Thanksgiving around our house is always Turducken … and if my adult children had their way… well, Mom and I would spend all our time preparing it! I really can’t blame them… it is wonderful… the spices! the Andouille sausage! and our stuffing!
This year was particularly challenging… without all the hungry appetites, we opted for a ‘smaller 13lb. turkey.’ I know… some folks feel that this is the ‘normal’ size… but to me Thanksgiving is best symbolized by the largest Turkey you can buy… we once fixed a 44 lb turkey that barely fit in the stove! The solution? Buy a bigger stove!
My concern this year was a practical one… would a smaller turkey handle the larger number of ingredients including the duck and the chicken? Fortunately, the turkey ‘stretched’! So tomorrow, I think we’ll have a smaller but gentler… wonderful Thanksgiving!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving… and especially those in Basra and elsewhere who have touched this site.
Roger Freberg
By the way, I didn’t use the bones for stock this year… but they were definitely enjoyed by the local ‘turkey buzzards.’