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



Yes, it's supposed to rain off and on through the weekend, but hopefully a
nice day for all the travelers on T-Day.

Cheri