...> I can't get the other message thread to accept a reply. So this is in response to your turkey question. Yes, it was the same here until the early '90s when there did seem to be a renaissance, .... I only knew that since I got here, people have been talking of wild turkey sightings, and wondered if had always been that way. jak

I can't get the other message thread to accept a reply. So this is in response to your turkey question. Yes, it was the same here until the early '90s when there did seem to be a renaissance, excellent choice of words, of the species that BFranklin thought should be our national bird and that was the sacred bird of the ...

... wrote: Gary wrote: The stuffing should turn out well enough anyway. I use chicken/turkey broth instead of water to moisten it. You're probably going to say "yuck!" when ...messin' with you, Steve. Someone here sent me a recipe for "beer bread" once after I questioned it. I tried it and it was pretty good tasting....tasted nothing like beer either. ...

... wrote: Gary wrote: The stuffing should turn out well enough anyway. I use chicken/turkey broth instead of water to moisten it. You're probably going to say "yuck!" when ... just messin' with you, Steve. Someone here sent me a recipe for "beer bread" once after I questioned it. I tried it and it was pretty good tasting....tasted nothing like beer either. Same thing, I...

Gary wrote: Steve Calvin wrote: Gary wrote: The stuffing should turn out well enough anyway. I use chicken/turkey broth instead of water to moisten it. You're probably going to say "yuck!" when you read this but... try using a regular old beer for moistening. YUCK! eheheh ;) That *does* sound pretty bad, Steve. I'm tell ya Gary, try it. I've never had ...

...well enough anyway. I use chicken/turkey broth instead of water to moisten... I ended up roasting the turkey without stuffing yesterday. Bad idea ... dry. It's a Butterball turkey. No difference to me from ... separately. Even though I use turkey broth, cooking inside of a ... dried bread and moisten with turkey broth. A little bit of ... cooked inside of the turkey. My turkeys will be cooked with ...

Gary wrote: The stuffing should turn out well enough anyway. I use chicken/turkey broth instead of water to moisten it. You're probably going to say "yuck!" when you read this but... try using a regular old beer for moistening. I make it this way, have for years. My stuffing always gets rave reviews. I dry and break my own bread. It's a pretty simple stuffing but a ...

.... I've always stuffed my turkeys too but all the cooking ...to me when cooked inside the turkey. In order to heat the ... finally opted to cook my turkey today (20lbs) without stuffing. It's... for a more evenly cooked turkey and breast not overcooked. I'... which is good since my turkey is still partially frozen this ... enough anyway. I use chicken/turkey broth instead of water to ...

...> dryness and longer cooking time. There are concerns about the stuffing not getting heated properly too, but I don't worry about that. I happen to like the stuffing cooked on the side and it gets a little crust on the top. Your turkey, do as you like. Yeah, SWMBO likes it cooked outside too so I always end up doing both. Gotta keep da boss happy. ;-) -- Steve

......well...that's all I needed to hear. I've always stuffed my turkeys too but all the cooking shows say that that's what turns the ... about the prospect. Stuffing always tastes better to me when cooked inside the turkey. In order to heat the stuffing, the breast must transfer the heat, ... cooked on the side and it gets a little crust on the top. Your turkey, do as you like.