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Help! was Dogs eating turkey was OT Turkey Alert!
Amen to that. It gets up barf and loads of hair.
Gen "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message ... Doggie muddy feet and doggie barf convinced me to buy my own carpet shampooing machine. It's amazing and I love it! It's a Bissell Pro Heat 2X- around $180 and a great investment. Ask Gen- she loves hers, too!- you'll be shocked at what that baby gets out of your carpets. Pure mud and gobs and gobs of pet hair that's worked it's way down into the nap- even with vacuuming religiously it still finds all kinds of yuck in there. Wonderful machine and not difficult to use..... even for an ol' arthritic like me. VBG Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Sorry, Pauline. I just assumed that since Leslie had four much loved QIs inside that she would be the expert. We have carpet and a Yorkie who does occasionally kiss a toad to see if he'll turn into a prince. The hurling that follows reminds him not to do that again (for a while) The procedure is simple. Scrape up the solids, blot up the sour and then we follow the instructions on the Woolite Carpet Pet Stain spray can. We've used other brands and they've all worked just fine. Sometimes it takes more than one application; never any permanent damage. I know the HGtv people are just pure goofy about hardwood floors but we won't do that again. We had truly magnificent pecan floors for 25 years. They are loud, cold, and, if you'll pardon me, just a little puddle of puppy pee can do serious damage. It's time for me to get going but there's a 'furthermore'. The magazines and tv folks have also gone crazy about stainless steel appliances. Can you just imagine how many times a day you'd have to polish off sticky fingerprints and doggy nose snuffles? Polly "Pauline" wrote in message ... I know we should look at alternatives. When we redid the kitchen & family room, we put tile on those floors & in the entryway. We were going to put hardwood thru the rest of the house with some area rugs, but all the flooring people have told us the dog will scratch the hardwood. Personally, I like a "lived in" look, but I know DH would have a heart attack if the dog started scratching the floor. We do play with him in the house too; he likes to play "keep away" & it would be hard for him to do that on a slippery floor. I know - are we designing the house around the dog or around the people - clearly, it's around the dog! Someone suggested we look at commercial carpet, because it is more stain resistant - but it doesn't sound very homey to me. Maybe there are nicer commercial carpets than I realize. Poor dog - clearly something didn't agree with him - he threw up 5 times & poor DH had to clean them all up. Since my hip is so new, I can't get down on the floor yet. Liam slept all night - no interest in dinner, but now that it's time to go to bed, he seems to be feeling better. Sure wish they could talk Pauline Northern California "Dreamweaver" wrote in message ... I'm no help with the spot removing dilemma but I would suggest other flooring besides carpeting because you will end up right back where you started! Just a thought!!! Dreamweaver "Pauline" wrote in message ... We had an Irish Setter that stole food all the time. One day my mother slid the oven rack with a ham in a roasting pan out. She must have gotten distracted, because when she turned back to the store, the ham was gone & Tara (the dog) was nowhere to be found. She had stolen it & taken it downstairs to the garage. Bad doggie! Question - does anyone have any proven techniques for getting dog throw-up out of the carpet? Our 3 1/2 year old Brittany eats everything he runs across. We don't always see it happening, but we always find the dogs throw-up. It happens about every other month. We are almost ready to put new carpet down & after the dog threw up this afternoon, DH said & why are we putting new carpet down? (Because the old is disgusting & we knew we were replacing it, so we didn't care if we got paint on it when we were painting.) Pauline Northern California "Dreamweaver" wrote in message ... She was a sight to behold! I thought her belly would burst it was so full, and you're right, all she could really do was lay around and sleep! She was quite the character. Dreamweaver "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... I seem to remember something about turkey containing something that makes people sleepy. After 22 pounds of turkey, that should have been some lovely long nap. Polly "Dreamweaver" wrote in message ... LOL!!! You reminded me of the time my mom cooked a 25 lb turkey for 4 of us! Lots of leftovers...right?...see this one coming?......Brother took platter out next day to make a sandwich, left it on the counter, and yep, our Irish Setter had the best and worst Thanksgiving of her life!!!! She was miserable after eating about 22 lbs of turkey but boy was she happy!!!!! That poor baby! Dreamweaver (she was miserable for days and the post clean up wasn't exactly enjoyable either!!!!) "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Yeah, that's kind of sad about