April 14, 2006

Easter turducken

Easter turducken
Most traditional holidays are syncretised perversions of even older traditions, which then get secularized into excuses to eat a whole bunch. Christmas falls, not coincidentally, close to the winter solstice, and borrows heavily from earlier winter festivals, featuring lots of gingerbread, candy canes, traditional hams and large family feasts. Thanksgiving, being largely a continuation of post-harvest feasts in Europe, has always been about eating. We have, of course, taken this to ridiculous extremes with turducken, a Thanksgiving dish prepared by...

This is awesome. I know what I'm going to do with my easter candy!

Posted by pqbon at April 14, 2006 12:42 PM
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Of course you like it, it involves using a power tool.

Posted by: Tonya at April 14, 2006 1:23 PM

Nasty. The two things I hate the most combined into one sweet.

Posted by: Mike H at April 14, 2006 5:31 PM