Asked what traditions made their Thanksgiving every year, KUOW staffers came forth with both classic and quirky practices. Here’s a selection!
Morgen Asher, membership
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Ruby de Luna, reporter
Every year we play a serious game of bingo (no chatting allowed). Uncle Ossie traditionally called out the numbers until he passed away a few years ago.
He was generally a quiet man. But during bingo, when he went “oooh!” you could tell he was pretty close to making bingo!
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Marcie Sillman, The Record host
I use 2 pounds of butter in the turkey and stuffing and we all agree it’s the best use of fat ever.
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Andy Hurst, The Record producer
My family always eats shrimp cocktail as a Thanksgiving dinner appetizer. That’s right: SHRIMP COCKTAIL.
Shari Woo, underwriting
Larry's homemade chili.
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Sara Lerner, reporter
Every year my mom makes a Jell-O salad, which we like to call “jelled sallo.” We are still laughing about it after 20 years, even though it's really not that funny.
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