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Couple extends breakfast tradition three decades
They had breakfast while they planned for deer hunting season, which started the next Monday.
The Sollon's trailer, which was located at Washington County Airport, was so small that everyone couldn't fit in it to eat at the same time.
"We had to eat in shifts," Sollon recalled.
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His wife, Peggy Sollon, started the turkey Wednesday night and was up early Thursday making egg casserole and potato casserole. The menu also included stuffing, cornbread, pie and ice cream. Twenty-two people were there for Thanksgiving breakfast, when it was ready to be served at 8 a.m.
"It's grown from one generation to a second to a third," she said. "You rekindle good times and reminisce and be thankful that we're here. It's always been a nice tradition."
Several of the original breakfast participants had their sons and grandchildren there Thursday. Even the children seem to understand what the celebration is all about.
"I like it," said 9-year-old Jared Lesniakowski, who is the son of Brian Lesniakowski. "It's a time to get together and have fun."
Over the years, they have accidentally burned holes in her couch with their cigars, spilled stuff on the table cloth and almost broken her fine china, but Peggy never minded, said Larry Lesniakowski, of McMurray.
"She always told us that could be replaced," he said. "She says, 'You're the best company we could ever have.'"
The men at breakfast agreed that she was pretty special to make everything come off without a hitch - and with good food too.
"It's tremendous," was the answer from several of them.
She has another point of view.
"It would not be Thanksgiving without these gentlemen," she said. "It's like this every year. They're laughing, having fun."
After two hours of camaraderie, they worked their way toward the door. There were guns to be sited in and other family to visit on the holiday.
"It wouldn't be hunting season without Peggy's breakfast. It's the beginning of hunting season and the holidays," Phillip Sollon said. "This whole event is about tradition, family values and extended family."
Breakfast : 11/28/2009
What a wonderful tradition. My Husband always went hunting on Thanksgiving mornings too! He was so proud to bring us home something good to eat. It was tradition! My sons grew up to do the same . Our tradition was when all the hunting was over , I would take everything and make two or three giant pot pies out of everything and the Hunters would all feast on them. iI also would make homemade biscuits. We all had a good time !