no drumsticks - and no wishbone. I remember the time my sister tried the method where you put the bird in a paper bag and set it to cook very slowly overnight. They were blasted out of bed by the smoke alarms. And the time she put her turkey in a sink full of cold water to thaw - forgetting that their lab could easily remove anything at counter height that was appealing. He did. Labradors are sweet and loyal dogs but they are tall. You'd think she would have noticed. Polly "Dreamweaver" wrote in message ... But Mz. Polly!! How can there be a fight over who gets the drumsticks if'n there ain't no drumsticks? BG Does sound a whole lot easier though! My mamma used to cook that bird until it fell off the bone, and yet it was always moist and yummy and the gravy was heavenly, just heavenly!!! Dreamweaver, who loves the dark meat!!!! "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... It is time to move your frozen turkey from the freezer to the refrigerator. If you 'are' a turkey, this is a good time to disappear. It takes a long time for a Big Bird to thaw. The quick way of putting the frozen bird in a sink of cold water and constantly changing the water is a pain. Start early if you can and simply move the turkey to the refrigerator to slowly thaw. I'm trying a new turkey production this year. Carving a turkey looks good in old movies but there are not any carving artists in our family. I've bought boned turkey breasts and hope to get away with an easier time of it. Sounds good, don't you think? Polly |
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OT Carving a turkey
Carving a turkey is not too hard if you use the restaurant method. If you
like to have it all cut before serving let the turkey cool some (my MIL is roasting hers today, will carve & refrigerate it until tomorrow & rewarm the meat at dinner time) 1- Remove the wing and leg from one side. Joints should be easy to move if the turkey is done. 2- Separate the wing into a drumstick-like upper part and a smaller, crispy skinned lower part, remove the wing tip and save for broth, or eat the skin off it right away while the skin is crispy and hot. You deserve a treat. 3- Separate the leg into drumstick & thigh. You can leave the drumstick whole or cut the meat off. Cut the thigh meat off and slice it. Discard bones or save for broth 4- With a sharp knife, cut down next to the breastbone on the side you took the leg & wing off. Cut along the ribs until the whole breast can be pulled off in 1 piece. 5- Slice the breast perpendicular to the breastbone edge as thick or thin as you like 6- Repeat on the other side 7- Turn turkey upside down and use a fork to pull off the meat from the hollows on each side of the back & anything that was left from the wings & thighs 8- Make sure you got all the stuffing out 9- Discard bones or save with the less desirable skin & wingtips etc to boil for more broth. 10- Bag up all the less attractive, scrappy, pieces of meat in packages for turkey hash, soup, pot pie, nachos, or casserole right away & put them in the fridge (or car) to chill, also any meat you are sure will be too much for the meal package separately for sandwiches or leftovers-to-go for family to take home. The sooner it is cooled the better it will keep. If you carve at the table, in step 4 leave the breast meat on the turkey but still cut perpendicular to the breastbone, not parallel. the meat will be more tender because it will be cut across the grain, not with it. Cut slices the whole length of the turkey and then take the slices off a few at a time to serve. I read about this about 10 years ago & it has worked for me ever since. I cool meat & soup in my car in the wintertime, It is plenty cold out there & less likely to be carried off by wild things than if I cooled it outside, & less strain on the fridge. Jane in NE Ohio- Snow is 5-20 inches deep in my yard- 5 inches under the trees and 20 inches where it has drifted. "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... It is time to move your frozen turkey from the freezer to the refrigerator. If you 'are' a turkey, this is a good time to disappear. It takes a long time for a Big Bird to thaw. The quick way of putting the frozen bird in a sink of cold water and constantly changing the water is a pain. Start early if you can and simply move the turkey to the refrigerator to slowly thaw. I'm trying a new turkey production this year. Carving a turkey looks good in old movies but there are not any carving artists in our family. I've bought boned turkey breasts and hope to get away with an easier time of it. Sounds good, don't you think? Polly |
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OMG. Come on down to Columbus----beautiful day. We're putting up outside
lights in shirtsleeves. Sunny and clear. Of course, it won't last. Gen " Jane in NE Ohio- Snow is 5-20 inches deep in my yard- 5 inches under the trees and 20 inches where it has drifted. |
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:47:44 -0600, "Polly Esther"
