I LIVE IN A SMALL RURAL TOWN WITH POPULATION OF AROUND 900...AREA WISE IT IS AROUND 422SQ.MILES...AND IS HOME TO FARM LAND. MOST FARMERS GROW CORN,TOBACCO,AND SOYBEANS. ROAST CHICKEN IS MY FAVORITE MAIN DISH ANYTIME OF YEAR,BUT IN THE SUMMER MONTH'S OUR FAMILY LOVES TO GRILL & BARBQ...OUR SON,JOHN,BUILT US A BEAUTIFUL PATIO & FLOWER GARDEN & POND WITH WATERFALL.HE ALSO PLANT'S 2 VERY LARGE VEGGIE GARDEN'S EACH SPRING...THESE ARE HIS LABOR OF LOVE FOR US TO ENJOY...WE FEEL VERY BLESSED TO HAVE HIM AS OUR SON. SEVERAL OF MY NEICE'S & SON'S FRIEND'S GET TOGETHER AND EACH BRING A COVERED DISH TO ONE OF OUR HOMES...WE TAKE TURNS...WE PICK ONE OF US TO COOK THE MAIN DISH..(WE VOTE ON),THEN THE REST OF US BRING THE SIDE'S & DESSERT.WE GET TO CATCH UP ON THE FAMILY AND PLAY GAMES & JUST HAVE FUN. EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY LOVE ME TO BAKE THEM AN ANGEL FOOD CAKE..AND AT CHRISTMAS I'M THE MAIN CANDY & COOKIE MAKER...I MAKE SEVERAL TYPES OF FUDGE..BUTTERSCOTCH,MILK CHOCOLATE,PEANUT BUTTER,WHITE CHOCOLATE WITH DRIED FRUITS,ALSO I LIKE TO MAKE DOUBLE LAYERED FUDGE USING DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF FLAVORS.I'VE MADE ORANGE WITH PINEAPPLE WICH EVERYONE LOVES,ALSO PEANUT BUTTER WITH BANANA. WHEN I WAS A NEWLY WED SOME 37YRS AGO,I BAKED MY FIRST THANKSGIVING TURKEY WITHOUT ASKING ANYONE FOR HELP...THAT WAS A BIG MISTAKE...I FIXED IT LIKE MY MOM ALWAYS DID,(OR SO I THOUGHT),AND IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL ON THE PLATE.WHEN EVERYONE SET DOWN TO EAT..MY HUSBAND DID THE HONOR OF CARVING...AS HE CARVED INTO IT HE NOTICED THE KNIFE GOT STUCK...SO HE FINNALLY GOT THROUGH AND TO EVERYONE'S SURPRISE,HE FOUND THE PACKAGE OF GIBLET'S STILL IN THE BIRD...AT FIRST I RAN TO THE BEDROOM AND CRIED...THEN ALL THE FAMILY STARTED TEASING ME AND SAID THAT IT WAS OK AND THEY'D NEVER FORGET HOW I MADE THEM LAUGH.I STARTED LAUGHING WITH THEM AND THE BIRD TASTED JUST FINE..AFTER ALL...!!