When I was little, the day after Thanksgiving was almost as special as Thanksgiving Day in terms of meals. For supper on what is now Black Friday, we would have turkey sandwiches on toasted bread with Fritos and French onion dip. To most people that's nothing but back in the day, having Fritos at a meal was special. And to have dip to accompany said Fritos was out of this world.
I don't want it to sound like we were poor and deprived and never had Fritos, but back in the day they were special to us and were a treat - unlike today when people usually have one or two bags in their pantry at all times. Like I said it's not like we were poor, but Fritos were special. They were Grandma's favorite snack and treat, and up to the day she died, I would bring her a bag every week when we visited her in the nursing home.
When I was a kid on the Friday after Thanksgiving, there was no such thing as Black Friday. There were no special get-up-at-3:00-a.m.-shopping-trips. It was a day off from school for me and a day off from work for Mom and Dad so we all just enjoyed sleeping in a bit and being at home together, looking forward to our favorite after-Thanksgiving supper of turkey sandwiches and Fritos.
In keeping with this family tradition, we had turkey sandwiches on toast tonight with Fritos and French onion dip. And I have to say it was awesome.
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