Dear Boonville,

I can almost taste the giblet gravy.

Mmm — goes great on cornbread dressing.

It’s a personal Thanksgiving favorite of mine, and at least some people I know don’t like it.

Like you, I don’t understand where they’re coming from. I mean, I’m pretty sure royalty dines on this stuff, probably every day. I guess that at the very least I can brag about having refined taste.

Thankfully, my mom and one of my adoptive Missouri grandmas, Mama, make that gravy to perfection.

This Thanksgiving, I hope you get to savor a favorite dish with loved ones.

Enjoy the experience.

Nate Birt is news and online editor at the Boonville Daily News. He may be contacted at (660) 882-5335 or by e-mail at nate@boonvilledailynews.com.