A no-brainer, but it makes an impressive mess. How high a temp do you use, and for how long?
My favorite turkey-roasting trick is to roast it breast down for the first 3/4 of the roasting time, then flip it over to finish. It makes the white meat much juicier. Rick (family cook) --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate the day. > > I'm getting ready to roast my 35th turkey. All my > kids are here, as > are my mother and granddaughter (both of whom reside > in my abode). > Made the stuffing yesterday: bread cubes, sausage, > white wine, > apples, cranberries, mushrooms and lots of butter. > I'll do the turkey > at very high temperature for a short amount of time. > Learned that > technique a couple of years ago from an article in > Gourmet magazine. > It's fabulous. My wife does the pumpkin pies, sweet > potatoes and all > the rest. It's a no brainer. Enjoy. > Paul > On Nov 22, 2007, at 11:59 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > > > Cory, > > > > The Thanksgiving holiday can be stressful but you > will outgrow the > > problems. > > We've hosted it for over 25 years. > > Our siblings and their children still join us. > > Our own kids return home for the traditional > turkey dinner. > > But they all manage themselves, no more hassles > getting them ready. > > > > We'll miss our parents and their generation, but > they left lasting > > memories. > > These are good days to create some memories for > the future. > > Get out your cameras, and be kind hearted. > > You can change your friends, but not your > relatives... > > > > A happy holiday to all (here and abroad), Bob S. > > > > > > On Nov 22, 2007 8:35 AM, cbwaters > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> It's Thanksgiving day here in America. > >> Yesterday was the busiest travel day of the year > (or Sunday will > >> be... it's > >> neck and neck). All the airports and highways > are usually clogged > >> to the > >> breaking point or beyond. Family members across > our nation were > >> stressed to > >> the max trying to get their herds and shit > together to make the > >> trip to > >> Grandma's or Aunt's house to have a family > gathering that can be > >> one of the > >> best days of the year. > >> > >> Accidents happen. Weather happens. Cars break > down. People get > >> drunk. > >> Inter-family fights that can cause rifts that > last years or for > >> ever...happen. People who have nobody might eat > TV dinners > >> alone. We > >> Americans have hundreds of thousands or troops > overseas. They and > >> their > >> loved ones are sad today and probably more than a > little afraid. > >> > >> Holidays cover the whole spectrum. > >> > >> But there's turkey, stuffing , green bean > casserole, cranberries > >> and of > >> course the NFL. So it's not all bad right? > >> > >> I had the turkey feast with my family last night. > I'm working > >> tonight > >> because the Falcons (Atlanta's pro football team) > have a game. > >> It's the > >> first time in my 35 years that I've not had > turkey, family and > >> football all > >> together on this day. It's a little weird. But > I cant *really* > >> complain. > >> I have a job that pays alright, a home that's > warm or cool as the > >> weather > >> demands, more turkey than I can eat (where are > those leftovers > >> anyway?), and > >> lots of family who love me. > >> > >> It's tradition on Thanksgiving to take stock of > the things you're > >> thankful > >> for. > >> > >> I'm thankful for you lot. Admittedly, you're not > in the top tier > >> on my list > >> <evil grin> Family and love take that spot > pretty well. But my > >> friends on > >> this list and others on the internet are a nice > piece of life. > >> > >> So thanks guys and gals for being there, being > funny, being > >> thoughtful (yes, > >> really), and being friendly (mostly). > >> > >> Cheers. > >> > >> Cory Waters > >> > >> /moody > >> /introspective > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above > >> and follow the directions. > >> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
