Thanksgiving

Traditions

Meshele Hamby
MARKET BASKET ITEM 2007 Price 2008 Price
AFBF Safeway

10-12 pound frozen whole TURKEY 17.63 19.99

Butterball or Manor House or Honeysuckle or JeannieO

14-oz. package of cubed stuffing 2.40 3.00

1 gallon of whole milk 2.13 3.29

3 lbs. of sweet potatoes 2.08 4.47

12-oz. package of brown-and-serve rolls 3.08 1.50

Half-pint, 8 ounces, of whipping cream 1.89 2.79

1 combined pound of celery and carrots 1.46 2.10

30-oz. can of pumpkin pie mix .66 2.49

12-oz. package of fresh cranberries 3.88 2.50

Package of 2 nine-inch frozen pie shells 2.20 3.49

16-oz. package of frozen green peas 1.56 2.00

Price given for Combined group of miscellaneous items (including coffee 3.29 3.04
and ingredients to prepare the meal)

Total cost of Thanksgiving market basket 42.26 50.66

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2008 Market see below would have
Basket cost:
2008 cost:
$50.66 1950 $5.66
2008 $50.66 1960 $6.96
2008 $50.66 1970 $9.12
2008 $50.66 1980 $19.36
2008 $50.66 1990 $30.71
2008 $50.66 2000 $40.46
2008 $50.66 2005 $47.37
Parades and Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving Day parade is an event that
is full of fun and people from all parts of
America enjoy watching these parades.
The Thanksgiving Day parade has grown
into one of the most important events that
Americans celebrate every year.
The Macy’s Day Parade in New York
remains the most popular Thanksgiving
Day parade in the whole United States of
America.
Yummy Pumpkin
Pie
 3/4 cup granulated sugar
 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
MIX sugar, cinnamon, salt,
ginger and cloves in small
 1/2 teaspoon salt
bowl. Beat eggs in large
 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger bowl. Stir in pumpkin and
 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves sugar-spice mixture.
 2 large eggs Gradually stir in
evaporated milk.
 1 can (15 oz.)
LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin POUR into pie shell.
 1 can (12 fl. oz.)
BAKE in preheated 425° F
NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
oven for 15 minutes.
 1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) Reduce temperature to
deep-dish pie shell 350° F; bake for 40 to 50
 Whipped cream (optional)
minutes or until knife
inserted near center
comes out clean. Cool on
 My
Thanksgiving
Our family celebrates by getting together
and having a big meal and watching
football.
We eat turkey and all the trimmings.
We use a Butterball turkey.
Butterball got its name due to the fact that
it injects each and everyone one of its
turkeys with butter.
The butterball LLC Headquarters is located
at Mount Olive, NC .