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(Message started by: Kris_in_SJ on Nov 23^rd, 2004, 9:02pm)

Title: Happy Turkey Day - and don't forget to brine it!
Post by Kris_in_SJ on Nov 23^rd, 2004, 9:02pm

Wishing you all a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving holiday. I'm off for a few days (hopefully, since my little corner of Michigan is under a snow advisory all day tomorrow) to see my family.

On Thursday I'll be giving thanks to all of you - for the wonderful support and advice you've given me over the last few months. I'll also be eating the best d.....ed turkey you ever had, since I'll be cooking it!

If you're cooking the bird this year, I have one big piece of advice ... don't forget to brine it:

1 cup kosher salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 oranges, quartered
2 lemons, quartered
6 sprigs thyme
4 sprigs rosemary
6 leaves of sage
2 gallons cold water
1 large clean garbage bag and a cooler

Dissolve salt and sugar in the cold water inside the garbage bag, inside the cooler or a large metal bucket. Add the oranges, lemons and herbs. Insert Tom Turkey breast down and keep him in a cool place all night. Turn once during that time (maybe about the time of your 1:00 am visit from the beast). Before roasting, take Tom out and rinse and dry him well. Massage him with oil or butter, place quartered onions and various herbs inside him, and roast. This method produces the moistest, most tasty turkey ever. **Please note - brining is not recommended if you are actually planning to "stuff" the turkey with stuffing. (Though most experts will tell you that stuffing the bird isn't a very good idea - slows down cooking and produces dry, tasteless meat).

Enjoy the holiday. May it be PF for all!

Kris

Title: Re: Happy Turkey Day - and don't forget to brine i
Post by Charlie on Nov 23^rd, 2004, 9:17pm

You too. Sounds yummy.

Snow is expected here too in Jamestown, NY....not far from Buffalo, you know.

Pain free and gobble up.

Charlie

Title: Re: Happy Turkey Day - and don't forget to brine i
Post by cschick on Nov 23^rd, 2004, 9:23pm

I'm not so good at cooking turkey - it takes patience and I don't have much of that. Your turkey sounds delicious though! Enjoy your day and be very careful in the snow!

PFDAN-
Karen

Title: Re: Happy Turkey Day - and don't forget to brine i
Post by LeLimey on Nov 24^th, 2004, 5:02am

We have turkey for Christmas here and I usually cook the little begger breast down and turn him over for the last hour of cooking.. not had any complaints so far but I like your recipe better! I shall be trying it this year and I'll let you know how I got on on Boxing day!
Happy Thanksgiving one and all, you have made the past couple of months of my life much richer and I'm grateful for "knowing" each and every one of you.. whatever bit of the world you are from! (Yeah.. even you Ronny!!! :P)

Title: Re: Happy Turkey Day - and don't forget to brine i
Post by karma on Nov 24^th, 2004, 5:43am

This year I am going back to how we celebrated thanksgiving during my youth. We used to all pile in the boat and sail over to St. John. Turkey day we ate Maine Lobster and spent the long weekend diving and relaxing on the beach.
Can't do the boat part but steamers and Caribbean lobster are the menu.