When was the last time you sat down to a feast of epic proportions at 2 pm?
Perhaps it was last Thanksgiving.
Some ardent supporters consider “linner” (lunch-dinner) a Thanksgiving must. There’s good logic behind getting an early start. Eating in the afternoon allows the meal to stretch many hours and gives guests a fighting chance at combatting the L-tryptophan-induced post-turkey nap. Heck, your guests can conk out on the couch and still wake up with evening hours to spare for board games and chitchat.
But maybe you’re the type who has to stick to a consistent schedule, or your entire life with become out of whack. Eating early will ruin everything! In this case, you’re probably better off consuming Thanksgiving dinner at 6:01 pm, like all other sane people.