Vintage Thanksgiving Menu - A Moderate Price Feast

I found this series of three Thanksgiving menus in a 1952 Woman's Day magazine and I thought it would be fun to share one a week until Thanksgiving.

All of the menus are based around a turkey and gravy, but the sides accommodate your holiday meal budget, from low to high.

This "moderate" menu includes:

-french fruit cup

-mushroom bisque

-celery

-paprika wafers

-green olives

-whole cranberry sauce

-roast turkey

-giblet gravy

-savory stuffing

-holiday sweet potatoes

-creamed onions

-green beans

-lettuce hearts with blue-cheese dressing

-clover-leaf rolls

-butter

-pumpkin chiffon pie

-coffee

In 1952 this cost about $1.35 per person, which would be $11.93 in today's money according to an inflation calculator.

Stay tunned for the "cost cutting" menu next week!