SC - Wild turkey-domestic turkey

[Elaine Koogler]

Pardon my ignorance, but what is "DKFL" and how would one go about finding a
representative?

Kiri

Ron and Laurene Wells wrote:

> At 03:27 PM 6/10/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >The woodland turkey is a game bird and, to my knowledge, not
> >domesticated.
> >There are people who find them much tastier than the domestic turkey.<<
>
> The Wild Turkey is a game bird, yes.  But it has also been
> domesticated.  You can order Turkey poults from several hatcheries.  Check
> out this one online!
>
> http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/
>
> >Thanks!  I know that people in my Clan greatly enjoy Wild Turkey.  ;-)
> >
> >Nice to know that we have the citations for both kinds, even in the very
> >end of period.  I was planning to include a can of turkey in my demo
> >exhibit--the food game--next week but might not.
> >
> >Commercial turkey farms seem to specialize in a white-feathered bird,
> >which is, I suppose, the SA.  The traditional Pilgrim-type darkly
> >variegated feathered bird would be the game bird, then?
> >
> >Looking thru some illustrated books, I find Bernardo Strozzi's
> >(1581-1644) _The Cook_, in the Palazzo Rosso in Genoa, includes turkeys
> >(white) waiting to be picked.  This painting is probably OOP, but gives a
> >look at turkeys more period than the super-breasted modern hybrids.  It's
> >in G. Riley's _Renaissance Recipes_.
> >
> >Haven't yet found Vincenzo Campi's The Poultry Seller (Cremona).  I know
> >there were URLs posted giving web sites for food paintings, but can't
> >find the citations.  Anybody else have them handy?
> >
> >Regards,
> >Allison,     allilyn at juno.com
>
> I don't know about URLs, but I have a children's book by DK that had
> paintings from Medieval history, complete with the artist's name and the
> approximate year that it was painted.  Many have surprising detail!!  You
> can clearly see that they had Quinces, and apples, and grapes and peaches
> in one still-life painting of fruit. It is called "A Children's Book of
> Art" and sells for $13.75 if you order through a DKFL representative
> (Usually 15%-30% higher if you purchase from a Bookstore).  It has 64
> heavy-weight pages.  There is an Adults book (lighter weight pages) that is
> called "Sister Wendy's 1000 Masterpieces: that has 512 pages and sells for
> $29.95 through a DKFL representative.  This book would also have many
> paintings from Medieval history - including paintings with food in them. If
> you have any questions about ordering, please contact me!
>
> -Laurene
> tinyzoo at aracnet.com
>
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>
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>
> Email me today if you have any questions!  tinyzoo at aracnet.com
>
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