Thanksgiving Edition Humans of PIHS: Mrs. Whitten-Smith
Have you ever had Cranberry Salad? Mrs. Whitten-Smith makes it sound so good. It has raspberry jelly in it!
Art teacher Ellyn Whitten-Smith said, “I have a chocolate pumpkin marble cheesecake.” Doesn’t that make you excited for Thanksgiving?
November 19, 2021
Do you Decorate for Thanksgiving or not?
Ya, a little bit
Football or Macy’s Day Parade?
Neither
Stay home or go see family?
Stay home, family comes in
Help cook dinner or relax?
Help cook dinner
Vegetarian Thanksgiving or not?
Not, but we’ve got plenty of veggie sides.
Homemade food or ordered food?
Homemade
Homemade stuffing or box stuffing?
Homemade
Green bean casserole or salad?
Neither? We don’t have salad on Thanksgiving
Mashed potatoes or candied yams?
Potatoes
Cranberry sauce or fruit salad?
Both
Apple pie or apple crisp?
Crisp
Pumpkin pie or pecan pie?
Both
Turkey or ham?
Chicken
Turkey thigh or turkey breast?
Thigh
Light or dark turkey meat?
Dark
What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Pecan Pie
What is something your family has for Thanksgiving that isn’t a common Thanksgiving dish?
We do the little baby onions, not everyone has those. We do pretty usual stuff.
What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?
Probably the last one where both our in-laws were with us. Milton would always make homemade stuffing which was just the absolute best thing in the world. Linda would bring different little things… probably one of those, when they were both with us.
What are you grateful for?
Health this year
