You might think that putting out a cheese platter on Thanksgiving verges on excess. After all, between the turkey and all the fixings — the stuffing and gravy, the mashed potatoes and baked yams, the Brussels sprouts and green beans, the pecan pie and pumpkin pie and apple pie — with such abundance, isn’t a cheese platter a little…much?
Not at all. Indeed, it is entirely appropriate. Think about it: Thanksgiving is a day-long celebration. It’s not a situation in which people arrive, eat and leave. If you’re having company, it’s likely they will be coming early and staying late. They may be staying the entire weekend. You will need, at the very least, something to whet the appetite while the bird roasts.
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