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Kajikit

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:10:05 PM11/22/09
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I wasn't going to cook Thanksgiving for us because John's working and
it's just us and we had a Thanksgiving dinner last weekend at
church... but I really like turkey! So I changed my mind and went in
search of a bird today. I was going to get a small turkey breast, but
they were $3 a pound, and a whole bird was only $1.29 - and there was
a guy standing by the turkey cabinet handing out $5 discount coupons
to knock the price down even further! So I grabbed a relatively small
one, and I'm now the proud posesser of an 11lb gobbler. (You know
what's really funny? Albertsons had roasting chickens on sale this
weekend and the smallest one I could find was 6lbs - it's nearly as
big as the turkey!)

So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.
--

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Dana Carpender

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:22:46 PM11/22/09
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Kajikit wrote:
> I wasn't going to cook Thanksgiving for us because John's working and
> it's just us and we had a Thanksgiving dinner last weekend at
> church... but I really like turkey! So I changed my mind and went in
> search of a bird today. I was going to get a small turkey breast, but
> they were $3 a pound, and a whole bird was only $1.29 - and there was
> a guy standing by the turkey cabinet handing out $5 discount coupons
> to knock the price down even further! So I grabbed a relatively small
> one, and I'm now the proud posesser of an 11lb gobbler. (You know
> what's really funny? Albertsons had roasting chickens on sale this
> weekend and the smallest one I could find was 6lbs - it's nearly as
> big as the turkey!)
>
> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.


I bought an 11-pounder, too, with an eye to cooking it in my rotisserie.
Keeps the breast very moist. Anyway, it's just the two of us here,
too, so 11 pounds is plenty. It's just your standard Butterball. I'll
make beans almandine, mashed rutabaga, fauxtatoes, a plain baked sweet
potato for Rick. Debating between stuffing made with lowish-carb bread
and lots of veggies, or a good no-grain dressing recipe made from
celery, onions, diced apples, and chopped walnuts. Giblet gravy.
Sugar-free pumpkin pie with a pecan crust and real whipped cream.

Dana

Mary

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:26:16 PM11/22/09
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Kajikit wrote:
> I wasn't going to cook Thanksgiving for us because John's working and
> it's just us and we had a Thanksgiving dinner last weekend at
> church... but I really like turkey! So I changed my mind and went in
> search of a bird today. I was going to get a small turkey breast, but
> they were $3 a pound, and a whole bird was only $1.29 - and there was
> a guy standing by the turkey cabinet handing out $5 discount coupons
> to knock the price down even further! So I grabbed a relatively small
> one, and I'm now the proud posesser of an 11lb gobbler. (You know
> what's really funny? Albertsons had roasting chickens on sale this
> weekend and the smallest one I could find was 6lbs - it's nearly as
> big as the turkey!)
>
> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.


We always get a big turkey even though it's just us two plus my brother.
We love leftover turkey, and this way we can eat sandwiches all
weekend, and we'll give some to Mike too.

Mary

Lars Eighner

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:31:17 PM11/22/09
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In our last episode, <sonjg519a1bcpt4h7...@4ax.com>, the
lovely and talented Kajikit broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:

> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.

Pinto beans and rice.

--
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306 days since Rick Warren prayed over Bush's third term.
Obama: No hope, no change, more of the same. Yes, he can, but no, he won't.

Dover Beach

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:33:18 PM11/22/09
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Lars Eighner <use...@larseighner.com> wrote in
news:slrnhgjosl....@debranded.larseighner.com:

> In our last episode, <sonjg519a1bcpt4h7...@4ax.com>, the
> lovely and talented Kajikit broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:
>
>> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
>> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.
>
> Pinto beans and rice.
>

And coffee? Pumpkin pie flavored coffee?

--
Dover

Dana Carpender

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:39:42 PM11/22/09
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I thought it was traditionally pie *with* coffee...

Dana

Dover Beach

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:46:21 PM11/22/09
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Dana Carpender <dcar...@kivanospam.net> wrote in
news:hecp4v$ctl$1...@news.eternal-september.org:

One year Starbucks had pumpkin pie lattes in the autumn. I was at some
conference and there was a Starbucks stand so I had several over a
period of days. I kept waiting for them to be tastier than they
actually were.

