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Penny
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 27, 2006 7:04 PM
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I'd like to add that the pumpkin icecream pie is really delicious. I think everyone might have at least one friend/relative that does not like pure pumpkin taste, but they will love this.
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 27, 2006 1:48 PM
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My tips for new cooks at Thanksgiving, re the bird - calculate how many servings you will need to determine the correct size of turkey you need to buy, allow the appropriate time for defrosting, remove the giblets and salt the cavity. A therommeter is a plus, but not always necessary. Keep basting and keep it moist. Turn at about 1 hr intervals. Wiggle the drumstick for doneness. You can opt to cook the stuffing inside or outside of the bird. I keep it simple, a butter mixture, herbs, and baste, baste baste. Follow the directions on the pkg. Line the roasting pan with tin foil for an easier clean up.
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Viv
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 27, 2006 12:51 PM
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Momof3, I love your glove story. I can see it now! Your recipe looks great. I feel you need a second taste tester. We do want to protect your family.  |
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Janine Forton
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 27, 2006 10:29 AM
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I am also a stuffing picker. To me there is nothing better then getting that warm from the oven crispy little treat. Not to mention snatching bits of the skin. My sister and I were always chased out of the kitchen by a laughing mother weilding a wooden spoon threatening to get our little hands if we tried to raid her turkey again.
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Momof3 .
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 26, 2006 9:50 PM
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Viv..I think we all have done that.. The second year I made turkey I bought home latex gloves from work..I worked in a medical office.. there was NO way I was going to stuck my hand IN a turkey to clean out all the stuff.. 3 kids later.. bring on the turkey.. I clean it out with my bare hands... My favorite stuffing to stuff the turkey with is a real simple recipe my mom used to make.. 1 box of saltines 1 1b bag of carrots 3-4 onions 1 bunch of celery parsley to taste swanson chicken broth 2-3 eggs 1/2 cup oil smash the saltines in a huge bowl. use a food processor and mince the carrots, onions and celery.. plop it onto the saltines.. chop up the parsley.. add some pepper and the eggs. Add the oil Add some chicken broth to keep it moist. The broth is salty so I do not use any additional salt. Stuff the CLEANED out turkey and cook as usual. The problem I have.. is..I'm a picker.. and I love the crusty part of the stuffing while it is baking.. so when the first "layer" gets crusty..I peel it off and eat it... by the time dinner is served..I'm stuffed.. I have tasted the sweet potatoes and the cranberry sauce.. and the mashed potatoes.. I just HAVE to make sure it is safe for the family to eat  |
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 25, 2006 10:26 AM
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Some very good ideas here! I'm putting them into a file to share with my Allie some day when she decides she wants to learn to cook.
~Shan
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Janine Forton
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 25, 2006 9:45 AM
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Just an FYI reguading the pie shell question. Unless I make a double pie shell I always pre bake my shells. They seem to get less soggy that way.  -- J9 |
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 24, 2006 11:24 PM
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For years my mom swore by using Brown 'n Bags for her turkeys. I've used them off and on over the years, and find they are one of the most reliable methods of roasting a turkey and keeping it moist. It's essential to follow the instructions -- flour the bag, put some cut veggies on the bottom of the bag and rest the bird on top of them, and after closing the bag, cutting some slits for steam to escape.
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DJ
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 24, 2006 11:21 PM
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Well, I didn't have this problom. But I didn't peel my carrots the first time I made carrot cake. I was so proud to make the cake from scratch for a company Christmas Party! An elder officer of our department ( I was working for a gas company & was 22 years old) asked what the green specs were in the cake. I had no idea. She then asked "You peeled the carrots, didn't you?" :-0 I had not! |
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Viv
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 24, 2006 10:54 PM
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HA! HA! It's show and tell time. How many others made this mistake. I can still remember my horror.  |
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Penny
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 24, 2006 6:13 PM
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Sherrie
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 24, 2006 2:32 PM
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Viv, great to hear I'm not the only person who did that the first time they cooked a turkey.
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Viv
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 23, 2006 8:20 PM
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Penelope, I left the giblets and neck in the first turkey I baked. I had no clue they were in there. HA! ssshhhhhh
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Penny
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 23, 2006 4:45 PM
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> Penelope:
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> For the pie, you mention a baked pie shell. Even if
> you use a pre-made graham cracker crust does it still
> need to be baked? How long do I bake it?
No you don't have to bake a store bought graham cracker crust. If you make your own pastry crust then it has to be baked and cooled completely before continuing.
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Sherrie
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 23, 2006 3:29 PM
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Here's another tip for newbies. To keep my turkey really moist, I tuck butter pats between the skin and the breast meat.
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Re: A little help for new cooks at Thanksgiving
Oct 23, 2006 11:49 AM
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Penelope:
For the pie, you mention a baked pie shell. Even if you use a pre-made graham cracker crust does it still need to be baked? How long do I bake it?
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