Turkey Friday?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Micki
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
M

Micki

Guest
Having grown up before many of the Vatican II changes, I’ve been trying to remember what we used with turkey the day after Thanksgiving. Did it just sit in the fridge because we couldn’t eat meat on Friday or was there a dispensation from the Bishop?

Anybody remember what was done in their diocese?

Micki
 
we had the usual, fish sticks for the kids, shrimp for my parents from the local carryout, and homemade coleslaw, hash browns and soup.

the rest of the weekend however, besides turkey sandwiches, my mom’s signature dish was turkey tetrazini, fetuccini noodles, broccoli, alfredo sauce, and of course turkey. Also turkey pot pie
even with a 20 pounder we did not have a lot of leftovers with our big family. I distinctly remember watching the clock when contemplating a midnight raid on the fridge to make sure our surreptitious snacking did not infringe on Friday. could not even eat the stuffing since it was made with giblets and sausage.
 
IIRC, the Archbishop of New York routinely granted a dispensation. The same was true whenever St Patrick’s Day fell on a Friday.
 
malphono said:
IIRC, the Archbishop of New York routinely granted a dispensation. The same was true whenever St Patrick’s Day fell on a Friday.
Click to expand...
I think that was for when Thanksgiving fell on the Friday. Not for leftovers.
 
Seatuck said:
Of course, thanks ! That’s what I get for trying to do too many things at once. Can’t see why a dispensation would be given for left overs.
Click to expand...
Simple, really. Schools were closed and (even in the “dark ages”) many people had the day off, so it was sort of a holiday.
 
Micki said:
Having grown up before many of the Vatican II changes, I’ve been trying to remember what we used with turkey the day after Thanksgiving. Did it just sit in the fridge because we couldn’t eat meat on Friday or was there a dispensation from the Bishop?

Anybody remember what was done in their diocese?

Micki
Click to expand...
Pre or post Vat II it didn’t matter at my house.

After all the festivities, much of the leftovers were packed up and frozen with some meat left out for sandwiches over the next week or so, but on Friday, it was meatless.

It’s not like the leftover turkey is going to spoil in 24/48 hours. 🤷

AND the break between Thursday and Saturday just let us appreciate it all the more - Especially Turkey sandwiches with a bowl of soup for lunch. 😃

For us boys it didn’t much matter cause on that Friday - being out of school, we were usually out rabbit hunting most of the day.

Peace
James
 
Most of my family of origin really didn’t like turkey. We usually had a venison roast (before we moved to New York,) or a ham. One particularly stellar Thanksgiving we had lobster. And since after we moved to New York we always had a couple of neighbors over for Thanksgiving dinner, the only thing that ever was left over were some less popular vegetable side dishes.

I’ll probably be alone this Thanksgiving. Hmm–a lobster sounds like just the ticket—LOL!
 
I remember having a dispensation from the bishop. With five kids in the house, the leftovers didn’t last too long anyway!
 
As Fr. Z. pointed out in his blog, currently, we don’t need a dispensation from the bishop to finish up leftovers. If you’re concerned about whether the leftovers will still be okay to eat on Saturday, figure out an alternative penitential practice for this Friday, and go ahead and finish them up!
 
puzzleannie said:
we had the usual, fish sticks for the kids, shrimp for my parents from the local carryout, and homemade coleslaw, hash browns and soup.

.
Click to expand...
We never had leftovers because we always went to Grandma’s pre VC-II and the leftovers were spread among 50 or so people so slim pickens. Our Friday meal never had fresh fish, always canned (salmon croquettes with creamed peas on top, tuna caserole - GROSS!) fish sticks - not like the meaty Mrs. Paul’s of today but a desicated string of fish meat in the burned carapace of the breading… My father would not eat Italian food so pasta was out.

Those were the days!
 
JRRTFAN said:
Our Friday meal never had fresh fish, always canned (salmon croquettes with creamed peas on top, tuna caserole - GROSS!)
Click to expand...
The salmon croquettes I might be able to deal with, (I’m not so sure about the creamed peas), but no way the tuna casserole. :bigyikes: Fortunately, no one at home (including me) could deal with hot canned tuna, so we were spared that delicacy.
JRRTFAN said:
fish sticks - not like the meaty Mrs. Paul’s of today but a desicated string of fish meat in the burned carapace of the breading
Click to expand...
No to worry, they’re still available. 😃
JRRTFAN said:
Those were the days!
Click to expand...
Oh yeah … with an Alka-Seltzer chaser. plop-plop, fizz-fizz … 😃
 
This from Rorate Caeli regarding the Friday after Thanksgiving and eating the turkey leftovers:

A friendly and tasty reminder that there is a strong argument to be made that there is no required abstinence from meat this Friday.

While always a topic of great discussion, it is a fact that Pope Pius XII granted Americans a dispensation from their Friday abstinence, so that they may enjoy turkey the Friday after Thanksgiving. I say “enjoy” turkey because that is truly the only reason he would have granted it – the arguments over refrigeration and whether meat would spoil don’t hold water since wide-spread, in-home refrigeration (as well as cable TV) actually did exist in the 1950s.

So eat your turkey this Friday and give great thanks to a merciful God for all that we have to be thankful for. And, while you’re at it, thank and pray for Pope Pius XII before you dive into that turkey, that he may be canonized a saint soon.

rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2011/11/friday-after-thanksgiving-day-indult.html
 
JRKH said:
Pre or post Vat II it didn’t matter at my house.

After all the festivities, much of the leftovers were packed up and frozen with some meat left out for sandwiches over the next week or so, but on Friday, it was meatless.

It’s not like the leftover turkey is going to spoil in 24/48 hours. 🤷

AND the break between Thursday and Saturday just let us appreciate it all the more - Especially Turkey sandwiches with a bowl of soup for lunch. 😃

For us boys it didn’t much matter cause on that Friday - being out of school, we were usually out rabbit hunting most of the day.

Peace
James
Click to expand...
Actually, before the 1950’s, few people had adequate refrigeration for the leftovers to last even past breakfast… Sure, there was an icebox in many middle class homes from the 1930’s on, but the middle class was still not a majority.

And some bishops still do grant a dispensation. For the Byzantines of the Eparchy of Phoenix, Bishop Gerald has granted a dispensation from the St. Phillip’s Fast (Advent… which we are already in!) for today; we still have mandatory meatless fridays. Bishop George mitigated it only for leftovers. But both only allowed the dispensation to be announced at services thursday morning… Bishop George by order, and Bishop Gerald my emailing the pastors with in wednesday night…
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top