It’s a potluck edition of Under Rocks and boy, are we thankful for the bounty we get to share with you. Sue baked some pumpkin squares, Dan picked up beer nuggets, Austin Cliffe stopped in with a bowl of Circus Peanut salad, and Spencer brought the clips! We’ve managed to do quite a few food and drink shows over the years, so the time was right to gather in the studio and enjoy some delicious leftovers.
But wait! There’s more! We check in with our friend and Chicago radio star Lisa Fielding to reminisce about Rockford Thanksgivings past and the one unwelcome tradition on her family’s table – The Aspic.
We managed NOT to talk about the world's most controversial Thanksgiving side, the cranberry relish recipe that the late (and much loved) NPR legend Susan Stamberg shared with/inflicted on us every year. We know of at least one family in southern Wisconsin who will enjoy a big scoop in her honor this year. Need the recipe? We've got you. Don't forget the horseradish!
Got a recipe you'd like to share? An aspic? How about an idea for our next show? Message us at rocks@niu.edu
If you’d like to go all-in on some of the shows we revisited during this Thanksgiving special, click away on these links.
Beer nuggets
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2021-12-03/dekalbs-glorious-beer-nugget-under-rocks-podcast
Maple syrup
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-03-25/the-sappening-under-rocks-podcast
Culinary historians of northern Illinois (find the sauerkraut cake recipe here)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2022-12-19/whats-in-a-cookbook-culinary-sleuths-preserve-our-culture-our-history-under-rocks-podcast
Under Rocks is produced by Spencer Tritt, Dan Libman, and Susan Stephens at WNIJ, part of Northern Illinois University.
