Turkey for Thanksgiving

RE: Turkey for Thanksgiving, posted on November 24, 2020 at 09:53:00
bean	turkey and noodles here, not really soup and since we got turkey so cheap, we have one in the freezer for Christmas too

RE: Turkey for Thanksgiving, posted on November 24, 2020 at 10:24:03
bullethead	yeah, not sure your neck of the woods but it is $0.50 cents a pound here. Got a 20 pounder in the freezer.

RE: same price here +/-. What's kinda amusing is the lack of small birds, posted on November 24, 2020 at 10:36:03
bean	They're bought up as soon as they hit the freezer section. I guess with no big family gatherings, nobody wants lots of leftovers. Except my wife. We will have lots of leftovers here. Twice.

RE: same price here +/-. What's kinda amusing is the lack of small birds, posted on November 24, 2020 at 10:42:03
Sondek Audiophile Posts: 9632 Location: Fort Worth Joined: May 17, 2000 Contributor Since: April 5, 2002	After turning over a lot of frozen turkeys at my local K-roger, I managed to find a 14 pounder. The rest were well north of that size. I like to cook them on my Weber kettle and 14-15 pounds is at the upper limit of what will fit under the lid.

RE: same price here +/-. What's kinda amusing is the lack of small birds, posted on November 24, 2020 at 10:44:44
bullethead	I'm making a turkey breast for Thanksgiving. The soup is good, there's lots of instructions on youtube if you haven't had that before. I wound up buying lots of vegetable bullion cubes and am going to make it with turnips, carrots, parsnip, and parsley. Little bit of salt and pepper too.

RE: same price here +/-. What's kinda amusing is the lack of small birds, posted on November 24, 2020 at 11:04:30
bean	Nice find. We use an old-school Hamilton-Beach countertop roaster; my wife has it down to a science, always get a good, moist bird. And it frees up the oven for pies. We gave up on charcoal when my dad's ancient Weber kettle rusted out at a leg junction. Have a Weber natural gas grill, no bottles, no dealing with spent coals, love it.

We're having Cornish hens., posted on November 24, 2020 at 11:21:53
ghost of olddude55 Audiophile Posts: 32594 Joined: July 14, 2017	I would have been perfectly fine with frozen pizza. The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

RE: We're having Cornish hens., posted on November 24, 2020 at 11:37:34
rivervalley817	I'm with you ... all that prep & clean up for 15 minutes of chow time? when there's football & beer that must be taken care of! ridiculous ... unless you're out visiting of course regards,

No visiting, nobody visiting., posted on November 24, 2020 at 11:54:17
ghost of olddude55 Audiophile Posts: 32594 Joined: July 14, 2017	I don't hold with big traditional holidays--Thanksgiving, xmas, New Years, Memorial Day, Independence Day. There's always this pressure to do something "in the spirit." Covid-19 is a convenient excuse to skip all that crap. The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

RE: Cornish hens are like Crabs legs., posted on November 24, 2020 at 11:54:47
B. Scarpia	Much ado about nothing.

They're OK. It's not my idea., posted on November 24, 2020 at 12:07:31
ghost of olddude55 Audiophile Posts: 32594 Joined: July 14, 2017	The trouble and strife wants to make them, and I'm the one who has to clean up, so... She wrecks the kitchen when she cooks by the way. The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

RE: Cornish hens, posted on November 24, 2020 at 12:10:10
bean	are simply juvenile chickens; not a special 'small' exotic breed or anything just roast a cheaper price per pound full size bird and be done with it. or better yet, cut it up and fry it .

RE: No surprise. from Farmer to retailer, everyone get's paid by the pound., posted on November 24, 2020 at 12:21:45
B. Scarpia	The idea that producers would offer up smaller birds for the pandemic was hatched by J-School geniuses who think that birds somehow roll out of hens already bagged and frozen.

Now that you mention it, they do act pretty juvenile., posted on November 24, 2020 at 12:24:43
ghost of olddude55 Audiophile Posts: 32594 Joined: July 14, 2017	The two of them together in the package, one of them keeps whining about how the other keeps touching her. Anyway, 'taint my choice. She Who Must Be Obeyed chooses the menu here. I took over the cooking duties when I retired but I cook fancy and she doesn't like fancy. The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

RE: LOL sounds like something out of an old cartoon, posted on November 24, 2020 at 12:27:38
bean	I like it. Do they have a dehydrated version for the chipmunks? I have no doubt the birds were raised as usual, it's the consumer behavior that's mildly amusing

Gumbo, posted on November 24, 2020 at 12:27:50

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Now that thanksgiving is canceled, avoiding the wrath of "she who must be obeyed", she has decided we should make Gumbo since it uses all the veggies and broth we got to make the stuffing.

Actually I hate to admit it it's not a bad idea. Much less cooking than making that feast.

Truth be told, I'm with Ghost, I only do those things because folks expect them. Gumbo is one of those dishes that's actually better the next day so the leftovers are easier to deal with.

12 pounder here ...., posted on November 24, 2020 at 12:51:01

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My daughter ordered a Bell & Evans last month at our local grocer. It came in on Sunday and she picked it up today.

They'll be plenty left over for turkey clubs on Friday ...with a heaping helping of stuffing on the side ...and pecan bars.

I'm going to be gaining some weight back.

Dean.

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+1. nt, posted on November 24, 2020 at 12:56:36
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RE: Gumbo, posted on November 24, 2020 at 12:57:22

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For years I did a turkey on the grill, and then I made stock out of the carcass and the leftovers for the express purpose of using that stock to make gumbo. The smoky flavor of the stock really compliments the flavor of the andouille in the gumbo.

