History Of The Turkey!

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[Dallas59]

[Tijeras_Slim]

We've got wild ones here. I just never see one during hunting season. Very cool birds.

[A knight without armor]

Whew! What a relief. From the title I thought someone had uncovered my life story.

[Dallas59]

I'm hungry...

[thoughtomator]

And in 2004, 59 million of them voted for Hanoi Kerry.

[djf]

Interesting history! Thanks. I've seen them in the wild (I'm in Washington), but not often.

[A knight without armor]

"I'm hungry..."

Me, too! Not necessarily Thanksgiving but I used to work with this deputy who was the best cook! He'd bring in turkey wings lined up in a casserole dish braised to perfection and smothered in the most delicious brown turkey gravy that contained chopped boiled eggs. I'll never forget it!

[Lazamataz]

History Of The Turkey!

The history of MY turkey usually consists of being basted and cooked for a few hours.

And then you don't wanna know the rest.

[Sacajaweau]

Sure is lotsa stuffing in that turkey tale.

[Lazamataz]

Turkey is best when it's about body temperature. You just part the legs, and take a nice temperature reading.

Butter helps.

[Sacajaweau]

Not touching that one!!

[Taffini]

you should be doing stand up comedy

you're a bad boy

[carlr]

The best I ever had was done in a deep fryer,with peanut oil.
It did`nt take very long and was absolutely incredible eating.

[fat city]

So, now we're finding out that turkey and mashed potatoes is a Latin American meal? Man, where's it gonna end?

[SunkenCiv]

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[nmh]

We have wild turkeys that parade through our backyard after it rains. I suppose they like the woods and the creek in the backyard. There's at least 20 if them that strut around and they are HUGE! My cat didn't know what to do when he saw them. His tail fluffed up. He walked with them all excited. They were bigger than him and he was a huge orange cat.

[Dustbunny]

Yuuummmmmm we love wild turkey. They are elusive. Honey did not get one this year, saw lots of sign, spooked a flock but could not get off a shot.

[blam]

All the wild turkeys in the US today contain genes from the domesticated turkeys brought here by the Pilgrims.

[SunkenCiv]

Those Pilgrims, I had no idea they would try somethin' like that.

[PoorMuttly]

Ah, the Modern American Turkey, the Broadbreasted, Beltsville White. Can't walk, can't fly, can't mate, can't lay eggs, utterly stupid, not disease resistant, couldn't survive a day in the wild, or even in most fields...and tastes like paper. De-beaked, de-clawed, can't roost....a modern wonder....which could be wiped out by a single disease.

There is a large movement afoot to bring our original, TRADITIONAL breeds back from the brink of extinction, and there are now more birds than the market can sell, because people are not aware that a better option, and healthful, traditional dining experience exists.

If one looks up Heritage Turkeys, it is quite a story. The Narragansett variety, close to the Eastern wild type, was presented to Abraham Lincoln when he declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday. They say the Bourbon Red is the most desirable, but there are many excellent varieties. They taste nothing like a white meat commercial bird, and are just great. Eggs and day-old chicks (poults) are available through the mail, and can be raised in the backyard. Things are changing, and it is a good thing for us all, and hopefully before there is the inevitable disaster. Wild turkeys can fly faster than 50 mph, and run 35 mph., a truly amazing bird, which Benjamin Franklin chose as our national symbol, over the eagle. Our forefathers bred varieties to be disease resistant, and delicious. Once you've tried one, you will wonder why anyone would ever buy a "Butterball," if they had the opportunity to do otherwise. Modern turkeys need very many spices to make them taste like anything appetizing, and the proliferation of various side dishes is an indication that Americans are voting with their forks.