WARSAW — It seems impossible to have a holiday celebration without food. Hours and days are spent preparing a menu and the holiday meal, and then in less than an hour the decorated table is appreciated and the food enjoyed. Sometimes there is a time lapse before dessert so we can really enjoy the dessert, but shortly after, all the extra food has to be properly cared for.

The cost for a traditional Thanksgiving meal in Indiana dropped sharply from 2012 to 2013, according to an informal survey of grocery costs from Indiana Farm Bureau. The annual survey indicates that the average cost for this year’s Thanksgiving meal for 10 is $48.12, down nearly $3 from last year’s average of $51.05. “The cost …read more.