Planning to rekindle that tradition this year after a multi-year hiatus. We got tired of all the work and hub-bub that went into prep of the T-giving meal and took the lazy way out by buying the pre-made Thanksgiving in a box at the supermarket.

Looking forward to some good gumbo made with that turkey stock. Hope yours turns out awesome. Good gumbo is hard to beat.

RE: Gumbo, posted on November 24, 2020 at 13:13:00
double28 Audiophile Posts: 3235 Location: Greensboro, NC Joined: February 20, 2008	I'm heading your way. I cooked "a mess" of collards on Saturday and after all that work I really have no desire eat them Thanksgiving. That happens a lot to me after working hard on a time consuming dish. I'm done with it before serving. GUMBO sounds like a great idea and tasty too. Will

RE: Gumbo, posted on November 24, 2020 at 13:19:02
Batman Audiophile Posts: 4194 Location: Western Pennsylvania Joined: March 31, 2000 Contributor Since: June 16, 2000	I'm with you, Will. Between all the work of cooking and then the necessity to "taste" things as you prepare, one isn't necessarily hungry by dinner time. But, at least there's wine :-)

RE: No visiting, nobody visiting., posted on November 24, 2020 at 14:31:50

rivervalley817

I can identify ... another thing I don't like is people making my b'day an excuse to party etc.

it's just not necessary and don't care to be the center of attention

Xmas gifts are a nuisance as well ... if I want or need something it gets acquired on my own initiative ... if I can't afford whatever that may be it's almost guaranteed somebody else can't afford it or wouldn't spend on it anyway ... so I tell people 'please don't spend $$ on things that you think I might like because I probably won't'

it really is the thought that counts, save your dosh for yourself because you can't get it back when you really need it

but some never outgrow that child like need to unwrap something and project that onto others, because who can imagine they're not just like you? answer: adults

regards,

Ditto., posted on November 24, 2020 at 14:53:32
ghost of olddude55 Audiophile Posts: 32594 Joined: July 14, 2017	I don't want gifts and don't like being the center of attention. I fought like hell to not have a retirement party at work, but they threw one anyway. All I wanted to do was clock out at the end of the day like it was any other day. The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

RE: Gumbo, posted on November 24, 2020 at 20:31:18
bullethead	I spent a couple of hours and some dough on amazon. Wound up buying ingredients for Gumbo. Bought 40 pounds of turkey while it is cheap. I looked up turkey Gumbo. Thanks for the idea, haven't had this stuff since I was in New Orleans for Halloween.

RE: Gumbo, posted on November 25, 2020 at 03:50:58

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Oak Grove gumbo and jambalaya mixes are decent substitutes for the real thing. Mixes are to gumbo what frozen pizza is to pizza.

Oak Grove mix

RE: Gumbo, posted on November 25, 2020 at 06:49:10
Sondek Audiophile Posts: 9632 Location: Fort Worth Joined: May 17, 2000 Contributor Since: April 5, 2002	I was gonna email you my chicken and sausage gumbo recipe, but your email is shut down.

nice, posted on November 25, 2020 at 07:00:54
bullethead	I ordered some and wound up getting advantage of @ amazon. They wanted 20 bucks for a 5 pack. 1 pack for 1 pound of meat. Thanks a lot I'll give it a try, it will probably be better for me to impress my family this way, and it includes all the rice so I won't be fooling around :)

RE: Gumbo, posted on November 25, 2020 at 08:45:28
bullethead	I'll send you a note, I have one email for SPAM and another one I can check.

RE: Gumbo, posted on November 25, 2020 at 09:27:57
bullethead	I am making stock out of the carcass, the bone juice from the carcass makes for great stock/broth. Also this is very important for chicken soup.

RE: No visiting, nobody visiting., posted on November 25, 2020 at 11:06:41

Inmate51

"I don't hold with big traditional holidays--Thanksgiving, xmas, New Years, Memorial Day, Independence Day. There's always this pressure to do something "in the spirit."
Covid-19 is a convenient excuse to skip all that crap. "

An image of "Eeyore" in Winnie The Pooh springs to mind.

Personally, I very much enjoy celebrating significant holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Independence Day) with family and friends (not necessarily everyone all at the same time).

Aside, you can type "Thanksgiving" and "Independence Day", but it's too much work to type "Christmas"? Interesting.

RE: No visiting, nobody visiting., posted on November 25, 2020 at 11:20:02
rivervalley817	'with family and friends' the family is probably stuck with you but, just curious, what time do you have to return those 'friends' to the rental agency after the holidays? be well,

RE: nice, posted on November 25, 2020 at 11:29:20
srdavis2000 Audiophile Posts: 10707 Location: Deep South Joined: January 11, 2003 Contributor Since: December 16, 2004	You need a lb. of sausage and a lb. of chicken. Use boneless skinless thigh meat. Dark meat is better than white. I would also precook the chicken. A half an onion and a couple of stalks of celery chopped up in the mix and it starts getting close to the real thing. A few years back, I offered to send you some gumbo and jambalaya mixes. You wouldn't give me you address.

With Family and Friends, posted on November 25, 2020 at 11:52:33
Inmate51	"the family is probably stuck with you but, just curious, what time do you have to return those 'friends' to the rental agency after the holidays?" You clearly have an obsession with arguing and denigrating people who disagree with you. Why can't you converse normally? What is your problem?

RE: With Family and Friends, posted on November 25, 2020 at 12:50:28

rivervalley817

how can anyone disagree with you when you don't or won't say anything substantive when given the opportunity? it's all meant in good fun! wait, you mean you're not having fun? don't be such a humorless snowflake. don't think that I'm not appreciative of your following my posts because ... ah, never mind, you'd be right.

so anyway, the agency is pretty liberal about their return policy then?

be well,

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