**Note from the editor- Due to the number of wonderful Thanksgiving articles we received, this one's a day late but gives us an excellent idea for what to do with all those leftovers!

Ingredients:

• 2 Slices White Bread
• 2 Dollops Mayonnaise
• Several Pieces Cold Turkey
• 2 Dollops Cranberry Sauce 
• 2 Large Dollops Cold Stuffing
• 1 Ginger Ale

Directions:

1. At roughly 9:30 PM Thanksgiving night, right when you are considering the possibility that you might one day be able to eat again, decide that it is in fact time to leave the family viewing of _________ (insert your choice family movie for traditional post-Thanksgiving feast- for me, “Meet Me In St. Louis”). 
2. Fight the “itis” (dangerous disease brought on by overeating and characterized by symptoms of laziness and sleep) to regain a slightly more vertical posture and make your way to the kitchen. 
3. Toast two slices white bread (they taste the best when your grandmother or some other older matronly figure can cut it into triangles for you after toasting them- don’t ask, I’m just giving you the recipe for success- some things just work). 
4. Once bread is nicely crisped and golden brown, add a layer of the thinner turkey left-overs (which hopefully have had a chance to chill nicely in the refrigerator while the first part of the movie was being watched). I prefer white turkey meat, but that is just a personal preference. 
5. Add a light layer of stuffing on top of the turkey. 
6. Add cranberry sauce to the turkey and stuffing piles. Apply mayonnaise to the top pieces of bread. Note that there must be a sufficient amount of both mayonnaise and cranberry sauce, as these act to combat the dryness of the turkey and stuffing. 
7. Note that the sizes for ingredients are relatively arbitrary- this is both because in a food-drunk state it is impractical to take the time to measure, and because in a food drunk state I have never taken the time to measure my own portions. 
8. That being said, this is a complex dish characterized by two key contrasts: temperature contrast between the cold left-overs and the warm, freshly toasted bread and texture contrast between the dry turkey meat and the moist cranberry sauce and mayonnaise. That being said, perfect balance in these contrasts can only be achieved through experimentation.  In the spirit of American gluttony on Thanksgiving, it may be necessary to test the combinations on a sandwich or two before even bringing the final masterpiece back to the movie room. 
9. Finish sandwich assembly (there will most likely be overflow).
10. I always find that a Ginger Ale is the perfect accompanying drink for this late-night snack, as it quiets my stomach down. 
11. Be prepared to receive jealous looks when you re-enter the movie room. I try to by-pass these and do my duty as a good American and Thanksgiving celebrant by making several sandwiches (or perhaps delivering those slightly imperfectly balanced attempts mentioned earlier) for other family members. 
12. They can get their own Ginger Ale. 
13. Settle back down in a more horizontal position, let the “itis” resume its work, and enjoy Thanksgiving: Round 2.

Note: This recipe can be used for times other than 9:30 PM Thanksgiving night. However, I make no guarantees about its success.  In my experience, it never tastes as good. 
 
Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving, and Enjoy!

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