Nancy Young wrote:
> "Margaret Suran" > wrote
>
>>And wasn't the price of the larger one more, something like $117.00? Plus
>>$25.00 shipping. The larger one may be anywhere from 14 to 18 pounds.
>>How many fourteen pounders and how many eighteen pounders will they ship
>>out? I bet there will be more smaller ones, but I cannot vouch for that.
>
>
> You're absolutely right! Although I'm sure they don't want bigger
> ones hanging around if they have them.
>
>
>>The smaller size is between ten and thirteen pounds, for $99.00 plus
>>$20.00 shipping. For a ten pound turkey, that will be $11.90 per pound,
>>or $119.00 for the raw bird.
>
>
> That is quite a lot, but I guess if you're serving gourmet types, what
> the heck. I'd consider it, just to try it once. But I won't.
>
> nancy

Chances are that if I do make a turkey and if the stores do not have a
promotion for a free one, I will pay something like 99 cents a pound
for a small, fresh bird, which is more than enough for something as
boring as a turkey. For the size I would want, about twelve to
fifteen pounds, that is quite a difference in price. As a matter of
fact, the whole dinner will cost no more than David Rosengarten's bird
would cost. That would be for Marcel, my next door neighbor Laura and
for me. A Thanksgiving Dinner with all the old reliables, bread and
mushroom stuffing, mashed potatoes, baked sweet potatoes that nobody
ever touches, giblet gravy, peas (there I would pay a lot, if i can
get fresh ones), a mixed salad, pickles, apple pie, cranberry orange
sauce, etc. and the money I save by not getting the expensive turkey
will be spent on good wine. How about that? )

I used to like Rosengarten, but this sounds a little ridiculous. I
used to watch the Food Network whenever he was on. He used to love
eating whatever he had cooked and always drank a nice wine or beer
with it.