I just checked online and it's actually pumpkin spice latte. That makes
more sense. Sort of.

--
Dover

Bill Turlock

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:48:13 PM11/22/09
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Kajikit wrote:
>
> I wasn't going to cook Thanksgiving for us because John's working and
> it's just us and we had a Thanksgiving dinner last weekend at
> church... but I really like turkey! So I changed my mind and went in
> search of a bird today. I was going to get a small turkey breast, but
> they were $3 a pound, and a whole bird was only $1.29 - and there was
> a guy standing by the turkey cabinet handing out $5 discount coupons
> to knock the price down even further! So I grabbed a relatively small
> one, and I'm now the proud posesser of an 11lb gobbler. (You know
> what's really funny? Albertsons had roasting chickens on sale this
> weekend and the smallest one I could find was 6lbs - it's nearly as
> big as the turkey!)
>
> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.

Wait... Thanksgiving is *this* Thursday??!? Shit!!! I wasn't
paying attention. I don't know how I'm gonna get a turkey over to
Cecil in time for them to defrost it. I got Doctor on Mon. aft,
and dentist on Weds. aft. SHIIIITTTTT. Shit.

hpjeannie

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Nov 22, 2009, 8:54:41 PM11/22/09
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Whatever my sis-in-law is bringing to Mom's. There will be about a
dozen of us, so we're also having a spiral sliced ham. I'm bringing
green bean casserole (using fresh green beans) and cranberry salad.

Poor Mom is freaking out over where to put everyone, but at least
she's had the good sense to rent two folding tables and borrow chairs
from the neighbors. I think we'll serve ourselves buffet-style in the
dining room and sit down in at the tables in the living room. The
carpet will just have to fend for itself.

Friday we're doing the T-day thing all over again at my in-laws' and
they will likely do a fried turkey for 7...I hope...they're so good!
Another dish of cranberry salad for that one.

Then back on Saturday for Mom's birthday dinner - probably out at
TGIF. Then Sunday to the TSO show at the Pavilion.

Then shopping for new tires. ;)

Jeannie

rroger

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:00:25 PM11/22/09
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> Dana

Will sugar-free pumpkin pie taste just as good and the same as a
regular classic pumpkin pie? Come on, live a little; it's only once a
year. ; )

Lars Eighner

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:00:44 PM11/22/09
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In our last episode,
<Xns9CCBBC7C8977Bmo...@130.133.1.4>,
the lovely and talented Dover Beach
broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:

Well, I have got a can of pumpkin. Just pumpkin. Unfortunately there is a
lot of daylight between pumpkin and pumpkin pie filling.

Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer)

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:03:10 PM11/22/09
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Probably a beef pot roast with mashed potatoes and the jus from the
roast. The dog will have kibble with a little jus dribbled over it,
since it's a special day.

Mary "Thanksgiving isn't a big holiday for us."

--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer
We didn't just do weird stuff at Dryden, we wrote reports about it.
reunite....@gmail.com or mil...@qnet.com
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Slow Motion Apocalypse

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:08:04 PM11/22/09
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On Nov 22, 5:10 pm, Kajikit <kaji...@jagcon.com> wrote:
> I wasn't going to cook Thanksgiving for us because John's working and
> it's just us and we had a Thanksgiving dinner last weekend at
> church... but I really like turkey! So I changed my mind and went in
> search of a bird today. I was going to get a small turkey breast, but
> they were $3 a pound, and a whole bird was only $1.29 - and there was
> a guy standing by the turkey cabinet handing out $5 discount coupons
> to knock the price down even further! So I grabbed a relatively small
> one, and I'm now the proud posesser of an 11lb gobbler. (You know
> what's really funny? Albertsons had roasting chickens on sale this
> weekend and the smallest one I could find was 6lbs - it's nearly as
> big as the turkey!)
>
> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.
> --


Maybe I will have the Tofurkey Italian Sausage that I have in my
fridge. Or spring for one of the fancy expensive frozen pizzas.

