top, or whether (not if!) the marshmallows atop the sweet potato casserole should be the mini size or the regular size. You don't want to make Granny angry....

[@RealJohnnyGuillotine]

Keep raisins out of people's hands... Seriously... That's a violation and it will be dealt with swiftly.

[@Naedlj]

Hahaha! I make the dressing for 80 people so… I’m gonna start baking and freezing cornbread tomorrow!

[@04straw]

Oh, Matt. This was spot on. On every single talking point. Thanks, and we love you! ❤

[@CoasterMan13Official]

Is it possible that someone could bring something so disgusting to Thanksgiving dinner that they're permanently the ones that have to bring plates, cups, and/or ice?

[@muddpuppy07]

Yes

[@robinmills8675]

Yes, if you plan it just right. 😊

[@From-North-Jersey]

Up here in the north that would happen if cornbread was used in the stuffing. I am not kidding, hearing that people do that on purpose actually made me gaggy the first time I watched the video.

[@lordpumpkinhead265]

@@From-North-Jersey You have yet to try authentic Southern cornbread stuffing.

[@CoasterMan13Official]

@@From-North-Jersey try it if you haven't already. It's delicious. You'll love it.

[@tracimoriarity9669]

You nailed it! My Aunt Lou and Uncle Billy (siblings) had an annual argument about how much sage goes in the cornbread dressing. We looked forward to it.

[@shelpippg2202]

“Kicked an ant hill” 😂☠️ I’m absolutely rolling right now

[@Admiral87Crunch]

My mother made the best dressing you ever tasted. It was famous in the family (both sides!), everyone loved it, and everyone looked forward to it every year. Very sadly, she passed away a few years ago, but I am so blessed and grateful that one day a few years earlier, I asked her if she'd show me how to make it. We had a grand time that day, and it's one of my cherished memories with her. AND I ALSO KNOW HOW TO MAKE HER AWESOME DRESSING. I actually haven't made any in a while, and this video has reminded me that I need to do just that, very soon. Thanks Matt!

[@domin8ss]

Thank you for this advice. My family and I just moved to the south a few months ago. Things are very different from where we came from. Although nobody has invited us to Thanksgiving, nor do we have family to go be with, I'll be sure to remember this list should we suddenly find ourselves at somebody else's Thanksgiving.

[@cnsohm]

Are y'all close to the north Florida area? Y'all are totally invited to our house for Thanksgiving!

[@domin8ss]

@cnsohm This has got to be the coolest thing to ever happen on the internet. Risky since we don't know each other, but really cool. We're in west Florida. So far west that an accidental wrong turn puts us in Alabama.

[@lisalisa3652]

@@domin8ssthis must happen!!! It was meant to be. Southerners don’t invite unless we mean it. ❤️

[@Ldunk]

​@@domin8ssthere's a restaurant where you're at that is kinda like cracker barrel. There are/were only 2, one in Missouri and one right there in Alabama. It's been so long. I want to say it begins with a B. Brandons or something like that. Got it, it's called Lambert's. Home of the throwed rolls. So much fun and really good food.

[@TheMissPoovey]

Florida might be differently southern but most of these rules apply, there just may be more for Florida…they’re different, they have a genuine mix of everyone and that’s just different.

[@Sc0tt69]

"Granny does what she wants" No truer words have been spoken.

[@Paula-pv7ep]

Thank ya kindly. Your giving out good advice . I start preping TG a week beforehand. Even the buttermilk biscuits are in the freezer until the morn . All come out delicious. Don't forget the gunshots . Always hear them in the back ground . Them out there deer hunting. Everything stops at 4 so they can get on home . 😅😅😅Boom 💥 God bless you hope you an your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving. 🙏 Hug😊

[@asdisskagen6487]

YASSSS! The sounds of Thanksgiving Day hunting! THAT is Southern Thanksgiving. Where the conversation centers around hunting, football, kids, and the absolute new craziness the neighbors have got up to 😂

[@w.ryanbutler8097]

Dude! The Egg Bowl is no joke. Nobody...I mean NOBODY hates each other like Miss State and Ole Miss come Thanksgiving time

[@mitchellminer9597]

Marvelous vid, Matt. My family includes a child who grew up on packaged stuffing, so they still get a bowl of it, right next to the cornbread dressing.

[@annaneman3195]

You’re a gem among gems. I grew up with my grandma’s stuffing both in the bird and out of the bird (and the argument about whether it was stuffing or dressing. She called it stuffing-I honor her.), but my dad always made his “secret recipe” Stove Top. Now that he’s gone, having someone make that just for me would be the kindest thing they could do for me on Thanksgiving.

[@bettye444]

My dressing sucks so we always use stove top.

[@quietone748]

I find that so sweet :)

[@johnmorgan1629]

Breach any of the 10 Commandments and prepare to have your heart blessed to braking point.

