Thanksgiving recipes from Journal readers share memories and love

Thanksgiving recipes from Journal readers share memories and love

It’s hard not to love the recipe-swap letters that share stories about mothers, husbands, in-laws and young brides. They are so personal and show the strong connections we have with food and love and hope. 

That’s what you all shared when asked to share for a Thanksgiving Recipe Swap. 

I also want to acknowledge the lovely thank-yous that were sent along for suggesting the Swap. I see now that we all appreciate sharing, as well as receiving, a new recipe.

Maria Izzi Greene remembered both her late mother and late husband with her recipes. 

She wrote that her mother, Helen Perrino Izzi, experimented with different versions of pumpkin pie recipes for a long time until she decided on this one. 

“The evaporated milk and brown sugar really makes this delicious and far less calories than cream,” she wrote. “She placed this recipe in her own handwriting in my recipe book titled ‘Mama’s Pumpkin Pie’ and I treasure it.”

Recipes from Journal readers will help fill up the holiday tables in this most unusual year.

She also wrote that her husband, Thomas Greene, would make Grandma Greene’s Squash every year for all his relatives to enjoy at their Thanksgiving table.

“This was handed down to him from his mother Rosellen (Welch) Greene. It was a lot of work for him as he made at least eight dishes and delivered them all. This simple recipe was always a huge hit.

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