House Speaker John Boehner penned an editorial about what he’s thankful for during Thanksgiving.
“Home for me and my wife Debbie is West Chester, Ohio. It will be wonderful to spend a few days with our two daughters and make what I consider to be the best turkey brine around,” he said in Time.
According to CNN, his brine is something that he learned from his mother.
He mixes salt, pepper, bay leaves, garlic, and maple syrup before adding that to water. Boehner then puts the turkey in the brine overnight.
The network says that his aides can attest to the quality of his Thanksgiving turkeys. However, due to his busy schedule this year, he wasn’t able to cook for them.
He added: “Here we are, nearly 400 years later, still assembling for the feast and bowing our heads. Even in times not easily given to repose or reflection, we pause to give thanks for God’s grace. As we do, we ought to keep in our hearts all those whose sacrifices have kept this chain unbroken. Because of them, we are free to prosper and moved to show charity for those in need.”
“Thanksgiving is one of the permanent things. It is always with us, as is the mission of seeking a more perfect union. That I, the son of a bartender, have been given the chance to contribute to this work in the city that Washington built is something for which I am forever thankful.”