[@cindycchesney5716]

Had a sister-in-law a few years ago who decided she was gonna bring something other that her assigned dish ( she's a yankee) needless to say it didn't go over well.( She's now my ex sister-in-law) no one misses her at all

[@lordpumpkinhead265]

@@cindycchesney5716 The quickest way to get disowned from a family is to bring the wrong dish to a Southern Thanksgiving. You might as well have done a DNA test while you're at it considering you're never going back.

[@cindycchesney5716]

@@lordpumpkinhead265 Thank You for the great reply! My Mother-in-law was in shock at the time as former sister-in-law said that "she didn't feel like making it" assigned dish I think it was a simple tossed salad. . She decided to make Jiffy corn bread muffins. Might as well said no football today. Believe me when I say it wasn't pretty we no longer know of her whereabouts!

[@quietone748]

@@cindycchesney5716 *gasp* NOT THE JIFFY BREAD CORN MUFFINS... not a southern Thanksgiving, by the gods!

[@From-North-Jersey]

Nobody sane puts stovetop in a turkey, My grandmother used to get up at 3am to make stuffing before putting the bird in the oven at 4:30am. Key ingredients include a pound of bacon cooked crispy, 2 dozen stale poppy seeded kaiser rolls which get soaked in water before being squeezed out and eventually fried, 2 large onions cut into 1/8th to 1/4 inch pieces and a cup of cellery cut to the same size as the onions. This vegetable mixture is then cooked until the onions start getting clear on the left over bacon fat. She would add the wet rolls to the onions and celery and cook with some butter until the bread was mostly dry , then she would stir the bacon and a box of bells poultry seasoning in to the pan and turn it off to cool for an hour. When it was room temp she would stir in two shelled and whisked eggs before cramming it all into the bird and stitching the neck closed. My Aunt Agnes used to make a stuffing with Jimmy Dean sausage,roasted chestnuts, left out un bagged to get stale rye bread, and bourbon. It smelled like death being prepped , but it tasted like heaven.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Nobody sane starts cooking at 3am actually

[@jayr.3720]

I've always felt conflicted about country crock because margarine is disgusting but those containers are worth thrice their weight in gold

[@Daphattack]

This is your friendly reminder to get your supplies THIS WEEK and not next week.

[@dragonace119]

No lie every Thanksgiving I have family that will borderline fight each other for that homemade Apple Butter and Jelly which is always funny to watch despite there being like 3-4 mason jars of that stuff. Though after my grand ma died a few years back I ended up having to be the one that makes it since me and one of my cousins are the only ones she taught how to make it.

[@hillbillysceptic1982]

What a blessing you must be to your family. Even if they fight over it!. I hope you and your cousins have apple butter protege's as well.

[@dragonace119]

@@hillbillysceptic1982 Ha yeah, though I will admit the Pecan pie one of my aunts makes is even more addictive than that.

[@McBernes]

Apple butter and real butter smeared on a fresh home made biscuit is heaven lol.

[@dragonace119]

@@McBernes I know right, add in either some thick bacon or two sausage patties and you get divinity.

[@McBernes]

LOL too true@@dragonace119

[@EricMcLuen]

At my ex wifes Thanksgiving and other events, we were in our 30s and still essentially at the kids table as her family was old. But my nieces and nephew did have to sit on a piano bench.

[@mommy2libras]

As the oldest grandchild, I was 33 before I was able to sit at the adult table. By then I'd been doing a lot of the work for several years already so I'd earned it. The kids - like my siblings and cousins when we were little and then our kids when we became adults- got stuck eating at a table made of a plank of 5 gallon buckets and sitting on cinderblocks in the driveway.

[@ErrastSerart]

Like and subscribe or Matt will come to your house and swap your cornbread dressing out with stuffing.

[@sjferguson]

I literally do not even think about setting foot in a grocery store later then the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I will pay my kid $20 to go get the one thing i forgot but i myself will not do it 😂

[@ruthakers7524]

Great video! Thanks for getting us in the Thanksgiving spirit!

[@1337slic3]

"Don't change the recipe" is TRUE. Last year I got myself a big fat helping of green beans only to discover they were seasoned with VINEGAR. Almost threw up on my plate. Also hotty deggum toddy The Egg Bowl > your team's stale, non-violent snooze-fest of a rivalry and brown sugar pecan topping > marshmallow topping I will fight anyone over this including and especially your mamaw

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Ur a southerner n don’t put vinegar on ur food?? 🧐

[@1337slic3]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah vinegar green beans is Midwestern food and anyone who does it and claims to be southern is a fed

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@1337slic3 my daddy n all his big family put vinegar on everything but chocolate cake lol I do too I’ll let them know they’re all feds

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Wait Were they actually 3 Bean Salad?? That IS midwestern!