Dana Carpender

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:08:26 PM11/22/09
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So buy a fresh turkey. Mine said right on the label: Never frozen.
And swore it would be fine in my fridge until Thanksgiving.

Dana

Slow Motion Apocalypse

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:08:33 PM11/22/09
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On Nov 22, 5:46 pm, Dover Beach <moon.blanc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dana Carpender <dcarp...@kivanospam.net> wrote innews:hecp4v$ctl$1...@news.eternal-september.org:

>
>
>
>
>
> > Dover Beach wrote:
> >> Lars Eighner <use...@larseighner.com> wrote in
> >>news:slrnhgjosl....@debranded.larseighner.com:
>
> >>> In our last episode, <sonjg519a1bcpt4h7scsj75gt09e6uu...@4ax.com>,

> >>> the lovely and talented Kajikit broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:
>
> >>>> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey
> >>>> and the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.
> >>> Pinto beans and rice.
>
> >> And coffee?  Pumpkin pie flavored coffee?
>
> > I thought it was traditionally pie *with* coffee...
>
> One year Starbucks had pumpkin pie lattes in the autumn.  I was at some
> conference and there was a Starbucks stand so I had several over a
> period of days.  I kept waiting for them to be tastier than they
> actually were.
>
> I just checked online and it's actually pumpkin spice latte.  That makes
> more sense.  Sort of.
>
> --
> Dover- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

The ones at 7-11 are awesome and cost $1.69 for 24 ounces.

Dana Carpender

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:10:02 PM11/22/09
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Tastes great. Pumpkin pie decarbs beautifully, because the texture
doesn't come from the sugar, but rather from the pumpkin, eggs, and cream.

Dana

Dana Carpender

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:11:49 PM11/22/09
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Lars Eighner wrote:
> In our last episode,
> <Xns9CCBBC7C8977Bmo...@130.133.1.4>,
> the lovely and talented Dover Beach
> broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:
>
>> Lars Eighner <use...@larseighner.com> wrote in
>> news:slrnhgjosl....@debranded.larseighner.com:
>
>>> In our last episode, <sonjg519a1bcpt4h7...@4ax.com>, the
>>> lovely and talented Kajikit broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:
>>>
>>>> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
>>>> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.
>>> Pinto beans and rice.
>>>
>
>> And coffee? Pumpkin pie flavored coffee?
>
> Well, I have got a can of pumpkin. Just pumpkin. Unfortunately there is a
> lot of daylight between pumpkin and pumpkin pie filling.
>

Not that much. Some eggs, some milk or cream or evaporated milk, what
have you. Some sugar or Splenda, or heck, honey if you want. Some
pumpkin pie spice. (You can add cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves and
ginger all separately if you like, but I haven't found it noticeably
better that way. Really, pumpkin pie is a cinch.

Dana

Michelle

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:13:26 PM11/22/09
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Kajikit <kaj...@jagcon.com> wrote:
>So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
>the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.

Vegetarian here, so no turkey. Mashed potatoes, mac'n'cheese (the real
stuff, no boxes), baked squash, maybe split pea soup. and the stuff I
called dressing growing up, which is made of the material you'd
use for stuffing, all mushed up with an egg, formed into patties, and
fried.

Dessert is not yet settled, but will most likely involve cream cheese.


--
Too poor to paint and too proud to whitewash

rroger

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:14:53 PM11/22/09
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On Nov 22, 9:11 pm, Dana Carpender <dcarp...@kivanospam.net> wrote:
> Lars Eighner wrote:
> > In our last episode,
> > <Xns9CCBBC7C8977Bmoonblanchedgmail...@130.133.1.4>,

> > the lovely and talented Dover Beach
> > broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:
>
> >> Lars Eighner <use...@larseighner.com> wrote in
> >>news:slrnhgjosl....@debranded.larseighner.com:
>
> >>> In our last episode, <sonjg519a1bcpt4h7scsj75gt09e6uu...@4ax.com>, the

