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Published November 25, 2009 09:43 am - Nov. 25, 2009 Feat of the feast The turkey is the centerpiece, but people have other favorites for Thanksgiving as well. By BETTY RIDGE Press Special Writer
Today and tomorrow, cooks across northeastern Oklahoma are striving to get the perfect family feast together for Thanksgiving. Most, of course, will have a turkey, either carved at the table or brought in pieces, as the centerpiece, and quite a few also will cook a ham. But many families also have traditions handed down for generations. And it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without them. “We have four generations coming,” said Alice Allen, who lives between Peggs and Locust Grove. “They’re coming in from Tonkawa, from around this area. We’ll have from 4-1/2 months old to 71.” Allen was looking for just the right turkey Monday at Reasor’s. She wanted one large enough to serve everyone, with some left over. While the turkey will have the place of honor, a traditional family dish ranks close in the family’s affections. “I have a Syrian salad that’s been passed down through the years, passed down through my mother. I’m looking forward to it,” she said. She doesn’t have to do all the cooking. Like many Thanksgivings, the Allens’ meal will be a cooperative family effort. “My favorite words are, ‘I’m not the cook, Kim does the cooking,’” she said. Kim is her daughter from Tonkawa. “My daughter-in-law, Rachel Allen, does the pies and sweet potatoes, and my daughter Kim does the casseroles and oversees everything,” Allen said. She expects to spend a day cooking the turkey and doing other preparations at home. The Allen family specializes in traditional home cooking, she said. She noted some people travel to the Amish restaurant in Chouteau in search of that sort of food, but they don’t need to. “That’s just an everyday dinner for us,” she said. 
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