Thursday, November 26, 2009

michaelmas [week 7]: thanksgiving day

Exeter College boasts the most 'authentic' Thanksgiving Day dinner in all of Oxford. This is largely because of the 'Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford,' which has been sending over 30 Williams students to Exeter for a full year of study since 1985. And for the past 80 years Williams has awarded one graduating senior the Moody-Donovan Fellowship to study for a Master's degree at Oxford. So, at a cost of just £20 I had to find out for myself. In fact, this dinner is SO popular, that they don't even allow you to bring a guest! I've included some photos below so that you can experience Thanksgiving Oxford-style:



some nice cornbread with cranberry and butter...
turkey with stuffed mushrooms, a cranberry cornbread roll, sausage wrapped in bacon, sweetpotatoes, mashed potatoes & gravy, and string beans...
pumpkin pie, pecan pie, warm apple pie with raisens,
and a dollup of ice cream and whipped cream...
Williams students were obliged to sing their College's song...

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