artofmanliness.com - 11/21/2008
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Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that means one thing- turkey. Preparing and carving a turkey for loved ones at Thanksgiving is definitely a manly task (cooking in general is a manly task). It involves roasted flesh, sharp knives, and popping joints. So ...
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Comment on Anyone Know How to Cook a Turkey? by Kevin T. Keith
leanleft.com 11/25/2008 — As tgirsch says, it’s not that complicated. In fact, just getting a basic cooked turkey to gnaw on is pretty easy. Just follow the directions above and you’ll be OK. (Note: putting it in the fridge for two days is to let the frozen turkey thaw before you cook it - that’s ...
I Like Turkey
eschatonblog.com 11/26/2008 — I've long been puzzled by the turkey backlash. Get a heritage turkey, cook it on the grill with some smoking chips. Yummy!
That Time Of Year
rightwingnation.com 11/24/2008 — Re-post, yes, but a consolidated re-post, if you will, several put together.
This is the only way to cook turkey. You’ll be amazed at how juicy it is. This is not a non-traditional recipe, at least as far as the results. You don’t taste ...
turkey talk
corner.nationalreview.com 11/23/2008 — Good spin from a friend: "Gov. Palin just showed the world that she has real power. She showed us that when she pardons someone it means something (even if that someone is just a turkey). Look at what happens to one she doesn't pardon."
palin increases turkey sales
corner.nationalreview.com 11/23/2008 — An e-mail: "My wife and I have never been that fond of turkey, but with this dust-up we went shopping for a Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey and will thoroughly enjoy every bite."
The Turkish Question
brusselsjournal.com 11/24/2008 — Geographically Turkey is not a European state, apart from the tiny northwestern edge of the country. Last October, however, Turkey was elected for a two-year term in the United Nations security council by winning one of the two non-permanent seats ...
The traits of heroes
drhelen.blogspot.com 11/25/2008 — This is interesting:
Stopped. Cold turkey. North Carolina authorities say a shopper clubbed an alleged carjacker with a frozen turkey as he tried to steal a woman's car in a grocery store parking lot Sunday.
Police say 30-year-old Fred Louis Ervin ...
TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY, PART II
babalublog.com 11/25/2008 — Many thanks to all those who chimed in with their turkey day turkey recipes. Now Im even more confused, but that's alright, I picked up a bak-up ham, which I'll toss in the smoker and smother with my cafe cubano...
The Case Against Turkey
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/26/2008 — I was going to say that Thanksgiving always leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth, but really it’s the bland taste of turkey. The bitterness is purely metaphorical — everyone feels compelled to eat a sub-par bird merely for the sake ...
Oddly Endurant Sarah Palin/Turkey Slaughter Story Takes New Twist
wonkette.com 11/24/2008 — That funny but completely unimportant thing from last week in which Sarah Palin pardoned a turkey and then gave a teevee interview with a turkey being sliced ‘n’ diced in the background… well the American people are intent to know as much as possible about it! Early reports ...
Kosher: The Original Turkey Brine
debbieschlussel.com 11/26/2008 — By Debbie Schlussel
One of the benefits of keeping kosher is that we don't have to spend any time brining our turkey. It's already done when we buy it from the store.
All kosher meat and poultry is automatically salted to remove the blood. Thus, the term "Kosher Salt". In fact, people I ...
Bird of the Week: Eastern Wild Turkey
maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com 11/27/2008 —
Gobble gobble. Spring Turkey season is here. At the turn of the century, the Eastern Wild Turkey was nearly eradicated by hunting and habitat loss, and was entirely absent in the Northeast. By the mid 1800s, the woodlands of New England ...
Heritage Turkey
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/27/2008 — Getting heritage turkey for your Thanksgiving repast is reasonable advice. But note that this isn’t really an alternative to my “don’t eat turkey” suggestion so much as a specific idea about a turkey alternative. They’re ...
Fire Departments: Deep Fried Turkey Could Pose Serious Fire Hazard
themoderatevoice.com 11/26/2008 —
WARNING: Deep fried turkey could be hazardous to your health and draining on your insurance policies, since sometimes when people deep fry turkey, the poultry turkey isn’t the only turkey that gets fried.
The word is getting out across the United States and even beyond:
Fire ...
They Kill Turkeys, Don’t They?
julescrittenden.com 11/23/2008 — Contender for the holiday story of 2008. Palin-bash makes it topical, yet seasonal. MSNBC: TURKEYS DIE AS GOVERNOR PALIN TAKES QUESTIONS FROM MEDIA.
I'll let Steyn do the carving, though "nancy boys at MSNBC" is hurtful. Blair, faux turkey sighting ...
Thanksgiving Is Imminent —
Innocent Bystanders
My sister in law is hosting my wife’s side of the family for Thanksgiving, meaning that her husband is going to cook the turkey. He has two upright smokers and a turkey fryer. Now, he has never used said fryer, which leads me to believe that this is what might ensue:
I hope he decides to ...
FROM DAVID JOACHIM, some perfect turkey tips.
Plus, bacon-wrapped turkey! I’d like to say that i… —
Instapundit
FROM DAVID JOACHIM, some perfect turkey tips.
Plus, bacon-wrapped turkey! I’d like to say that it looks delicious, but, well, actually it looks like food for space aliens.
And, on a more realistic note, cooking turkeys on the grill. I’d try that, but I’ll be grilling 2 ...
Happy Thanksgiving —
Rising Hegemon
A friend and I are cooking a turkey and taking a stab at making the traditional Thanksgiving meal. This could get frightening. Good luck to all of you doing the same today. And for those of you in Detroit, pretend the team in silver and blue is the Bears.
Braise the Turkey? —
Matthew Yglesias
Ezra Klein recommends Mark Bittman’s proposal to save turkey by braising it. This, however, requires you to dismember the turkey rather than cook it whole:
Could be a promising meliorationist solution to the turkey problem. Still not convinced that this would actually taste ...
Turkey Eaters Vilified in Online Videogame —
CNSNews.com Headlines
(CNSNews.com) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is using an online videogame to promote its animal rights agenda. The game, called Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, is described as a Thanksgiving-themed parody of a Nintendo cooking game. Mama is evil and thirsty for blood, says the ...
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