OK folks...Thanksgiving this year was kind of a wash. Thank goodness, it was saved by FATTY
the largest and most expensive turkey we have ever laid eyes on. As they say on NPR - "this is the story".
Moving to Vermont where we were green, organic and local before it was the trend provided us with some unusual opportunities and interesting new folks. One of them is Jennifer who owns FAT ROOSTER FARM, an organic "meat and potatoes" kind of place. Eliza had purchased her organic vegetables for her "farm" last spring with phenomenal success. So, Jennifer gifted us some wonderful chickens from her free range barnyard and got us hooked. So, when it came time for Thanksgiving, we ordered a turkey, but were not specific about the size and did not ask about the price. OMG...did we get a turkey. This bird cost us $105 bucks and weighed in at 28 pounds. Now I know why Vermonters are poor. But, they sure are healthy.
So, now we have to cook this beast since we certainly can not freeze it. No problem, we will brine it which takes 24 hours, and have an early bird on Tuesday before Thanksgiving. So, let the process begin - the brining turkey.
Time to stuff the beast (finally, enough stuffing for a homeless shelter to enjoy) and fit FATTY in the oven, and this is a bit of a challenge. And she just makes it in.
We do our traditional blanket wrap while we prepare the rest of the meal.
And finally, we uncork the champage, and eat the largest and most expensive bird on the planet. Was it good? It was simply delicious...as was the gravy and the stuffing. It was comforting to know where FATTY had roamed around the barnyard and enjoyed getting to be 28 pounds. Had I known him personally prior to the feast, I may not feel just right.
So, we will have an after Thanksgiving feast on Saturday. Jay will make bread for hot turkey sandwiches. We will eat pumpkin pie and other goodies. We made soup with the bones, and tried not to let one morsel go to waste.
Now, can someone get us some $3.99 a pound lobsters!
Jeannie
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