OT Turkey Alert!

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

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

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

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

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

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

For those of us who love their dogs- turkey will give dogs terrible
diarrhea. Be careful when sharing scraps and leftovers with the furry
children in your family!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

"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

Polly Esther wrote:

,,,snipped.... 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. ....snipped....

I wonder what happened?!?!? What type of bag did your sister use?
My family has cooked the turkey in brown paper grocery bags since my
Granny's time and she came to this country in the late 1890's! The bags
don't burn unless they are exposed to flame -- heat won't make them
burn. The turkey I make for DH's work potluck is slow cooked overnight
because the bird has to be ready by about 11:00AM and I'm certainly not
getting up at 0dark:30 to put a bird in the oven!! CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

My mom used to grease the inside of the bag before putting the turkey in
...that might be what as needed?
Mary..



"Tia Mary" wrote in message
...
Polly Esther wrote:

,,,snipped.... 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. ....snipped....

I wonder what happened?!?!? What type of bag did your sister use?
My family has cooked the turkey in brown paper grocery bags since my
Granny's time and she came to this country in the late 1890's! The bags
don't burn unless they are exposed to flame -- heat won't make them
burn. The turkey I make for DH's work potluck is slow cooked overnight
because the bird has to be ready by about 11:00AM and I'm certainly not
getting up at 0dark:30 to put a bird in the oven!! CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

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/