On Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:57:58 -0800, in alt.food.diabetic, "Cheri"
> wrote:

>"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

Yeah, the weather looks like it will be good T-Day.
Karen