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Thanksgiving was a big deal in our home. My father didn’t just cook for the family, he would make enough for a small battalion and invite them to our home to share the meal of the day. The meal generally consisted of ham with cherries, cloves, and pineapple, turkey, giblets and gravy, southern corn pudding, candied yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry jelly, rolls, and a sweet potato pie with whipped cream, to top it all off. It was a feast.

One of the things I noticed that they always gave me was dried mashed potato mix and canned tuna. So, once or twice a week, I turned them into either pancakes or muffins. Lucky for me (and my hungry minions), they were a hit.