Cammie Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 So, here in India we do get very expensive imported frozen butterball turkeys. However a friend of mine decided to be a bit more "local" this year. Using a contact, she called "a guy" who sources turkey. Remember, people in India don't really eat turkey all that much. I have seen some walking around but I have never been served turkey or seen it on a menu. Anyways, she orders the turkey and it arrives....with head and claws still attached!! She calls the guys and tells him he needs to do something and he tells her he already sent her only half the turkey! She can't see anything missing. She only has an OTC (like a small countertop oven) to cook it in and her husband has insisted that even if she found a way to remove the extra parts...there was NO way he was going to eat it!! Long story short...they have reservations for Thanksgiving dinner!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Over 50 years ago when my parents had their first Thanksgiving in Japan, they got a turkey from a farmer. When my mom was roasting it, there was an overwhelming smell of fish coming from the oven. That turkey had been fed fish and it had permeated the meat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I just heard on the radio that in the past the giblets of the turkey (the stuff they wrap up inside) used to include the feet, heart, and head. People used them to make stock. Shudder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 BLAH!!! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Ack! Reminds me of the time my aunt ordered a turkey from a local farmer and it arrived....ALIVE! Her city dwelling expat from England dh freaked out. They didn't have turkey that day. The turkey got a reprieve as neither of them knew how to kill it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I have no issue w/the idea of raising poultry for food, but lean heavily in favour of sending them out for processing :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 So, here in India we do get very expensive imported frozen butterball turkeys. However a friend of mine decided to be a bit more "local" this year. Using a contact, she called "a guy" who sources turkey. Remember, people in India don't really eat turkey all that much. I have seen some walking around but I have never been served turkey or seen it on a menu. Anyways, she orders the turkey and it arrives....with head and claws still attached!! She calls the guys and tells him he needs to do something and he tells her he already sent her only half the turkey! She can't see anything missing. She only has an OTC (like a small countertop oven) to cook it in and her husband has insisted that even if she found a way to remove the extra parts...there was NO way he was going to eat it!! Long story short...they have reservations for Thanksgiving dinner!! Have Mercy! Only HALF the turkey? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Which half did he keep? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusksAngel Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I have no issue w/the idea of raising poultry for food, but lean heavily in favour of sending them out for processing :lol: :iagree: I have the "raising chickens and stocking the freezer" badge. I'm good. My tip for anyone raising chickens is always the same: DO NOT raise a chicken with black feathers if you plan to enjoy it for dinner. Unless you like skinless chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Here's my annual unprocessed turkey story: (I copied and pasted it from last year's post.) Should I tell you the story of the time when I helped to cook a "real" turkey - the kind that was fresh butchered? It was back when my brothers were hippies trying to live off the land. We were given a turkey in exchange for some manual labor. My brother killed it and then handed it to my sil and I. We plucked and plucked that thing but could not get out the pin feathers. Then we had to reach in and actually get out the innards which were definitely not in little bags. . . Then we had another go at those pin feathers. When we couldn't for the life of us get them out, we decided to cook it in the wood fired oven. The darn turkey (because of the pin feathers) caught on fire! We dumped a whole box of baking soda on the turkey before we got the fire out. Then we kept cooking it, and just brushed off the soot, ashy baking soda and ate the darn thing! Thank God for Butterball! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misidawnrn Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Here's my annual unprocessed turkey story: (I copied and pasted it from last year's post.) Should I tell you the story of the time when I helped to cook a "real" turkey - the kind that was fresh butchered? It was back when my brothers were hippies trying to live off the land. We were given a turkey in exchange for some manual labor. My brother killed it and then handed it to my sil and I. We plucked and plucked that thing but could not get out the pin feathers. Then we had to reach in and actually get out the innards which were definitely not in little bags. . . Then we had another go at those pin feathers. When we couldn't for the life of us get them out, we decided to cook it in the wood fired oven. The darn turkey (because of the pin feathers) caught on fire! We dumped a whole box of baking soda on the turkey before we got the fire out. Then we kept cooking it, and just brushed off the soot, ashy baking soda and ate the darn thing! Thank God for Butterball! I just spit out my coffee! As I am on the boards looking for turkey cooking tips I find this:lol::lol::lol: Mine is definately dead (thank goodness!) I bought 4 turkeys from the Hutterites (Sort of like Amish but with vehicles, for those who aren't familiar) that are no hormones and supposedly organic. We are frying 2 and I am baking/roasting one and one extra for the freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 That turkey had been fed fish and it had permeated the meat! :lol: Oh no! Talk about cultural differences! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Our turkey still has his head and feet attached-but he will lose them first thing in the morning. :) We use pliers on the pin feathers and I agree, black feathers on an eating bird are gross! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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