Actually, I have no idea what people eat for Thanksgiving Eve.

That would have made a nice short post.
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Since one of the dishes we take to Thanksgiving is oyster stuffing, we usually eat oysters on Thanksgiving Eve.

Um, that pizza in the picture looks delicious!!! I just had pizza last night, but I want it again now. Yum.

We always make a frantic effort to eat anything that's taking up space in the fridge so that we have maximum space for the next day.

This year I think that'll entail a "New Jersey" omelet with cream cheese and jelly, and I'll juice all of the veggies that are taking up valuable real estate :)

UMMMM. Pizza sounds good. I'm getting me some Ledo Pizza for turkey eve day!!

anything mom (me) doesn't have to cook is our usual Thanksgiving eve meal. Pizza, Chinese take out, Taco Bell, just about anything. Except the dreaded...McFood!

Mostly because there is not one spot of unused space in my fridge. But, also because I'm "on" the next day so I need my rest!

Your post hints at one reason the United States has a health/obesity problem: We eat too much.

I am not aware of a bad time to get pizza.

Agreed, Lissa. Or Chinese food. Or sushi. Or anything. I remember two pleasant Thanksgiving dinners ever. Once my GF and I went to a Korean place in Towson. Everyone else there was Korean. It was great,.

The other good time was when a different GF and I made dinner for friends. I made ceviche and sushi and she made an amazing fish stuffed with ginger and steamed in a banana leaf.

So, yeah, non-trad is good. Its the only TG that I remember fondly.

Spam at 12:15 AM! (It links to a Spanish-language Argentinian website shilling electronics. Nice try, but I doubt that Thanksgiving is a big deal in Buenos Aires, especially given the reversal of seasons in the Southern Hemisphere.)

Thanks. That was a particularly clever one that I would have missed. EL

I have the dearest friend who as a teenager was the foreign exchange student at my high school (Kenwood, 1967) She learned of Thanksgiving from her host family and has continued the tradition with her family back home in Bogota, Colombia. It does get celebrated by some in the Southern Hemisphere. As for the reversal of seasons, many places in South America have no differences in seasons since they are close to or straddle the Equator. (Just a little geography lesson for the un-informed)

I thought the Pizza came after the thanksgiving meal. If you have an early thanksgiving, 2-3 pm, I can see ordering a pizza about 8-9 pm. don't forget this is probably done by lots of kids home from college.

Actually, something else I was shocked to discover last year: For many bars, Thanksgiving Eve is one of the busiest days of the year--depending on the bar, often THE busiest aside from "drinking holidays" (Mardi Gras, Cinco de Mayo, Green Beer Day) and sports events like the Stupor Bowl. This is apparently based on young folks home for the holidays getting away from the folks and hanging out with old school or hometown friends.

Actually, the list of busiest pizza delivery days contains more than the trifecta mentioned (the report said Halloween, Thanksgiving Eve and Super Bowl were simply "among" the busiest pizza delivery days). The top days for catering in the US are the days before big holidays when people cook, according to a recent Technomic survey. It sounds crazy, but it makes sense! Christmas Eve's eve may be up there, too. I'll have to check on that.

In high school and college I worked across the mall from a pizza shop. They were slammed on Thanksgiving Eve. The owner told me once it was absolutely their busiest night of the year. Makes sense to me!

We have Bagels and Lox for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning, and oyster stew on Christmas Eve. Can't think of anything in particular for Turkey Eve.

Captcha: Nixon adorable
I'm not kidding... I don't even think his mother thought that.

Makes sense to me. After cooking all-darned-day, what sensible person wants to wrestle with Wednesday night dinner to boot? I'd opt for a good burger, but that's just me.

Greenspun surfers. Sounds kinda' down-home, don't it?

Since Mom is normally in the kitchen, baking the pies and getting other dishes ready for Thanksgiving. We usually order out for delivery. Which does not give us much options, Chinese or Pizza. Needless to say, its Pizza most of the time.

My family always has Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Eve. Mom has always worked on the actual holidays, but it really works out well. Then people don't have to deal with the whole, "who's family do we go to this year" issue that some have to. Actually getting ready to eat in about an hour...yum!

Captcha kind of appropriate for me "mousers with" (still have my mouse).

Wow, major typo! Meant whose not who's...Pre-dinner wine I guess!

Trixie, I would have never even noticed. We're all paranoid of the spelling police catching our mistakes!

captcha "although refer" ...hmmmm

Thanksgiving Eve has always been pizza for us. It's a tradition. Busy with guests visiting and all the foods being prepared we always want something simple. Order a pizza, have a couple slices, toss the box, no mess, no fuss.

Thanks Joyce! oversight paramour...hmm, bad blind date?