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of my Ukrainian-Amercian contemporaries and conduc ted an informal survey on the subject. One friend told me that the traditional American Thanksgiving dinner was celebrated by her parents every year; they felt that celebrating Thanksgiving was a way of paying homage to a country which had taken them in and had been a haven to them after the turmoil of World War II and the post-war years in Europe. But almost all of the people I spoke with began by telling me that they had not cele brated Thanksgiving when they were growing up. A few mentioned that they remembered Thanksgiving holidays as free days from work or school which were spent working on Ukrainian community projects like renovat ing buildings used for Ukrainian youth activities, or attending conventions or conferences scheduled by Ukrainian organizations like UCCA (the Ukrainian Con gress Committee of America) or SUSTA, (the Associa tion of Ukrainian Students of America). Other remem bered the free turkeys their parents were given by their unions or their bosses. "But we had orihoviy torte, because nobody liked pumpkin pie. So it really wasn't an American Thanksgiving.” Many remembered visiting relatives in other cities and even other states during the long holiday weekend. "But it was basically just a good time to get everybody together because it was a long weekend and because Christmas was too busy. So it wasn’t really an American Thanksgiving.” Many now celebrate some form of Thanksgiving in their own homes, some do so occasionally and some don’t bother at all. But those Ukrainian Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving every year, and those who celebrate some years and skip others, or those who celebrate their own version of the holiday by taking a much needed vaca tion have one thing in common, and that is the spirit of Thanksgiving as it was probably originally intended. We may or may not formally recognize or celebrate the tra ditional American Thanksgiving, but we gather as fami lies and share turkey or “orihoviy torte” or whatever on the third Thursday of November as the calendar dic tates, or on some other date as whim dicatates. And on these occasions, conversations invariably turn to what my godmother’s daughter laughingly calls the “hola bosa” stories, stories of political repressions, of the war years, of life in the d.p. camps and the early days in America. Stories of hardship and endurance and survi val. And like the Pilgrims in the history books, we are thankful for our families and our friends whether the time is spent with the whole clan or sharing some roasted Spam on a mountainside with a few good friends. So happy Thanksgiving, however and wherever you spend it. SPICED CRANBERRY-ORANGE MOLD 1 bag (12 ounces fresh cranberries*) V 2 cup sugar* IV 2 cups boiling water 1 package ( 8 -serving size) or 2 packages (4-serving size Jell-0 brand orange or lemon flavor gelatin V 4 teaspoon salt (optional) 1 cup cold water* 1 tablespoon lemon juice V 4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Vi teaspoon ground cloves 1 orange, sectioned, diced V 2 chopped nuts * Or use 1 can (16 ounces) wbole berry cranberry sauce, omit sugar and reduce water to V 2 cup. Spray 5-cup mold with no stick cooking spray. Place on large tray for easy transfer to refrigerator. Finely chop cranberries in food processor; mix with sugar. Set aside. Stir boiling water into gelatin and salt in large bowl 2 minutes or until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water, lemon juice, cinnamon and cloves. Refrigerate ІУ 2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn through leaves a definite impression). Stir in cranberries, orange and nuts. Spoon into prepared mold. Refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm. Unmold. Garnish as desired. Makes 10 servings. 22 ’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИСТОПАД 1994 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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