The Family Table: From Gramma’s Beloved Christmas Recipe Collection, An Unexpected Winner Emerges

The Family Table: From Gramma’s Beloved Christmas Recipe Collection, An Unexpected Winner Emerges
Serve small squares of the cooled cake with a dollop of freshly whipped cream. Courtesy of Rona Simmons
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Submitted by Rona Simmons, Georgia

Experimentation is the order of the day at my home on Thanksgiving. Yes, a turkey sits proudly at the center of the table and, yes, it’s the same reliable brand my mother declared non-negotiable decades ago. But each year, I stuff and baste my turkey with the product of unusual recipes clipped from newspapers and magazines or downloaded from cooking websites.