Health & Fitness
Keeping it Local on Thanksgiving
Here are some local places to get your fixings for your Thanksgiving dinner.
I will be cooking dinner at my house this year. I have two local establishments that I rely on each and every Thanksgiving.
For the turkey, I rely on in Canton to order a fresh turkey from a local farm. They will season it for me as well. You can order the whole meal from them. too. But I just get my turkey as well as a side of butternut squash - theirs seems to be better than mine ever turns out. They have a great selection of wines as well so usually I pick some up when I get my turkey. If you are not sure what kind of wine to pick, they will make suggestions for you. The Main Course has a lot of other gourment foods for other times of the year as well.
The Main Course also offers Thanksgiving pies and desserts. I am sure they are also delicious.
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However, the holidays do bring back a certain nostalgia and so I like returning to my home town of Milton–right next door–to pick up my pies from Bents Cookie Factory. I remember it as being "the broken cookie factory" when I was a kid and you could get a bag of broken cookies! I think the broken ones were cheaper. It always smelled so good in Bents!
, has been in existence since 1801. The current store stands in the same bulding, although they sell more than the water crackers that they ere originally known for. Now, they have a deli and a booming lunch business too–both new additions since I was a kid. While I do like to cook my pies (I make a great sweet potato pie,) time is not always on my side - plus my kids do not all like the traditional Thanksgiving pies.
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I have already ordered my Thanksgiving pies from Bent's this year: pumpkin, pecan and Boston cream. When I go pick them up, I will be brought back in time to my childhood and maybe I'll get myself a sandwich too!
in Canton and Bent's Cookie Factory in Milton are part of my day-before-Thanksgiving traditions. What are some of your Thanksgiving traditions?
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About the Author: Christine Smith is a Realtor, Buyer's Agent, Attorney, social media fan, parent and Canton resident. She writes about real estate and events in the Canton area on her blog – Canton MA Events and Real Estate.