> >>> lovely and talented Kajikit broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:
>
> >>>> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
> >>>> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.
> >>> Pinto beans and rice.
>
> >> And coffee? Pumpkin pie flavored coffee?
>
> > Well, I have got a can of pumpkin. Just pumpkin. Unfortunately there is a
> > lot of daylight between pumpkin and pumpkin pie filling.
>
> Not that much. Some eggs, some milk or cream or evaporated milk, what
> have you. Some sugar or Splenda, or heck, honey if you want. Some
> pumpkin pie spice. (You can add cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves and
> ginger all separately if you like, but I haven't found it noticeably
> better that way. Really, pumpkin pie is a cinch.
>
> Dana

My late sister LOVED Marie Callendars pumpkin pies, said the crust was
VERY flaky! (I think she was talking about the regular style)

Veronique

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:22:27 PM11/22/09
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On Nov 22, 5:10 pm, Kajikit <kaji...@jagcon.com> wrote:
> I wasn't going to cook Thanksgiving for us because John's working and
> it's just us and we had a Thanksgiving dinner last weekend at
> church... but I really like turkey! So I changed my mind and went in
> search of a bird today. I was going to get a small turkey breast, but
> they were $3 a pound, and a whole bird was only $1.29 - and there was
> a guy standing by the turkey cabinet handing out $5 discount coupons
> to knock the price down even further! So I grabbed a relatively small
> one, and I'm now the proud posesser of an 11lb gobbler. (You know
> what's really funny? Albertsons had roasting chickens on sale this
> weekend and the smallest one I could find was 6lbs - it's nearly as
> big as the turkey!)


My friend is cooking a heritage turkey, home grown and slaughtered
goose, and unexpectedly a chicken just in case. It seems like it will
be a lot of food for just seven of us (one a vegetarian) but I guess
neither the turkey nor the goose are particularly large.


V.
--
Veronique Chez Sheep

Kim

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:36:06 PM11/22/09
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Kajikit wrote:

>
> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.

On Thanksgiving we are going next door to the cat lady's house to have
dinner. She invited us a while back and although I know I didn't tell her
that we would actually go, she made it clear this weekend that she is
*expecting* us. So, I guess we'll be there.

Paul is quite happy with the arrangement, since it means we'll have two
Thanksgivings. I already bought an 18 pound turkey (on sale for 29 cents a
pound - it was a steal). I'll probably make Thanksgiving dinner here on
Sunday. I always make a big Thanksgiving dinner for just the two of us. It's
not like Paul doesn't count as five people, anyway.


--
Kim
www.thedarwinexception.wordpress.com
* I stand against stuff. I am also unhappy with things..*


Dana Carpender

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Nov 22, 2009, 9:54:45 PM11/22/09
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Kim wrote:
> Kajikit wrote:
>
>> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
>> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.
>
> On Thanksgiving we are going next door to the cat lady's house to have
> dinner. She invited us a while back and although I know I didn't tell her
> that we would actually go, she made it clear this weekend that she is
> *expecting* us. So, I guess we'll be there.
>
> Paul is quite happy with the arrangement, since it means we'll have two
> Thanksgivings. I already bought an 18 pound turkey (on sale for 29 cents a
> pound - it was a steal). I'll probably make Thanksgiving dinner here on
> Sunday. I always make a big Thanksgiving dinner for just the two of us. It's
> not like Paul doesn't count as five people, anyway.
>
>

And he's healing, so he needs extra nourishment.

29c a pound? That's amazing; I am agog.

Dana

Mary

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Nov 22, 2009, 10:07:01 PM11/22/09
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When I was at the store yesterday they were 37c a pound, except for
Butterballs, which were 99c a pound. I actually bought the Butterball -
not out of brand loyalty, but because the sale brands were picked over
and the ones left were pretty teeny.

Mary

MWB

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Nov 22, 2009, 10:08:43 PM11/22/09
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Lobster

We're having a traditional MAINE Thanksgiving.


