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| Raven | Nov 22 2011, 12:02 PM Post #1 |
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Just got done butchering the turkey that we are going to eat this turkey day. Damn nice looking turkey if I do say so myself. I will resort to buying some of our meal for convienience sake, like the pies and whipped cream due to time, but I am happy to say that the majority of our meal will come from our own labor (and the life's sacrifice of one unhappy turkey). |
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| HandFarming | Nov 22 2011, 10:49 PM Post #2 |
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Yes, but at least Your turkey had a good life....as far as a life for a turkey goes, before it ended. Enjoy! |
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| Mommacat | Nov 23 2011, 11:46 AM Post #3 |
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I bet he'll taste wonderful, too, Raven! I don't think he died unhappily, either. When he saw you coming, he probably thought it was feeding time. He was right - well sorta!! Tomorrow I will make pies and get everything ready ahead of time that I can. I actually enjoy cooking a big family dinner. My guest list seems to be growing by the day, but that's okay - wouldn't have it any other way! I am just thankful that I have family and that they want to spend time together.
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| Raven | Nov 23 2011, 12:05 PM Post #4 |
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I think that it sucks and would settle for turkey salad sandwiches LOL
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| HandFarming | Nov 23 2011, 10:58 PM Post #5 |
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We usually listen to the No Agenda podcast about how it was Lincoln who made up the Thanksgiving holiday to help the turkey growers, then the holiday was promoted in the 40s or 50s as the shopping season to boost the economy. The Christmas one they have on the real history is even more disgusting and revealing of the motives behind the holiday. Bahhhh, humbug! |
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| Raven | Nov 26 2011, 12:02 AM Post #6 |
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The Thanksgiving tradition was around long before Lincoln. http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=3584 http://wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=4082 Lincoln set the date for the national holiday...the 3rd Thursday in November. |
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| Raven | Nov 26 2011, 12:21 AM Post #7 |
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Here is what I learned about my "homegrown" thanksgiving. #1 The fresh turkey (range, homegrown, never frozen) will cook up differently than the injected with water, fats, chemical flavor enhancers etc. My turkey took about the same amount of time but it had a more intense turkey flavor to it. It was really good! I did use a bag but it still was a little drier than the injected one. I also skinned the bird (bronze turkey that had a ton of pin feathers). #2 It really wasn't so much more difficult to butcher my own bird and the fresh taste was well worth it. #3 The squash with the glaze will always be a must from now on! #4 Next year, I will take the day before the dinner off and try to hand make everything that goes on my table. |
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| HandFarming | Nov 26 2011, 01:05 AM Post #8 |
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According to the No Agenda podcast they do every year, the original thanksgiving was all about the massacre of a entire tribe of Native Americans. They also mentioned something about giving them small pox that also wiped a majority of people out. The christmas podcast they do every year is also pretty interesting. Apparently, red n green were the colors used to indicate which houses were brothels in Roman times . . . Just one small byte they dish for Christmas. Either way, these days it's all about the shopping....so bah humbug. |
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| Raven | Nov 26 2011, 07:50 AM Post #9 |
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I think your "no agenda" podcast has an agenda...just my opinion. It was an English custom to celebrate the harvest every fall...the first Thanksgiving was a part of the culture that they brought with them. The Indian Chief Massasoit, was there along with about 100 of his tribe. They brought food and celebrated along with the English. The massacre of the tribe was later in history. The dusting of blankets with small pox came later as well, when the tribes (mostly Blackfoot) were to strong to defeat any other way. Although it was a dark part of our history, the massacre went both ways. Indians and Whites alike were cruel and war like. The only difference is that, when we defeated them, we gave them and the members of the tribe for all eternity housing, sovereign lands etc at taxpayer expense. I would choke on the word "sovereign" though as in the true meaning of the word, it is anything but. |
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| Mommacat | Nov 26 2011, 09:00 AM Post #10 |
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We have the same menu year after year. If I try to make any changes to that, everyone gripes about it. Of course, I am ALWAYS free to ADD things, just can't get rid of anything! Raven, after you skinned the bird, did you roast it like you normally would? I would think that it would get awfully dry, but maybe if you slathered it with butter and basted it a lot, it wouldn't. I am a bit disappointed because this year, I followed the guidelines about how big a bird to buy for X number of people, and I only had enough leftovers for a couple sandwiches. So, no turkey soup, no turkey noodle casserole, I am bummed, I almost like the leftovers better than the original meal!
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Tomorrow I will make pies and get everything ready ahead of time that I can. I actually enjoy cooking a big family dinner. My guest list seems to be growing by the day, but that's okay - wouldn't have it any other way! I am just thankful that I have family and that they want to spend time together.
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