One tradition at our house that was kept by Mr. Swede from his maternal grandparents is fried oyster breakfast on Thanksgiving and Christmas mornings. I like oysters if I cut the green part out, if you know what I mean. This year Mr. Swede had forgotten to purchase them in all the rushing about but I surprised him and found some. He only likes the Willapoint brand from Washington state since he grew up in both Connecticut and Seattle.
He fries them in olive oil after dipping them in beaten eggs and saltine cracker crumbs.
The only time I use blue and white for a tablescape is with these plates. I am not a fan of blue and white decor but these plates were so wonderful I couldn't pass them up. They are English transferware by Cauldon. They were made in two shades of blue. This is the brighter one. The other shade is a darker more flow blue one that is not as crisp in the design. I purchased the oval cachepot at a charity consignment shop to use with these plates. White Cyclamen are in stores now and one of my favorite winter plants.
All of the plates have the turkey motif. I do not have any other plates or cups from this pattern and have not seen any for sale.
Each Thanksgiving I bring out my Smith Glass turkeys. I think they were made to hold cranberry sauce but some people use them for soup. Here I am using them for fruit with a rich cream cheese sauce. For the main Thanksgiving meal, I place little gifts inside them for each guest. The blue plates are used for breakfast and then I switch to another Spode/Copeland bird plate set for the main meal.
Another look at Mr. Gobble. Metal turkey placecard holders are from Pottery Barn.
I like bright green with the cobalt blue. This stem is from Varga.
Royal blue napkins from Sferra. Chargers are Anna Weatherley and sterling is Tiffany English King.
Fried oysters with scrambled eggs.
Did your family carry down any Thanksgiving traditions through the generations?
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Photos: Swede