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crw@mindspring.com (Cam Whetstone) wrote:

>Here's  a chuckle for you all.

>My oldest son, Robby, called and said he would bring the turkey this
>thanksgiving.  While my wife appreciated it, she was none too sure how
>it would turn out.  So thanksgiving morning, she prepared another
>turkey and slipped it into the oven.  

>About half an hour from when Robby wanted to have dinner, he arrived
>with the turkey in a large box from our local Giant Food Store.  I
>opebned the box--looked in--and guess what:  we had an uncooked
>turkey.  In the box was the turkey, a plastic bag of 'turkey flavored
>gravy,' a container of stuffing, and a can of cranberry sauce.

>My son started to berate Giant--he was hungry.  We had another Turkey
>cooking but it would not come out of the oven for another three hours.


>I read the bookelt that came with the turkey and it gave a method for
>Microwaving the turkey in less than an hour.  I asked if that was what
>we should do, and since Robby was starving, he thought we should.
>Melinda said go ahead.  If it was terrible, we could toss it and wait
>for hers, later.

>I proceeded to nuke the bird following the directions, and it turned
>out very well.  An oven cooked bird might have been a little more
>crispy on the outside, but all in all it was very good.  Nice flavor,
>moist, etc.  I prefer white meat and could not tell it from another
>turkey that had been oven cooked.   Charley, my youngest, had a leg
>and found it fine.  

>So if you want a nice turkey in just a little time (total elapsed time
>from raw bird to table 55 minute) try microwaving your bird.

>Cam

>PS:  Hope all of you practiced more restraint than I did.  I ate way
>too much, but candied yams are usually only made here on
>thanksvgiving, so .....

>Cam

Oh Cam, what a funny story!!!  And what a good idea!!!  Maybe we
should make a  habit of having our Thanksgiving favorites more often
during the year so we don't feel so compelled to overindulge thinking
we won't get any more of this good stuff until next year!!  We did
pretty good, kept it pretty simple, but still, I'm stuffed. :-)



HoneyMoonER

A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.