So, what do you get for $40 ?

treecitystar
5 days ago
2 min read

It seems people plan for their Holiday dinner, especially Christmas dinners way ahead of time and this year is no exception. For instance, Aldi and Walmart have already rolled out their special Thanksgiving dinner deal: feed 10 people for $40. That sounds like a great bargain to me. That's only $4 per person. (Unless of course you have Uncle Argus coming to dinner, then maybe it will only feed 5 people).

I was curious, what do you get for your 40 bucks?

At Walmart the bundle comes with the following items:

13.5 lb. Butterball Turkey, (lowest price since 2019)
4.5-ounce Kinder’s Fried Onions
10.5-ounce Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup
Twin Pack (2 x 6 oz.) Stove Top Turkey Stuffing
12 Great Value Dinner Rolls
5-pound Fresh Russet Potatoes
12-ounce Fresh Cranberries
2-pound Great Value Baby Carrots
15-ounce Great Value Corn (3 cans)
14.5-ounce Great Value Green Beans (3 cans)
12-ounce Great Value Artisan Macaroni & Cheese (3 boxes)
0.87-ounce Great Value Brown Gravy Mix (2 mixes)
Great Value Pie Crusts
12-ounce Great Value Evaporated Milk

15-ounce Great Value 100% Pure Pumpkin

So, not counting eggs you have the makings for a pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, Mac & Cheese, dinner rolls, Corn and Carrots as sides. Not counting needed sugar or lemons you also have the makings for cranberry sauce.

What do you think?

Here's a thought that I had. Why don't we have a special, traditional type dinner meal for Halloween?

I intend to invent one. What might go into a Halloween dinner that would be any different than say, Thanksgiving or Christmas?

Note: I am not ignoring Hannukah, it's just that the meal package for that Holiday is $175 so, rather out of the budget thing, especially considering it only serves 4 people.

It does include nummy things like matzoh ball soup, square knishes, mini latkes and

1 lb of housemade noodle kugel. So, if interested email me and I'll let you know where it's available.

So, back to Halloween. Should the dinner have normal foods that we can establish as being Halloween Dinner fare? Or should the dinner have 'adjusted' foods to match the theme of the Holiday? Here's ideas I found online:

Worms and Eyeballs. (spaghetti and meatballs)