Thanksgiving Travel Tips: Can You Take That Turkey On The Plane?

Thanksgiving Travel Tips. Can you take that turkey on the plane with you?

There is nothing like a nice, big Thanksgiving dinner. Especially if you don't have to host! No clean-up before or after. You don't have to try to time the roasting of the turkey with the mashing of the potatoes and baking of the green bean casserole. That is the worst part!

I remember Thanksgiving when I was young. It was all hands on deck because my mom hosted, and that is why she had children. (That is what I used to think. No one else had to do the chores I had to do growing up!) As the youngest in the family, my job was to set the table. That entailed polishing the good silver, ironing and folding the cloth napkins, and making sure the glasses didn't have spots. It was my 9-year-old nightmare. I'm still getting over it.

But I digress. Back to you ...

So, you lucked out and got the invitation. Now you are headed to Grandmother's house for Thanksgiving. Yay! But you are not going to arrive empty-handed, right? Your mom taught you better than that! So, how do you get the goods from home to wherever you are going? That is the challenge.

If you are driving, you can pack it in ice. But if you are flying ... well ... that creates a whole other problem. What you need are some Thanksgiving travel tips.

According to TSA.gov, you can, indeed, bring most of the Thanksgiving trimmings along with you on your flight - and some can travel with you in the overhead bin. (Not that you will be in the overhead bin. Your food will be. You will be seated in a very small seat with no legroom, but hopefully, you get an armrest.)

Yes! Your Tom Turkey can travel with you through the airport and TSA and onto the plane to be stowed in the overhead bin. Just make sure it is cooked.

You bet you can take your stuffing in your carry-on baggage. Whether it is in a bag or in the bird, feel free to stuff that stuff in the overhead bin!

You're pretty good to assume that anything with "sauce" in the name cannot be added to your carry-on bag. But feel free to pack it in your checked bag!

While it is delicious, prepared Mac & cheese cannot travel with you on the plane. But you are certainly welcome to bring the boxed stuff. Uncooked, of course.

Because pumpkin pie is not a liquid, you should be able to bring it as a carry-on. If you are thinking of baking one from scratch, this recipe looks like a lot of work, but it. looks. amazing.

Unless you are traveling with a 3-oz bottle, the good stuff has to go in your checked baggage. Worried about the bottles breaking or spilling? Wrap them in bubble wrap (or diapers!).

Since your bottles are in your checked baggage, you won't need your corkscrew on the plane. And you won't be able to have it with you, anyway.