We all know that while Thanksgiving can be one of the nicest days of the year, it can also be a trying one. Many of us spend the day with relatives we don't usually mingle with, or at least the number of family members we have to deal with on Turkey Day increases dramatically. Uncle Freddie and his dirty jokes, your nephew who can't stop talking about how much money he makes, the mother-in-law with the annoying laugh. Some people deal with this by smiling a lot, some deal with it by avoiding some people, and some eat a lot. What do others do?
Booze!
OK, it's probably not a great idea to get sloshed while you're trying to cook and carve a turkey, but holidays were made for cocktails too. Maybe you can have this after all of the big work is done, or later after dinner is done and it's coffee and cocktail and talking-time.
About.com has the Thanksgiving Cocktail, which uses apricot brandy, gin, dry vermouth, and lemon juice. Bar None has something called the Wild Thanksgiving, which has Wild Turkey (natch), applejack, Rose's lime juice, and cranberry juice. Of course, it's starting to get colder, and a nice Mulled Cider is always good, or a Hot Spiced Cranberry Punch (it's Thanksgiving, so you gotta use cranberry!).
Of course, traditional cocktails are good too, like The Negroni, a Martini, or maybe an Old Fashioned.
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