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Thread: An ode to the forgotten holiday: Thanksgiving (US)

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    Quote Originally Posted by ptavv View Post
    I'm pretty sure none of you are appreciating the majesty of the Turducken. There are few things that encompass what Thanksgiving is about ilke the Turducken.

    I actually cooked this last year for my family, and it was a huge failure. De-boning a duck & chicken is a lot harder and takes a lot longer than you would think! Not recommended unless you are actually a working chef, not a self-delusional "chef" such as myself.

    My fried turkeys and brine turkeys have turned out a LOT better.
    Brine Turkey:
    INGREDIENTS:

    * 1 gallon water
    * 1 cup kosher of unionized salt
    * 1/2 cup sugar
    * 6 fresh tarragon leaves or 1/4 cup dried tarragon
    * 1 teaspoon black pepper

    PREPARATION:
    The water you use should be unclorinated. If you don't have easy access to good spring water. Boil it first, let the water cool and then add all other ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Place Turkey in large non-metallic dish and cover completely with brine.

    Let sit in refrigerator for 24 hours or overnight. Remove Turkey from Brine and dry. Coat with olive oil. Place in Smoker.

    This year we're trying a spit-fire slow roasted turkey... should be fun.

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    I think thanksgiving is having resurgence. It seemed like in the late 90s it got lazy.

    It's no 4th of July, but what is?
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    pssstttt:
    have your butcher debone the birds for you
    "It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spindrift View Post
    TURDUCKEN

    There used to be a specialty outfit in New Orleans that would prep and ship them just before Thanksgiving. Definitely the easy way out. I think they did a couple thousand a year. Ordered one once - I liked it. Got mixed reviews from the rest of the family (especially the kids since it was fairly spicy). I have no idea if they are still operating...
    do you remember the name, number, web site, etc of this place?

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    have you never heard of google? Jesus fucking christ
    "It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lemon boy View Post
    have you never heard of google? Jesus fucking christ
    hey, that's not in the spirit oif Thanksgiving, ass-wipe

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    Quote Originally Posted by freshies View Post
    do you remember the name, number, web site, etc of this place?
    Don't know which one he might have used but I've seen Turducken offered on Cajun Grocer - www.cajungrocer.com
    Fightin' to save the motherfucking day...

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    Quote Originally Posted by freshies View Post
    do you remember the name, number, web site, etc of this place?
    http://www.cajungrocer.com

    Quote Originally Posted by freshies View Post
    hey, that's not in the spirit oif Thanksgiving, ass-wipe
    Hey now...what would Thanksgiving be without a friendly little family argument or Uncle Sid bringing up that time you thought the display toilets at Sears really worked?
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    Quote Originally Posted by freshies View Post
    hey, that's not in the spirit oif Thanksgiving, ass-wipe
    ? what does giving thanks have to do with it? You're confusing xmas for thanksgiving, just like what KQ is complaining about.
    "It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
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    Oh yeah, if you pick one up from Cajun Grocer, do yourself a favor and get some Comeaux's Pork Boudin X-HOT. Fuggin' delicious.
    Fightin' to save the motherfucking day...

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    Quote Originally Posted by FartBag Commando View Post
    Oh yeah, if you pick one up from Cajun Grocer, do yourself a favor and get some Comeaux's Pork Boudin X-HOT. Fuggin' delicious.
    thanks KQ - everyone, that Cajun Grocer turducken with the spicy creole sausage stuffing looks frickin' tasty!! i might have to pull the trigger on that bad boy...

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    I've spent the last 30+ Thanksgivings in the same little old farmhouse just over the river and through the woods from here. It's my Aunt's mother who is now 99. She still lives alone, drives and works in the yard almost all year long. She's been hosting longer than i've been alive. For the last 10 years it's been over 30 people, dualing birds, 2 seatings, basically an all day affair.
    I remember as a kid going over there and playing football out in the back yard with all my cousins. We'd drag out the old apple press and makes gallons of cider. My kids are now the age I was when I first started recalling this experience. They're playing with the same old wooden toys I did, they're playing football with my cousins kids. Ruby the host still serves up a mean bird, and won't sit til everybody has a full plate. I can't tell you what it means to me, it's a link to my past and i'm just happy my kids are getting a piece of it. I'm gonna eat at least 4 helpings at the first seating this year I can just feel it.....

    My daughter gets a turn at the press a few years back.....

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    Wow, that's nice, Aldo. Happy Thanksgiving to you ..... and the rest of you guys.


    (It's supposed to be 60 degrees here on Thursday, maybe. Will any mountains even be open?)

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    all hail wikipedia, the website that would not settle with a picture of a normal turducken, but was only satisfied with....



























    wikipedia can definitely come to my thanksgiving.
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    Oh god. The Bacon Turducken.

    Truly a masterpiece.

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    I recommend Beer Can Turkey.

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    bacon and turkey....how can one go wrong?
    backcountry makes my wee wee tingle...
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    Quote Originally Posted by lemon boy View Post
    pssstttt:
    have your butcher debone the birds for you
    yeah but that would impede upon my delusions of epicurean grandeur

    i ended up using my nephew's model T-Rex skeleton as an instructional outline. it wasn't pretty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ptavv View Post
    Oh god. Turducken Bacon.

    Truly a masterpiece.
    Fixed it for ya! You had the adjective and the noun mixed up

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    As for who I ordered it from - it was via Amazon.com. I don't remember the specific seller. There are several selling Turduckens there now, but none rings a bell. I do remember it had a creole sausage stuffing, so maybe it was the same supplier as the Cajun Grocer link?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ptavv View Post
    Oh god. The Bacon Turducken.

    Truly a masterpiece.
    holy schnikies, that thing is the $$$, the bacon drenched turducken....must-have-now

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aldo View Post
    I've spent the last 30+ Thanksgivings in the same little old farmhouse just over the river and through the woods from here. .......
    My kids are now the age I was when I first started recalling this experience. ...... I can't tell you what it means to me, it's a link to my past and i'm just happy my kids are getting a piece of it.
    Aldo, THAT is what it's all about!



    Even without the Bacon Turducken.
    I should probably change my username to IReallyDon'tTeleMuchAnymoreDave.

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    I'm pretty sure the Bacon Turducken is far more important than family time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Aldo View Post
    I've spent the last 30+ Thanksgivings in the same little old farmhouse just over the river and through the woods from here. It's my Aunt's mother who is now 99. She still lives alone, drives and works in the yard almost all year long. She's been hosting longer than i've been alive. For the last 10 years it's been over 30 people, dualing birds, 2 seatings, basically an all day affair.
    I remember as a kid going over there and playing football out in the back yard with all my cousins. We'd drag out the old apple press and makes gallons of cider. My kids are now the age I was when I first started recalling this experience. They're playing with the same old wooden toys I did, they're playing football with my cousins kids. Ruby the host still serves up a mean bird, and won't sit til everybody has a full plate. I can't tell you what it means to me, it's a link to my past and i'm just happy my kids are getting a piece of it. I'm gonna eat at least 4 helpings at the first seating this year I can just feel it.....

    My daughter gets a turn at the press a few years back.....
    I don't care what anyone says. This picture speaks volumes about what is so cool about turkey day. any holiday that can be spent in sweats is alright by me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tromano View Post
    I recommend Beer Can Turkey.
    There is something about aluminum, the plastic they line the cans with and the ink cooking in my food that just doesn't sit right with me.
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