On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:41:20 -0800, in alt.food.diabetic, "Cheri"
> wrote:

>"Karen" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:23:39 -0800, in alt.food.diabetic, "Cheri"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>I'm really surprised that it turned out great. It was beautifully browned,
>>>not crisp skin, but really nicely browned. The oven was cool, but the bird
>>>was still warm, not so hot that you couldn't touch it, but fairly warm.
>>>The
>>>meat was juicy and there were a lot of drippings/juices in the bottom of
>>>the
>>>roaster for gravy. I made some stuffing for dh, a sweet potato for him
>>>also,
>>>and green beans. I had made the sugar free cranberry conserve last night,
>>>so
>>>it was nice and cold. All in all it was a good meal, now I have a lot of
>>>leftovers. I think I will mostly use this recipe when roasting a 12 pound
>>>bird. Very simple, very good. As a side note, maybe due to all that steam,
>>>the roasting pan was really easy to clean. :-)
>>>
>>>Cheri
>>
>> Do you know if the temperature of the bird got up to the 165 degrees
>> they recommend? I'm happy to hear it turned out well. We are
>> roasting a 20 lb bird so not sure that method would work.
>>
>> My son and daughter in law are coming for dinner as well as her
>> grandmother. It's grandmother first big holiday since her husband
>> passed in the spring and didn't want her to be alone and she is a very
>> sweet lady. Besides the turkey we are having mashed potatoes and
>> gravy, stuffing, puree'd acorn squash, steamed broccoli and raw
>> cranberry relish. There will also be a pumpkin pie, and what I like
>> better than pumpkin pie is a pumpkin mousse. My daughter in law is
>> helping, and also my husband. He gets to do all the vegetable prep
>> for me. Sorry, I seem to have rambled on.....
>
>
>No, I don't know the temp. TY said that she didn't think it would work for
>birds over 14 pounds, she recommended 12. Sounds like you're going to have a
>really nice meal and Happy Thanksgiving to you!
>
>Cheri

Happy Thanksgiving to you too. I just hope the weather is good that
day here in the Central Valley.