I'm about to cook my first turkey without having somebody upstairs I can dash to for advice.

I've got the extra pennies together for a fresh bronze one: I"ve even got smoked bacon for the breast, so it could be expensive if I get it wrong!

wish me luck (Can't be that different from a pork chop can it?)!

Wow! Good luck with that, Laurie. Hope it's delicious.
(I only ever once cooked a turkey and was so worried about it being undercooked that I overdid it and the wretched thing fell to pieces when I tried to transfer it from the oven dish to the carving plate. Instead of nicely presented slices, we had turkey fragments for dinner!)

Good luck laurie. Have you decided what you're going to make with the left overs?

Best of luck, I hope it turns out to provide the best meals ever. cheers Penny

Good luck Laurie, it sounds great and I am sure it will be a success, can you think of a reason why I said that ? xxxxx

First mistake - not asking the butcher how much it weighed.

My eyesight is too bad read the label, and my kitchen scales couldn't cope.

I had to go into the front garden and ask the first passer by. This led to -

Mistake 2. Seeing her look apprehensive and take half a step back I should take realised that sub-teenage girls walking home alone from would have received dire warnings about old men trying to talk to her.

We live in a sad world.

Oh dear laurie - what are you like eh?

You should get yourself a really powerful magnifying glass and keep it handy..

caroljoyce wrote:Oh dear laurie - what are you like eh?

You should get yourself a really powerful magnifying glass and keep it handy..

I have a really powerful one prescribed by my optician, but it's gone beyond that, the receptors at the back of the eye are failing (macula degeneration).

What I really need is something that can read and speak.

Have you decided what you're going to make with the left overs?

Cold cuts, curries (various sauces), stir fry. mince'n'tatties. freeze some down, then put the carcase in the slow cooker with a casserole veg pack for five hours or so.

That ought to about cover it - it's only an eight pounder.







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An eminent success!

Wonderful taste , bags of flavour and beautifully moist.

And a good dozen meals still to come!

Would have surprised me if it had been any different Laurie. Bet it was very tasty and tender.

Laurie, if I was a single woman, I'd ask you to marry me. Not only do you shave every day but you can cook, too! I'm glad it all worked out well.

same here, very well done Laurie. I am sure the leftovers will be cooked into some thing special too. wish we all lived nearer. enjoy. cheers Penny

I'm so pleased it turned out well laurie.