GO PATRIOTS


Mark


Kajikit

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Nov 22, 2009, 11:49:27 PM11/22/09
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On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:44 +0000 (UTC), Lars Eighner
<use...@larseighner.com> wrote:

>In our last episode,
><Xns9CCBBC7C8977Bmo...@130.133.1.4>,
>the lovely and talented Dover Beach
>broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:
>
>> Lars Eighner <use...@larseighner.com> wrote in
>> news:slrnhgjosl....@debranded.larseighner.com:
>
>>> In our last episode, <sonjg519a1bcpt4h7...@4ax.com>, the
>>> lovely and talented Kajikit broadcast on alt.fan.cecil-adams:
>>>
>>>> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
>>>> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.
>>>
>>> Pinto beans and rice.
>>>
>
>> And coffee? Pumpkin pie flavored coffee?
>
>Well, I have got a can of pumpkin. Just pumpkin. Unfortunately there is a
>lot of daylight between pumpkin and pumpkin pie filling.

Can of pumpkin, can of evaporated milk, some sugar and some eggs and
you've got pumpkin pie filling - with spice to your taste of course!
It's as easy as pie... If you don't want to mess with a crust, pour it
into a pyrex dish and make pumpkin pudding!

btw, you can have the coffee... I'll have the pie. :P

Kajikit

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Nov 22, 2009, 11:50:52 PM11/22/09
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It is indeed this Thursday! I thought it was next week but I was
reminded on Thursday... if I hadn't gotten the reminder we wouldn't
have Thanksgiving food! Plenty of fresh turkeys to be had at Publix,
in all shapes and sizes...

bill van

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Nov 23, 2009, 12:56:18 AM11/23/09
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We had our Thanksgiving at Canadian harvest festival time way back in
October. But we rarely do birds because there are generally only three
or four of us for these meals. I cook a special meal but it's usually
based around a salmon or a nice chunk of beef. Next one's at Christmas.

bill

Hidden Draggin

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Nov 23, 2009, 1:13:35 AM11/23/09
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I am going to eat my turkey raw.
Cuz that would me so metal and
OZZY would do it that way.


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Peter Ward

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Nov 23, 2009, 1:47:42 AM11/23/09
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Veronique says...

A goose has oodles of fat, and surprisingly little meat on it, I
discovered. I had to empty the roasting tin half way through cooking to
avoid it becoming unmanageably full. Of course, I had wonderful fried
bread and fried eggs for a while after that. The goose was delicious as
well.

--

Peter, from outside the asylum

I'm an alien
email: usenet at peterward dot adsl24 dot co dot uk
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If you want a different answer, ask a different economist.
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Charles Wm. Dimmick

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Nov 23, 2009, 7:06:09 AM11/23/09
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Kajikit wrote:
> (You know
> what's really funny? Albertsons had roasting chickens on sale this
> weekend and the smallest one I could find was 6lbs - it's nearly as
> big as the turkey!)
>
> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.

Back in the day, we used to always have Superchicken for Thanksgiving.
They tended to dress out at about 11 pounds.

[You can identify a Superchicken, because it's the one with a cape on]

Rick B.

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Nov 23, 2009, 8:08:48 AM11/23/09
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"Charles Wm. Dimmick" <cdim...@snet.net> wrote in news:hedtrd$hba$2
@news.eternal-september.org:

> Back in the day, we used to always have Superchicken for Thanksgiving.
> They tended to dress out at about 11 pounds.
>
> [You can identify a Superchicken, because it's the one with a cape on]

Of course he does: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKss2pBYQ6Y

Boron Elgar

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Nov 23, 2009, 8:46:01 AM11/23/09
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On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:10:05 -0500, Kajikit <kaj...@jagcon.com>
wrote:

>I wasn't going to cook Thanksgiving for us because John's working and
>it's just us and we had a Thanksgiving dinner last weekend at
>church... but I really like turkey!

I like turkey, too.

This year it will be a Butterball, after last year's uninteresting
million dollar organic, pastured, rip-off bird.

Costco has the BBs at $.99 lb and we'll get something around 18 lbs. I
am due for a free frozen turkey (up to 21lbs) at the local market
this week , so we'll get that, too, and have it in a month or so.

