tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post7591119900088947067..comments2024-01-18T14:12:19.210-08:00Comments on Christine Cooks: Thanks and GivingChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-70196007094797767982007-12-17T12:21:00.000-08:002007-12-17T12:21:00.000-08:00LOL - Last year, my husband ordered a 20# turkey f...LOL - Last year, my husband ordered a 20# turkey from a farm at our farmer's market. He went to pick it up the night before Thanksgiving, and there were no 20# birds. They had 12# or 30#. Any sane person would have taken one 12#, or even 2. My husband? Took the 30# bird. Which then didn't fit in any pan or the oven. He ended up butchering it down to the breast and the two legs, roasted the breast and one leg that day, and saved the rest for the next day. Too much turkey.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-25037917759402985712007-11-30T19:48:00.000-08:002007-11-30T19:48:00.000-08:00Great post, I loved reading it. I've always wante...Great post, I loved reading it. I've always wanted to raise my own poultry, but I fear they would become pets!sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521522775192385032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-61457541495896515122007-11-29T19:52:00.000-08:002007-11-29T19:52:00.000-08:00oh my gosh, this was too funny-I can't believe you...oh my gosh, this was too funny-I can't believe you did the deed to the turkeys-you need to send this in to a magazine, it is that good! A blogger meeting???oh, that sounds wonderful-when and where? PARIS?I like California too-Jannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121472782540485266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-24040616785645359062007-11-21T09:28:00.000-08:002007-11-21T09:28:00.000-08:00What a great story Christine, I just wish I was th...What a great story Christine, I just wish I was there to partake of some of the turkey!!<BR/>AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-75588789014927144292007-11-20T19:49:00.000-08:002007-11-20T19:49:00.000-08:00It's exactly those "little" details that are alway...It's exactly those "little" details that are always tripping me up. We had a year when the turkey was way over due before it was finally done. <BR/>You've really told this one perfectly.MyKitchenInHalfCupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321041059604871286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-59804700775743318492007-11-20T10:20:00.000-08:002007-11-20T10:20:00.000-08:00BTW: I have cooked a 32-pounder with great success...BTW: I have cooked a 32-pounder with great success. Those 8 extra pounds make such a difference.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-38367400868019507682007-11-20T10:18:00.000-08:002007-11-20T10:18:00.000-08:00Evidently we did too, Simona. I knew the turkeys w...Evidently we did too, Simona. I knew the turkeys were big but I thought a lot of it was the feathers.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Mimi. I knew that story had to come out sometime and yesterday was that sometime.<BR/>Would you come if I had a gathering Chez Moi? I think Katie, Jann, Kalyn, you, Simona and I would have a wonderful time together, no? I'll do it if I can get commitments.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Katie, when we determined that Thanks weighed 37 pounds, and we knew that Giving was the bigger bird, we estimated that he had weighed about 40, give or take a few ounces. Really, we should have thought to weigh them after the time we had plucking and cleaning. It was hard, heavy work!<BR/>Thanks did fit into the oven better, but it was still a squeeze.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-59119823930721648262007-11-20T07:50:00.000-08:002007-11-20T07:50:00.000-08:00Absolutely hilarious! I can see me doing exactly ...Absolutely hilarious! I can see me doing exactly the same thing... I mean, I never weigh the ones I buy in the store....<BR/>Did you ever figure out how much it weighed? Did Thanks fit in the oven much better?<BR/>Thank you, thank you for such a great story!Katie Zellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498599461583826030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-32289561506294409162007-11-19T19:04:00.000-08:002007-11-19T19:04:00.000-08:00That is hilarious, Christine. I mean, you told it ...That is hilarious, Christine. I mean, you told it well. I can see how it just rolled off your fingertips.<BR/><BR/>When is that big blogger meeting chez vous?<BR/><BR/>BTW, we sometimes get wild turkeys in our yard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904171824244129391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-20338673878279263292007-11-19T17:54:00.000-08:002007-11-19T17:54:00.000-08:00That's a funny story, Christine. I also have diffi...That's a funny story, Christine. I also have difficulty picturing a turkey that big.Simona Carinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621645217450504400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-86613955373183911372007-11-19T17:21:00.000-08:002007-11-19T17:21:00.000-08:00I can't think of anything more fun than to have yo...I can't think of anything more fun than to have you come to my house, Kalyn. Unless it's all of my blogger friends coming to my house. Oh gosh, then I would really have to clean, wouldn't I?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10950366.post-90343196540319845012007-11-19T16:01:00.000-08:002007-11-19T16:01:00.000-08:00What a fun, fun story. I can't imagine a turkey t...What a fun, fun story. I can't imagine a turkey that big. Someday I must come and see this interesting place where you live.Kalyn Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499065771517548587noreply@blogger.com