"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> The sky ain't falling but the oven door is shut and yoose a'cookin'! Yup,
been
> roasting away since 7am.
>
> Last nite I was getting kinda worried Mr. Turkey Lurkey wouldn't defrost
in
> time so at 7pm I filled the kitchen sink with cold water and put him in
for a
> swim... Now I have a deep kitchen sink (8") but still the water wouldn't
cover
> completely, so I covered him with a towel to keep his exposed part wet
too.
> Got to be 10pm and had to make a decision, do I put him back in the fridge
till
> morning or do I open him up now. I opted to open him so I wouldn't need
to
> fuss so early in the morning. He was nearly thawed, ran some water to get
the
> giblets and last bits of ice out, cleaned out those horrid blobs of blood
and
> was all ready to season. Dried him out well inside and out with paper
towels
> and bathed him well inside and out with a fresh lemon, placed one lemon
half
> inside and the other in the neck cavity... inserted pieces of carrot,
celery,
> and a couple garlic cloves and some parsley sprigs. Rubbed inside and out
with
> Penzeys poultry seasoning, lotsa black pepper, and some salt. Trussed up
his
> legs and sprinkled with paprika. By 11pm he was back in the fridge. Next
time
> I chose a 23 pounder I gotta leave five full days to defrost.
>
> Happy Thanksgiving, yoose!
>
>
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Glad to hear you got him thawed in time! Sounds like it's going to be a
delicious meal.

kimberly