wrote: Yeah, that's kind of sad about no drumsticks - and no wishbone. I remember the time my sister tried the method where you put the bird in a paper bag and set it to cook very slowly overnight. They were blasted out of bed by the smoke alarms. And the time she put her turkey in a sink full of cold water to thaw - forgetting that their lab could easily remove anything at counter height that was appealing. He did. Labradors are sweet and loyal dogs but they are tall. You'd think she would have noticed. Polly When I worked in a grocery store meat dept. there was a phone call asking about how to cook a turkey so the skin wasn't so tough. She had taken the turkey out of the mesh bag, washed it and cooked it. I was juicy, but the skin was tough as shoe leather so they had to cut that off. Turned out she had never removed the plastic bag it was packed in before cooking, so the skin she was asking about was actually the plastic bag. Debra in VA See my quilts at: http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere http://www.flickr.com/photos/designsbydeb/ |
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:44:14 -0600, Susan Laity Price
wrote: My son often cooks turkey breast when he doesn't have time to deal with the carcass. Yesterday he planned to make rolled turkey breast for his friends. This is just a simple way of using the boned turkey breast and rolling the stuffing inside. The breast had been in the refrigerator for two days. He took it out about 3:00 p.m. and discovered the center was still frozen. After an hour in water there was still a little ice in the center. Forget rolling it. He put the stuffing in the bottom of the pan and cooked the turkey spread flat on top. Worked well and took much less cooking time. Wasn't as pretty as a rolled turkey but taste was great. Only problem with boned turkey breast is no turkey soup the following week. Susan A lack of bones is no excuse for not making soup. I just made turkey soup for the first time in my life and just used left over turkey meat that had been frozen in some chicken broth and the turkey pan drippings. It was the most awesome soup I've ever made. I added mixed veggies, some herbs, and chicken stock, and that was about it. I'm cooking my bone in turkey breast in the morning. It only takes about 2 hours and will feed the two of us for a week. I doesn't get much better than that! Debra in VA See my quilts at: http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere http://www.flickr.com/photos/designsbydeb/ |
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Last year, DH & I celebrated Thanksgiving with one of his cousin's
daughter's family - they live very close to us. I totally forgot that at the end of the evening last year, the husband walked outside to the garbage with the stripped turkey carcass in a plastic bag. He was placing it in the outdoor garbage. DH & I talked about it on the way home - we couldn't believe he wasn't going to make soup out of it. So - last night, John is headed out the door with the turkey carcass in a plastic bag - I said, wait - is that the turkey carcass. He said yes - - - I said, are you throwing it away - - - yes, he says - - - do you want it. YES!! So into the refrigerator it went for me to take home. Two minutes later, he is headed out the back door with a huge bag of garbage. He stopped, looked at me & said - Do you want the recyclables?? I'll never live it down, but, in my big soup pot, I have turkey soup/stew almost ready for tonight's dinner! My husband calls it gruel, because I put lots of veggies in it & one scant cup of rice & it ends up more stew like, than soup like. Can't wait till next year's turkey carcass Pauline Northern California "Debra" wrote in message ... On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:44:14 -0600, Susan Laity Price wrote: My son often cooks turkey breast when he doesn't have time to deal with the carcass. Yesterday he planned to make rolled turkey breast for his friends. This is just a simple way of using the boned turkey breast and rolling the stuffing inside. The breast had been in the refrigerator for two days. He took it out about 3:00 p.m. and discovered the center was still frozen. After an hour in water there was still a little ice in the center. Forget rolling it. He put the stuffing in the bottom of the pan and cooked the turkey spread flat on top. Worked well and took much less cooking time. Wasn't as pretty as a rolled turkey but taste was great. Only problem with boned turkey breast is no turkey soup the following week. Susan A lack of bones is no excuse for not making soup. I just made turkey soup for the first time in my life and just used left over turkey meat that had been frozen in some chicken broth and the turkey pan drippings. It was the most awesome soup I've ever made. I added mixed veggies, some herbs, and chicken stock, and that was about it. I'm cooking my bone in turkey breast in the morning. It only takes about 2 hours and will feed the two of us for a week. I doesn't get much better than that! Debra in VA See my quilts at: http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere http://www.flickr.com/photos/designsbydeb/ |
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i'm always amazed at what some folks dont do with what they have at hand.
gobble gobble, literally, lol. j. "Pauline" wrote... Last year, DH & I celebrated Thanksgiving with one of his cousin's daughter's family - they live very close to us. I totally forgot that at the end of the evening last year, the husband walked outside to the garbage with the stripped turkey carcass in a plastic bag. He was placing it in the outdoor garbage. DH & I talked about it on the way home - we couldn't believe he wasn't going to make soup out of it. So - last night, John is headed out the door with the turkey carcass in a plastic bag - I said, wait - is that the turkey carcass. He said yes - - - I said, are you throwing it away - - - yes, he says - - - do you want it. YES!! So into the refrigerator it went for me to take home. Two minutes later, he is headed out the back door with a huge bag of garbage. He stopped, looked at me & said - Do you want the recyclables?? I'll never live it down, but, in my big soup pot, I have turkey soup/stew almost ready for tonight's dinner! My husband calls it gruel, because I put lots of veggies in it & one scant cup of rice & it ends up more stew like, than soup like. Can't wait till next year's turkey carcass Pauline Northern California "Debra" wrote... A lack of bones is no excuse for not making soup. I just made turkey soup for the first time in my life and just used left over turkey meat that had been frozen in some chicken broth and the turkey pan drippings. It was the most awesome soup I've ever made. I added mixed veggies, some herbs, and chicken stock, and that was about it. I'm cooking my bone in turkey breast in the morning. It only takes about 2 hours and will feed the two of us for a week. I doesn't get much better than that! Debra in VA See my quilts at: http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere http://www.flickr.com/photos/designsbydeb |
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I wish I could tell you the dog grabbed the turkey off the stove. I wish I
could tell you I dropped it on the floor and it got coated with quilting fuzzies. Nope. It smelled funny. I pondered about it overnight and tossed it in the trash. It just smelled funny. So we had a really very nice Thanksgiving feast without the Big Bird. Maybe it would have been okay but I just couldn't take the risk. DD had asked me to teach her how to roast a turkey. Fortunately, she had so much company come in that she missed this one. Wasn't a good time for cooking lessons. At least I wasn't appearing live on the food network. More Spam, anyone? Polly |
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Where'd you buy it? You should let them know!
Roberta in D On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:46:02 -0600, "Polly Esther" wrote: I wish I could tell you the dog grabbed the turkey off the stove. I wish I could tell you I dropped it on the floor and it got coated with quilting fuzzies. Nope. It smelled funny. I pondered about it overnight and tossed it in the trash. It just smelled funny. So we had a really very nice Thanksgiving feast without the Big Bird. Maybe it would have been okay but I just couldn't take the risk. DD had asked me to teach her how to roast a turkey. Fortunately, she had so much company come in that she missed this one. Wasn't a good time for cooking lessons. At least I wasn't appearing live on the food network. More Spam, anyone? Polly |
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Take your receipt in and tell them they owe you the ENTIRE DINNER. they
ruined yours. On Turkey Day of all days! This is a good time for tears....let them know just how EMBARRASSED you were.and let them know you lost Face with your DD. Butterfly "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... I wish I could tell you the dog grabbed the turkey off the stove. I wish I could tell you I dropped it on the floor and it got coated with quilting fuzzies. Nope. It smelled funny. I pondered about it overnight and tossed it in the trash. It just smelled funny. So we had a really very nice Thanksgiving feast without the Big Bird. Maybe it would have been okay but I just couldn't take the risk. DD had asked me to teach her how to roast a turkey. Fortunately, she had so much company come in that she missed this one. Wasn't a good time for cooking lessons. At least I wasn't appearing live on the food network. More Spam, anyone? Polly |
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