Fayetteville: Ordering Thanksgiving Dinner Early
Even though we are still over a week away from Halloween, believe it or not, it’s not too early to start thinking about your Thanksgiving dinner. Many people these days choose to not cook all day and instead have started ordering their Thanksgiving dinner to be delivered.
A Little History of Thanksgiving
Here in America, we model tour Thanksgiving holiday on a 1621 harvest feast shared between the Wampanoag people and the English colonists known as Pilgrims.
We have been celebrating Thanksgiving for more than two centuries. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held in November on the same day every year.
In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the holiday up a week in an attempt to spur retail sales during the Great Depression. Roosevelt’s plan, known derisively as “Franksgiving,” was met with passionate opposition, and in 1941, the president reluctantly signed a bill making Thanksgiving the fourth Thursday in November.
Thanksgiving Plans
As we near the Halloween holiday and then start to think about our Thanksgiving plans, I thought we would look into places right here in Fayetteville where you can order your Thanksgiving meal and have it delivered to your home or pick it up the day before.
Note: It’s a good idea to order early and beat the rush of people who will be doing the same.
Barbara Ann’s Southern Fried Chicken
Barbara Ann’s Southern Fried Chicken is located at 3740 S. Main St in Hope Mills and offers barbecue turkey, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, candied yams, cornbread dressing, green beans, potato salad, and banana pudding. Order by Nov. 14 for pickup on Thanksgiving Day from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
You can find them on their Facebook page.
Big Erv BBQ & 910 Sweets
Big Erv BBQ & 910 Sweets is a caterer that offers whole turkey, smoked and sliced, or chopped smoked turkey barbecue, brisket, ribs, and macaroni and cheese. And for those who need some extra spirit on Turkey Day, you can order Banana pudding and sheet cakes, including alcohol-infused boozy cakes.
Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel Thanksgiving meal serves 8 to 10 people for $169.99 and the Thanksgiving Family Dinner feeds 4 to 6 people for $109.99.
The Thanksgiving Feast at Cracker Barrel includes two oven-roasted turkey breasts, Cornbread dressing, Turkey gravy, Cranberry relish, Sweet potato casserole with pecans, Green beans, Mashed potatoes, Sweet yeast rolls, Pumpkin pie, and Pecan pie.
Pre-orders are open now, and pickup is from November 23, 2024, to December 1, 2024. If you pre-order and schedule your pickup date for the 25th or 26th, you will receive a free $10 bonus card.
