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Understanding turkey cuts?
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- Thanksgiving – noted for turkey and other end-of-season dishes – but why is the turkey so very associated with Thanksgiving:
INFO: why we eat what we eat on thanksgiving - The turkey is quintessentially an American bird – believed to originate in mesoAmerica before being exported to European markets during the Spanish conquests of the 1500’s.
- But when the Pilgrims arrived in 1620, they noted wild turkeys (similar to what they experience back home) running freely in the woods. Thus these turkey became synonymous with the American frontier and the Thanksgiving tradition.
- The US turkey production is ~ 6 billion pounds – with big sales during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter holidays. Turkey is also eaten year round as deli breast meat, turkey sausage, and ground turkey:
INFO: where did the domestic turkey come from? - So for this Thanksgiving, note the cuts above that can make the turkey the traditional meal for the holiday.
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Roasting (or other) a turkey
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- You can find a number of whole turkey recipes – the most popular is a roast turkey that we we are familiar with when our moms pull out the Thanksgiving turkey from the oven:
RECIPE: simply perfect roast turkey - But growing favorite option for Thanksgiving is a fried turkey – they say the fryer option seals the turkey juice inside making the turkey very moist and delicious. But beware, frying oil over an open flame can cause disaster:
INFO: how to deep-fry a turkey without killing yourself | 7 reasons you should never fry a turkey - What comments can you share?
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Let’s go hunting
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- Perhaps for this Thanksgiving, you may want to hunt your own wild Turkey just like they did in the old days:
INFO: 7 animals (besides turkey) eaten at the first Thanksgiving - Wild turkey tastes a bit different – wild turkey is almost all dark meat and has more intense flavor:
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Preparing a Thanksgiving meal
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- Thanksgiving is coming up – and after that will come Christmas – and then New Years and Easter will quickly follow. All fun holidays where a turkey may be served. But the question is what is Thanksgiving and where did it originate:
INFO: quick history of Thanksgiving - And the second question is what can you serve for Thanksgiving besides turkey – stuffed dressing – potatos and gravy – corn – rolls – and the list goes on:
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Start growing your own
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- Perhaps not for this Thanksgiving, but maybe for next Thanksgiving in 2020. How about raising your own turkey(s) for your holiday meals?
- The turkey supplies a lot of good meat for consumption and are easy to raise. Becoming an expert is a good life skill to have by learning how to raise a bird that has a long tradition of providing a great meal to celebrate with family and friends.
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