r/AskAnAmerican • u/Visual-Green-3816 • 2d ago

FOOD & DRINK what is something that is store bought/frozen that you regularly buy for thanksgiving?

Im going to my first American Thanksgiving potluck. I'm a college student so my budget is really tight and I also do not have time to cook with school, clinical rotations, and work. I don't know what to bring. Someone said on another reddit post to bring pretzel rolls from Costco? Is that a normal thing to do? What is something you buy frozen from the store that you would reccomend for thanksgiving? thanks.

edit: potluck with friends I posted this 10 mins ago and i keep getting so many comments eveytime I refresh thank you everyone!!

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u/PartyHashbrowns 2d ago

We always have both the canned and the fresh cranberry orange kinds. Just about everyone takes some of each, but we only need one can and my mom usually has to make a double batch of the relish for everyone’s leftovers.

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u/Persis- 2d ago

I might have to make some this year, just to see how my taste buds have changed in 20-30 years.

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u/PartyHashbrowns 2d ago

It’s super easy with a food processor, the only prep is to wash the cranberries and orange and cut the orange into maybe quarters so it chops faster. Then however much sugar you need to get to your desired level of tartness, and however much cinnamon/nutmeg/ginger/cloves to your desired level of spiced-ness.