Episode Transcript
Once again.
Speaker 2 (00:00):
You'll be the smartest person in the room when you
get together for the holidays. If you listen to Wood Radio,
this is West Michigan's morning news. Do you Kelly Brett Keta,
Lawrence Smith, Rick Weist of Gardening Simplified Gardening Simplified on
air dot com for more. Rick, thanks for joining us
once again.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Hey, thanks so much. And yes, if that Thanksgiving conversation
turns to politics or the Detroit Lions problems, you can
flip it on its head, change the subject to Thanksgiving botany.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Well, I listen, we're in We're leaning into this, Rick.
Where does one begin the conversation about botany and our meal?
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Well, it's a fascinating subject that I love. Of course,
Native Americans helped European settlers familiarize them with corn, plant
corn use fish for fertilizer. They taught them the three
sisters approach corn bean squashed. But there's so many other things.
The American chestnut, the history of that tree, marshmallows in
(01:01):
your Thanksgiving feast, and how marshmallows developed yams and potatoes.
Canned pumpkins, the epicenter of canned pumpkins are just south
of us in Morton, Illinois, using something called the Dickinson
pumpkins cranberry cultivation. This is a very American thing, developed
(01:22):
by a Revolutionary war veteran in Massachusetts. However, Wisconsin is
the number one producer of cranberry's in the United States
and the world. And Ulysses S. Grant in eighteen sixty
four was the person who's credited with making cranberry sauce
(01:44):
a national tradition because he insisted that it be served
to Union troops during the Siege of Petersburg. And then
you have other issues like sage and stuffing. You've got
the great debate nashally contingent on where you live. Is
it going to be pecan pie? Is it going to
(02:05):
be pumpkin pie? Is it going to be apple pie?
The subject of Thanksgiving botany goes on and on, and
it's a great conversation starter for your Thanksgiving dinner.
Speaker 3 (02:17):
All right, guys, I'm going to say something controversial. Okay,
I prefer my cranberries out of the can. If it
doesn't have the ridges from the can, I will pass
them over. Unfortunately, I'm a terrible person, but I'm curious
you're You're not.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
A terrible person, and I'm not and along that line,
I'm not into jello molds. But I will tell you.
I will tell you I wait anxiously for one botanical
item to appear on the table, and that is green beans,
because I am completely into green bean cast role. Oh yeah,
(02:55):
my birthday falls on Thanksgiving. It will thissue and so
instead of getting a cake, I have candles in my
green being castable and I love the stuff.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Well, Rick, I'm curious if you've got those homegrown veggies.
Is it better to wait until day of on Thanksgiving
to get those ready for your meal or you're pretty
good doing it Monday or Tuesday.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Yeah, I think you're I think you're fine preparing in advance.
And I tell you what you've got to see to
it that there are some grain beans as part of
the part of the menu. Because it's you know, it's
just a tradition. It was developed by a lady in
the nineteen fifties at the Campbell Soup Company. They were
(03:38):
trying to find ways to sell more cream of mushroom soup.
But boy is it delicious.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
That's fascinating. So you just I mean, my family loves
that stuff. Sandy doesn't Sandy's not a green bean casserole person.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
I have a green my greening casserole. And then I
have a side of the French fried onions that I
just eat by the handful.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Oh, Lauren, I love that.
Speaker 3 (04:04):
Oh I'm Rick.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
That's my mantra at the table. You can never have
enough of the frisky onions on top. File them on.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
I'm going to get you the family size for your birthday. Buddy,
keep an eye out.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
You will hear more tomorrow on the show. It starts
at nine. Listen back for podcasts too at Gardening Simplified
on air dot com. Rickweist always great stuff. Happy Thanksgiving man.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Thank you very much. Happy Thanksgiving.
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