T-Day will be:
Brined turkey
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/11/thanksgiving_feast_how-to_brin.html
Creamed onions
Mashed turnip/rutabaga
Mashed potatoes
Roasted sweet potatoes
Fruit salad
Some green veggie or crudites yet to be determined
Turkey stuffing made with brioche and/or challah
Chestnut dressing, mostly chestnuts and a bit of veggies
Barley with mushrooms and chives
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/dining/182arex.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=barley%20chives&st=cse
Moroccan rolls
http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/krachel_moroccan_sweet_breads
Biscuits
Mama Stamberg's cranberry relish
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4176014
Ocean Spray Cranberry (kids insist)
Cranberry, orange and dried cherry compote
Chocolate pie
Lemon meringue pie
Pumpkin pie with shortbread crust and sugared pecans
(adapted from a Martha recipe, not online yet)

The reason the list is so long is because everyone has a favorite dish
that she or he feels is THE traditional home t-day food. A lot of food
will get frozen for subsequent meals and another substantial portion
will be frozen and travel down to Rutgers to feed 4 hungry seniors
during finals studying and testing.

I still have shopping to do. The cupboards are bare, having been
cleaned out for various local food drives.

I took the week off work to enjoy time in the kitchen. My sous-chef
arrives from Rutgers tomorrow. TH will do a lot on Thursday. Someone
will have to clean. I refuse to do both cooking and cleaning.


N Jill Marsh

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Nov 23, 2009, 8:54:49 AM11/23/09
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I had bunny for Thanksgiving. Formerly I cooked duck at Christmas,
but that doesn't fit so well with the Tool of the Establishment's
family traditions (already lots of duck and chicken and pig), so I'm
considering salmon or a tiny turkey.

nj"hmmm, liver"m


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Kim

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Nov 23, 2009, 8:56:28 AM11/23/09
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They were 22 cents a pound at Yandow's, but I hate that store, so I didn't
go get one there.

But this is why the whole "local food shelf is begging for turkeys" thing on
the news kind of makes me laugh. I mean, you can get a 10 pound turkey
around here for under three dollars. I think the food shelf should supply
the stuffing instead of the turkey. I spent more on that than the turkey.

And you know, if you can't afford to have a Thanksgiving dinner, I'm not
convinced that my donating a $2.50 turkey is going to help you.

Kajikit

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Nov 23, 2009, 9:03:17 AM11/23/09
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On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:56:28 -0500, "Kim"
<darwinexcepti...@verizon.net> wrote:

>Dana Carpender wrote:

>> 29c a pound? That's amazing; I am agog.
>
>They were 22 cents a pound at Yandow's, but I hate that store, so I didn't
>go get one there.
>
>But this is why the whole "local food shelf is begging for turkeys" thing on
>the news kind of makes me laugh. I mean, you can get a 10 pound turkey
>around here for under three dollars. I think the food shelf should supply
>the stuffing instead of the turkey. I spent more on that than the turkey.
>
>And you know, if you can't afford to have a Thanksgiving dinner, I'm not
>convinced that my donating a $2.50 turkey is going to help you.

The cheapest turkey around HERE is a lot more than that. The
frozen-solid birds are 60c a pound, and fresh ones are twice that (and
that's on sale). They want two bucks a pound for the chopped up WINGS
that aren't any good for anything except making gravy! I've never seen
a turkey that cheap.

Dana Carpender

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Boron Elgar wrote: A lot of food

> will get frozen for subsequent meals and another substantial portion
> will be frozen and travel down to Rutgers to feed 4 hungry seniors
> during finals studying and testing.
>
>

Have the seniors wave to Dad for me. He's buried in New Brunswick.
There's a Carpender (Road, Lane, Avenue, I forget) there, too.

Dana

Dana Carpender

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Nov 23, 2009, 10:38:06 AM11/23/09
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Kajikit wrote:
They want two bucks a pound for the chopped up WINGS
> that aren't any good for anything except making gravy!

Or soup, of course. But I like wings just roasted crispy. Yum.

