In Louisa May Alcott's An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, the Basset family kitchen is full of the bustle of preparation for the Thanksgiving day dinner. When Mrs. Basset is called away to tend to her mother who has fallen sick, the oldest daughter, Tilly, determines to make the best of things and finish cooking the dinner. Though not an expert chef, it soon becomes clear that Tilly will have a full table of relatives to feed in this heartwarming story of the holidays.