SC - Re: [Shire X] rabbit season/duck season/turkey season
Laura C. Minnick
lcm at efn.org
Tue Nov 28 00:51:33 PST 2000
Ok- I got this on another list, but the story was sooo apropros to the
assembled Cooks...
'Lainie
PeachOrig at aol.com wrote:
>
> Okay, I'll bite. (Said with pun intended.)
> Jeffrey and I bought a gorgeous 23 lb. genuine Butterball turkey,
> and then left it in the freezer too long. There was no way to defrost that
> monster in time, so............
> He went to Whole Foods Market, and they had two choices of fresh
> free-range turkey. Either a 13 lb. one, or a 33 lb. one. Guess which one he
> bought?
> The darn thing cost close to $60. and it took FOREVER to cook, but
> it was absolutely gorgeous. I've got a freezer full of turkey meat, and if
> you've ever seen a 33 lb. turkey, it's worth cooking just once just to see
> how big it really is.
> When it finally came out of the oven, it looked just like a picture
> post card, it was absolutely the most beautiful turkey I've ever cooked --
> but as I said, it took forever. We actually had Thanksgiving dinner with
> fresh green beans, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, home-made cranberry
> sauce, and all the rest of the trimmings -- but we didn't have turkey because
> it wasn't done at the appointed time.
> We had to eat fairly early because my dad had to go to work at 5
> p.m. so we didn't have a lot of leeway with our dinnertime. And besides
> everything else was done -- to perfection. The potatoes were mashed, the
> sweet potatoes were done -- everything was ready except the turkey, so we ate
> without turkey.
> By the time the darn thing came out of the oven, it was time for
> dessert, so we were joking do you want pumpkin pie or turkey? Cherry pie or
> turkey?
> Oh well, my whole fam damily was here and it was really nice, so I
> don't mind that the whole 33 lbs. of meat was left over. I sent lots of it
> home with each one of my kids, and we'll always have this crazy memory of the
> 33 lb. no-show.
> So, can anyone top my crazy story? I'll bet you can. Tell us how
> your Thanksgiving went.
>
> Emma Ursula of Myrtlewood
>
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