On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 12:46:21 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
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> > I honestly don't remember my mother ever defrosting a turkey.
> > She's put it in the oven, low temperature, with water in the
> > pan and covered. The bird would go in the oven in the wee
> > hours of the morning and would be fully cooked a bit before
> > we were ready eat. That insured it had rested before carving.
>
> But, but, but. Stuffing!
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
>
Turkeys are NOT stuffed here. Besides there would't be enough
for the family. The juices from the slowly cooking turkey exuding
into that bit of water added to the bottom of the pan are collected
and used to making dressing.