Dana

QueBarbara

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Nov 23, 2009, 12:11:02 PM11/23/09
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On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:10:05 -0500, Kajikit <kaj...@jagcon.com>
wrote:

>I wasn't going to cook Thanksgiving for us because John's working and
>it's just us and we had a Thanksgiving dinner last weekend at

>church... but I really like turkey! So I changed my mind and went in
>search of a bird today. I was going to get a small turkey breast, but
>they were $3 a pound, and a whole bird was only $1.29 - and there was
>a guy standing by the turkey cabinet handing out $5 discount coupons
>to knock the price down even further! So I grabbed a relatively small

>one, and I'm now the proud posesser of an 11lb gobbler. (You know


>what's really funny? Albertsons had roasting chickens on sale this
>weekend and the smallest one I could find was 6lbs - it's nearly as
>big as the turkey!)
>

>So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
>the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.

We're going to brine the turkey using Alton Brown's method, it's
worked out well the last couple of years. We're going to our friends'
house a couple of blocks away, and since it's her first year to host
Thanksgiving we're going to keep it simple. We are making the turkey,
dressing, gravy, pumpkin pie and a salad; she's making mashed
potatoes, corn and green bean casserole.

--
QueBarbara

Kim

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Nov 23, 2009, 12:21:37 PM11/23/09
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Bill Turlock" <"Bill Turlock wrote:

> Kajikit wrote:
>>
>> I wasn't going to cook Thanksgiving for us because John's working and
>> it's just us and we had a Thanksgiving dinner last weekend at
>> church... but I really like turkey! So I changed my mind and went in
>> search of a bird today. I was going to get a small turkey breast, but
>> they were $3 a pound, and a whole bird was only $1.29 - and there was
>> a guy standing by the turkey cabinet handing out $5 discount coupons
>> to knock the price down even further! So I grabbed a relatively small
>> one, and I'm now the proud posesser of an 11lb gobbler. (You know
>> what's really funny? Albertsons had roasting chickens on sale this
>> weekend and the smallest one I could find was 6lbs - it's nearly as
>> big as the turkey!)
>>
>> So tomorrow it's roast chicken and on Thursday we'll have turkey and
>> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.
>
> Wait... Thanksgiving is *this* Thursday??!? Shit!!! I wasn't
> paying attention. I don't know how I'm gonna get a turkey over to
> Cecil in time for them to defrost it. I got Doctor on Mon. aft,
> and dentist on Weds. aft. SHIIIITTTTT. Shit.

Hey. Last week's Sunday questions thread was titled "Got a turkey yet?
Sunday". So don't say you weren't warned. I don't put those titles up there
just for the hell of it, you know.

Boron Elgar

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Nov 23, 2009, 3:12:34 PM11/23/09
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I will wave, I promise.

And I always point out your family's building when we pass it with the
kids. It's getting to the point that I get a "Yeah, we know, mom," out
of them afterwards.

Boron.

Bill Turlock

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Nov 23, 2009, 8:13:39 PM11/23/09
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::hangs head in shame::

Don K

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Nov 23, 2009, 8:21:16 PM11/23/09
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"Kajikit" <kaj...@jagcon.com> wrote in message
news:sonjg519a1bcpt4h7...@4ax.com...

My wife put me in charge of the meat and the kids are doing everything
else.

So I'm going to buy a Cajun deep fried turkey from Copeland's and
make a batch of Polish sausage and sauerkraut to go along with it.

Don


Patrick M Geahan

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Nov 23, 2009, 9:21:57 PM11/23/09
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Kajikit <kaj...@jagcon.com> wrote:

> ...and on Thursday we'll have turkey and


> the traditional fixings, just in a two-person portion.

Same here. We got a turkey breast, we're making fresh
buttermilk biscuits, the girlfriend is making an apple pie.
It should be a good time.

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Not with idle speculation and meaningless chatter, but with a
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Xho Jingleheimerschmidt

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Nov 23, 2009, 10:26:51 PM11/23/09
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This year, I plan on having one that has been cooked.

Xho

Tony Myers www.sedatedape.com (A many splendored thing )

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Turkey buzzard

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