At Christmas, what makes a package special? Is it the surprise factor -- something you simply never expected to find under the tree?Or is it, as so many people say, the thought that counts?Each year, the Daily Herald's front page tries to deliver both of these qualities on Christmas morning.

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Around the holidays, family cooks know their assignment: The family has a favorite -- an entree, a side dish or a dessert -- that everyone expects on the table. And the cook had better do it right.Follow Aunt Gladys' traditional recipe. No fancy variations from the Food Network or Gordon Ramsay are necessary (or appreciated).

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That thud you might have heard outside your door early on Thanksgiving morning probably was the Thursday edition of The Herald landing on the front step.

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