On Thu, 22 Nov 2018, itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>On Thursday, November 22, 2018, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>> Dinner turned out great. Only too much for two people, tomorrow I'll
>> freeze about half. Glad I only baked 4 sweet potatoes. Wasn't going
>> to but at the last moment I whipped up 'bout a quart of gravy.
>> https://postimg.cc/gallery/30ikqqers/
>>
>That turkey looks magazine worthy to me.

Thank you.
One of the things I do is rub the bird down all over with half a lemon
and half an orange, then place the squeezed rinds in the cavities.
The turkey liver went outside for the critters, and I was lazy so
after simmering the neck, heart and pupik* for the gravy those got
tossed outside as well. just didn't feel like picking the meat from
the neck and chopping it up with the giblets. The gravy turned out
fine without all those bits as there was plenty of drippings.
14+ pounds was a big turkey for just the two us, looked like we
hardly put a dent in it... will freeze a bunch today. For us the
kasha varnishkas are just as good as the turkey and I always make
plenty to freeze some anyway.
*Pupik - Navel, belly button, gizzard, chicken stomachs
I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving.