>>>This is how you cook a turkey, according to a class of second graders. Hilarious and sweet.
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>>>http://www.triblocal.com/Round_Lake/Detail_View/view.html?type=stories&action=detail&sub_id=120146
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>>I'm puzzled about several things:
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>>1. So many take the skin off the bird. Is that normal over there? It's the tastiest part!
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>>2. the excellent spelling, punctuation and grammar of such young kids.
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>>3. You have microwaves big enough to fit a turkey in! We can't even fit US turkeys in our ovens. US military staff over here have to import cookers (presumably via the PX) to fit their turkeys in.
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>>PS you can buy boneless turkeys.
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>No, it is not customary to take the skin off turkeys. That is the imagination of 7 and 8 year olds at work.
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>I think my favorite parts were the wacky baking times and temperatures, the girl who said veggie turkey, and taking the bones out but leaving one or two. Makes me nostalgic for when my daughters were that age.
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>This year I put a new wrinkle into the Thanksgiving turkey. Inspired by an article in the dining section of the newspaper, I brined it for 24 hours before cooking it. It really did make the turkey more tender. Just the word "brine" makes it sound vinegary but in fact the main ingredients were brown sugar, maple syrup, and ginger root. Delish!

Brine makes it sound SALTY to me. The other stuff sounds tasty. Mind you, a bit expensive an experiment, if you've never done it before and it's not a recognised menu, and it turns out wrong and no one wants it.