Thanksgiving Bibs

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s time to think about bibs to keep the corn pudding and cranberry sauce off the grandchildren’s holiday clothing. Using ready made bibs reduces this project to quick and easy.  This is  a genuinely modern project for old fashioned Nanas who think bibs are in the  Dining Room Dress Code for every toddler.

I love hoop appliqué and find it especially appealing for children. So I usually seek out such designs for kid projects. This turkey is from the Autumn Harvest collection, Designs by JuJu  www.designsbyjuju.com .  The text has been added, using the Kid Block font from Monogram Wizard Plus, a great program that I use regularly.

The text just makes me smile. “Gobble gobble” worked well for Laurel a few years ago. But  Robert was just 3 months old so “suckle suckle” seemed more appropriate for him, a nursing baby.  Around the perimeter of the bib, there is a little more trim–orange baby rick rack on one and feather stitching on the other.

The bibs were a big hit with the children and the other diners. I’ll be starting soon on new ones for this year.

Since I mentioned corn pudding, I would like to share my recipe for this Thanksgiving family favorite.

New Orleans Corn Pudding

Preheat oven to 350.

• (2) 12-15 oz. cans whole kernel corn, drained
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour (scant)
• 1/2 cup light cream or half and half
• 4 eggs, well beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• TOPPING
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:

• Heat butter with sugar in saucepan until butter melts.  Stir in flour.  Remove from heat.  Gradually stir in cream.  Add eggs then baking powder and mix well.  Stir into corn and pour into buttered 1 1/2 qt. casserole.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until knife in center comes out clean
• Spread top with melted butter and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon which has been combined.
• Return to oven for about 5 minutes.