We're going to fry our turkey. Thawed turkey, dry skin and turn off the flame while adding the bird. No problem.
Yep! I've cooked one. Maybe veganism isn't much of a thing in New Mexico. It is big in Colorado.That's a real thing????
Yep! I've cooked one. Maybe veganism isn't much of a thing in New Mexico. It is big in Colorado.
I cooked one, but I have never eaten one. I do not do soy anything. I avoid soy as much as possible.
I know that well. Our meals growing up were almost always meat, potatoes, vegetables and canned fruit for dessert.I live among ranchers and hunters. Meat is always on the menu.
We're going to fry our turkey. Thawed turkey, dry skin and turn off the flame while adding the bird. No problem.
That's a real thing????
Yep. We should feed it to Gitmo detainees and prison inmates.
Sometimes we have a small ham in addition to the turkey, if we have enough people for dinner.
That is a great story, GrannyG!Written years ago by my daughter, we always laugh about it at this time of the year...
The 2 turkeys "Christmas" and "Thanksgiving":
Now my mother, being an intelligent woman, decided to get 2 turkeys and name them "Thanksgiving" and "Christmas" for the day they would be eaten. She , of course, pampered these critters, calling them by name, petting and coddling them, feeding them to make them fat and whistle to make them run to her. Well....2 males in the same yard? Um , no. So showing his prowness, around November, 'Thanksgiving' killed 'Christmas'. Which meant we had to eat him for Thanksgiving, which for the other turkey, meant a reprieve. Only I (Debra) had to pluck the dead bird...not having any idea what I was doing, nor have I EVER plucked a bird. How hard could it be?
Oh...let me count the ways! First, I had no trouble with the smaller feathers, as they easily came out with a yank. But on the bigger feathers, I had to use a pair of pliers ....it was awful! Secondly, did you know there was stuff that leaked out the end of feathers?? GROSS! Especially for a teenager.
Needless to say, I will never have a 'traditional' Thanksgiving...From now on, I will buy turkey de-feathered and ready to cook.... Oh I forgot the rest of the story!....I bet you were asking yourself, "What ever happened to "Thanksgiving"? My mother became too attached to him to eat him, so ...he became a pet, and later on, she gave him to a friend so he could live out his days with other females..
Oh c'mon, where's your sense of adventure?
You do need pliers to get some of the wing feathers out. Noticed the grandkids (who did the plucking on 4 turkeys this year) got lazy, and cut off part of the wing with the hatchet. I don't mind.
We have been looking those Char-Broil Infrared Oil-Less Turkey Fryers. Supposed to be just as delicious without the oil (or the potential hazards). You can also use them to make other things like ham, roasts, etc. Anyone have any experience with one?
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This sounds delicious. With a whole chicken in it, it is a meal in itself. It sounds like it would feed quite a few people.Granny Lois's Cornbread Dressing Recipe
Granny Lois was one of the best cooks in town. Everyone loved this recipe and she always made it for the church suppers. Everytime we talk about this recipe we laugh. The first time my daughter Karen made this, she did not know you had to bake the cornbread first, so you can imagine the mess she ended up with...we laugh every Thanksgiving over Karen's special dressing. Granny Lois wrote the recipe down for me before she passed away, but her writing was so hard to read, age had made her hands tremble and shake, but luckily, Karen still had the recipe written in younger days, so it is with joy that I share her wonderful recipe. Eat and enjoy !
Granny Lois's Cornbread Dressing
4 pkgs. corn bread...bake it first....
8 slices of white bread
8 boiled eggs,chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
2 medium onions, chopped
3 sticks of celery chopped
3 cans of cream of chicken
1 can of cream of celery
1 boiled chicken,skin removed, cut into bite size pieces
sage
poultry seasoning
pepper
curry powder
1/2 cup cooking oil
save broth from whole chicken
prepare cornbread, crumble into foil pan.
crumble bread. add chopped up eggs,onions,bell pepper, celery and
cooking oil.
2 cans of cream of chilcken and 1 can of cream of celery
add chicken pieces
season to taste
add broth if thick
put last can of cream of chicken on top
bake 350 for 30 mins
Today someone asked how to cook a turkey in a microwave. After a resounding response of don't, this video was shared. I have never done this and never will, unless life is majorly different. But, I thought it was interesting.
If a person doesn't have a working oven, I can see this as a possibility.I did it once. It was a small 11 lb bird. It turned out ok. But probably wouldn't do it again.
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