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"I call this "rescued", because so many people throw away the turkey carcass after a big meal. Don't! Rescue it! Making stock is not hard or complicated. You'll be rewarded with delicious soup, and an amazing aroma will fill your home as you make the stock. And you don't even have to make soup right away -- just freeze the stock!"

Ingredients: turkey carcass, dried thyme...

"With some of this prepared and waiting in your fridge, and a package of the shredded cabbage coleslaw mix you can buy, you can have a salad on the table in minutes! Recipe easily doubles, or you can also easily just make half. I originally got this recipe from a friend, but I cut back the sugar and changed the type of vinegar used."

Ingredients: dry mustard, mayonnaise, milk...

"These are the best; we sometimes have them for supper too. They're fairly thick, but light and very tasty. The recipe makes lots, but my Norwegian background gives me a love for leftover pancakes spread with butter and brown sugar. Yum!"

Ingredients: eggs, milk, vanilla...

"I use the slicing blade on my Cuisinart to make the slicing job fast and easy. I have monkeyed around with this recipe since the early 1980s, and about 10 years ago I settled on this combination of ingredients. I don't process them (I did once and I found the texture of the pickles suffered) but you certainly can if you wish. You can also store..."

Ingredients: pickling cucumbers, ice cubes...

"Found on the Web in response to a request from a fellow Zaar member for a Montreal-style bagel. Malt powder or syrup is typically found in home-brewing (do-it-yourself-beer) stores."

Ingredients: dry yeast, eggs, honey...

"Prince Edward Island, Canada's tiniest province, is famous for its potatoes. This is an old fashioned dish; the recipe is from a Mme. Benoit cookbook, and she gives credit to "Dolly", her hostess in Summerside, PEI."

Ingredients: pepper, cream, onions...

"I haven't made this in years, so was very pleased to find it again as I was browsing through some of my older cookbooks. It's very homey and makes for a great dinner. Prep time includes boiling the macaroni."

Ingredients: eggs, elbow macaroni...

"I got this recipe from my girlfriend Dale back in 1977; it was a favourite in her Scottish family. The colour is amazing!"

Ingredients: eggs, salt, white sugar...

"My grandmother made these in the '60s whenever she entertained; imagine my surprise when I found this in a cookbook as an actual recipe! This brought back a ton of memories -- one of them that these were delicious!"

Ingredients: cream of mushroom soup, white bread...

"This is the best rice pudding I have ever made, or ever eaten."

Ingredients: cornstarch, egg yolks, milk...

"My version of Apple Brown Betty ... always popular, and very easy to make."

Ingredients: hot water, lemons, juice of...

"I first had this recipe at my husband's aunt's home back in 1979; got the recipe from her and have been making it to serve with turkey dinner ever since. I love the apples and turnip together! If you want to make it ahead of time, you can; just make it up to the layering stage then cover tightly and refrigerate. Put topping on, though, just..."

Ingredients: light cream, flour, turnips...

"This is the date loaf I've been making for years, originally found in a FiveRoses cookbook, I think. I like to spread a little butter on slices of it and have it with tea."

Ingredients: dates, eggs, salt...

"This unique Indian dessert was found in the cookbook, Vancouver Entertains."

Ingredients: golden raisins, milk...