In article <1130174476.a9286604f9f0c62cde1ea0e78f82fc00@teran ews>,
"MoM" > wrote:

> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
> . com...
> > "MoM" > wrote in message
> > news:1130157054.2f40514f0f950e04faf037e60817fe36@t eranews...
> >> Here is a great hint to save time for Thanksgiving or Christmas if you
> >> are cooking a Turkey.
> >>
> >> You can precook and slice your turkey up to a month ahead. Then, on the
> >> day; while all the side dishes are cooking; you take a roasting pan and
> >> line it with LETTUCE. A couple of layers. Put your turkey in, you can
> >> separate dark and white meat. Cover with another couple of layers of
> >> lettuce and put the lid on. Put in a 325* oven while you are cooking the
> >> potatoes and veg and reheating the gravy and stuffing. I imagine the
> >> stuffing can go in the oven too. Usually by the time everything else is
> >> ready, and you take the lid off the roasting pan it will be steaming and
> >> the turkey will be moist and delicious just like fresh cooked.
> >>
> >> This was a hint on a local TV station by the weatherman's mother who has
> >> been doing it this way for years. And I've been watching the station as
> >> long as he's been on there and everyone there raves about the results.
> >>
> >> MoM
> >>
> >
> > The world is full of people who rave about bad food. Sounds like a
> > disaster.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Peter Aitken
> > Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm
> >
> And just how would you know? I know the woman is a fantastic cook.
> Actually, so am I. If the idea I suggested
> turns out a product just as good as fresh roasted turkey, why not do it and
> spend the time saved with the family instead
> of in the kitchen.
>
> But then, there is always someone who will knock a good thing.
>
> MoM
>
>

But on Thanksgiving, it's _traditional_ to spend half the day in the
kitchen, and family participates. ;-) I spend that time cooking with my
family!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson