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Article #298: Vegetarian Thanksgiving - No Turkeys?

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What comes to your mind when you first 1/2 teaspoon sage
think of Thanksgiving? The big fat 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
golden-brown turkey? To millions, a Salt to taste
Vegetarian Thanksgiving would mean no Method:
heaps of turkey meat at their dining Cook the onion and garlic in the oil or
table to feast on, but to the turkeys it margarine until tender, and remove from
would mean freedom to LIVE. the heat.
Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks Chop the cashews by hand or in a food
to God for blessings received during the processor; cut up the bread as well. Add
year. It is usually a family day, the cashews and bread to the onion, then
celebrated with joyous reunions, add the vegetable stock, salt and pepper,
feastings and prayers. Families and nutmeg, and lemon juice. Put half of this
friends come together to enjoy the mixture into a small, non-stick loaf pan.
Macey's Thanksgiving Parade and Football. Mix together all the ingredients from the
Although it is a major celebration in the second list. Put the mixture on top of
United States and Canada, other countries the stuff in the loaf pan, and add the
like Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, rest of the first mixture so that there
Laos, Liberia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin are three layers of food in the pan.
Islands, etc also celebrate this joyous Place the pan on a baking sheet or in a
holiday. larger loaf pan, and bake at 400 degrees
Vegetarian Thanksgiving is a term which F for half an hour. The top should be
has slowly become popular all over, not browned. Let the roast cool for a few
only with the vegetarians but also among minutes, then turn the pan over and serve
the non vegetarians. Being veg. is a the roast on a plate. Serve with gravy if
journey, not a destination – even desired, keeping in mind that it is a
with its back roads, detours and speed very rich dish.
bumps. Thanksgiving used to be a Notes:
vegetarian's worst nightmare, but no The roast will take about an hour to
longer. More and more vegetarian groups prepare. This recipe makes roughly six
are holding dinners and celebrations, and servings.
there are even caterers and food Other main courses items could be:
companies specializing in a wide Home-made bread, Salad, Steamed carrots
selection of meatless alternatives. and green beans, Mashed potatoes, rolls,
The living and the dead! If turkeys were Bread stuffing, Red wine, Vegan Bisquits,
our companions, we would be terribly Vegan Nut Roast with Stuffing à la
upset with the death of any one of them; PeTA, Vegan Gravy and Simple Cranberry
but because they are "food", we are Sauce.
indifferent to their death. Thousands of DESERT
free-range turkeys are raised in a single Vegan Pumpkin Pie
warehouse-like structure forced to stand Ingredients:
on accumulated fecal waste and breathe in 1 350-g box of silken firm tofu, drained
ammonia fumes. These turkeys are then 1 heaping cup of cooked or canned pumpkin
taken to the slaughterhouse through 1 to 1 1/4 cups brown or golden sugar,
transport containers where they are hung not packed tightdash salt
upside down in shackles. There they cry 4 teaspoons blended "pumpkin pie spice"
out in fear and pain as they await their OR:
own slaughter. Think of how much it hurts 1 teaspoons cinnamon
when we get a little speck in our eye, 1/2 teaspoon ground dry ginger
and we might understand the degree of 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
suffering that the turkeys are been 1/2 teaspoon allspice
forced to endure day after day. When left 1 teaspoons nutmeg
the way God intended turkeys to be, they 1 pie crust
have a wonderful and close family life. Method:
It is not human to deprive them of this Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Blend the
gift from God. tofu in a food processor or with a
There is a lot more to explore at a blender until smooth and cream-like, for
thanksgiving dinner table than just about four minutes. Stop the machine
turkeys. Some food items that I can every once in a while to scrape large
suggest, which I found from some great pieces of tofu down into the machine's
recipe sites, would be: blades. Add the cooked pumpkin and blend
APPETIZERS/STARTERS some more, again stopping the machine and
Guacamole, a Relish plate of sliced scraping the mixture down. The result
vegetables (Crudités) and White wine. should be a light orange-colored paste
MAIN COURSE with no lumps of tofu. Put the paste into
Vegan Nut Roast à la PeTA a large mixing bowl and add the sugar,
Ingredients: salt, and spices. Mix well and spoon it
'The roast': into the pie crust; decorate with
Two tablespoons oil or margarine cheerful shapes of leftover crust, if
2 large onions, chopped fine desired. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until
5 cloves garlic, minced the crusts are dark brown. Serve warm or
3 cups raw cashews chilled, plain or topped with whipped
1 1/2 cups bread cream or ice cream.
1 cup soup stock (or water) Notes:
Salt and pepper This pie takes about two hours to
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg prepare. A single good-sized sugar pie
2 tablespoons lemon juice pumpkin will usually yield enough
'The stuffing': material for two pies: the recipe doubles
3 cups bread cubes, toasted easily. The pie refrigerates and freezes
Two tablespoons margarine, melted but not well.
hot Other Desert items could be: hot cocoa,
1/2 to 3/4 cup finely-chopped onion Vegan Pumpkin Pie and Butter Tarts.
1 cup chopped celery You can wish your friends and family a
1/2 teaspoon thyme Vegetarian Thanksgiving with a simple
1/2 teaspoon marjoram Ecard from sites such as 123Greetings.






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