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Wayne Boatwright
 
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Default Note to self: frozen turkey

On Wed 23 Nov 2005 12:47:29p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it zxcvbob?

> Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>> zxcvbob wrote:
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>>>don't forget the bring the frozen turkey in out of the trunk of the car
>>>tomorrow morning so it can thaw...
>>>
>>>Bob

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>>
>> What part of the frozen north are you in? I left the turky in the trunk
>> yesterday just for that reason, to let it thaw there rather than the
>> kitchen, it's a balmy 72 degrees in the SF bay area today. I'll probly
>> bring the turky in this evening and prepare the stuffing and prep the
>> bird ready to go in the oven tomorrow morning.
>> ---
>> JL
>>

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> Minnesota. It's 41° outside right now. The turkey has been in the
> trunk since Saturday afternoon, wrapped in a towel. I checked it this
> morning and it was still frozen solid, but it felt like the plastic wrap
> was no longer frozen tight to the skin.
>
> Wouldn't you hate to *forget* a frozen turkey in the trunk of the car
> and find it a few weeks after the spring thaw?


I know someone who did just that. The car had to be professionally treat
to get rid of the odor.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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