THANKSGIVING 2010 FINALLY DONE

Such a wonderful day.  Nothing better than spending the yesterday and today in the kitchen with my daughter and seeing two wonderful guys eat with zest.  Now I am back in my half house, resting, relaxing, and trying to remember to eat reasonably.

Our table was beautiful.

I have only a couple of other Thanksgiving thoughts, then I promise I will leave this subject and go on with life. I will skip all this rambling next year as I have already bored everyone with the details.   I was laughing to myself today remembering how to cook a bird.  It happened when my daughter did  the perfect bird.  The evasive Turkey day prize.

 How do you cook a turkey?

• Plain Cooking.....  Thaw and rinse.  Truss legs.  Salt and season skin.  Inject breast with butter and seasoning.  Place in 500 degree oven for 45 minutes.  Then lower heat to 350 and cook until done. 
• Dressed up turkey..... Thaw and rinse.  Butter  utside.  TAKE AN OLD T SHRIT FROM A STRAY man, making sure it is clean PUT IT ON THE BIRD. Size of T is dependent on how many pounds the turkey weighs.  My first husband was a 4x and the bird usually weighed 25 pounds. The T fit the bird,  Butter Tshirt.  Cook until done at 350.
• Bagged Turkey....  Thaw and rinse.  Butter and salt outside.  Place in a paper bag from grocery store.  A big brown bag,  you may not be able to find this anymore.  Cook until done at 350 degrees.
• Baking Bag Turkey.  Buy baking bags and follow the instructions.
• Fried Turkey   This is too dangerous to give directions.
• Grilled Turkey.  Seems this is new, I havent seen this method before so look it up.
• Boiled Turkey.  Happens in some countries like Arabia.  Meat is boiled ( chicken, turkey, goat, lamb), in lots of spices.  Rice is cooked in the same very large container after meat has cooked off the bone.  When done, dump everything on a very large platter ( at least two feet in diameter).  Sprinkle toasted pine nuts over rice.  Eat with fingers.  No utensils.
• Smoked Turkey.  Follow smoker directions or buy one.
• Beer bottle.  Use a large can of beer with about 2 inches discarded, Bake turkey in vertical poistion with beer can placed upright into the cavity.
• Grocery Store cooked.  Most stress free method.  If you are already stressed, making this meal and cooking the turkey will make you out of your mind.

Well the day is gone and Christmas decorations will come be sorted and put up on Sunday. . Leave any turkey hints under comments.  We just can never know enough about Turkey cooking.