Turkey part 2.

Arnold (the turkey each year is named Arnold. Lest anyone suspect, this is a tradition older than Kindergarten Governer's tenure.) is now sitting, having just come out of the oven. The skin is a nice, crisp gold. Before even thinking about moving the bird from the oven, I had to ladle about a quart of liquid from the roasting pan.

I think I don't need to worry about the meat being dry.

In a few minutes, time to carve, package, and put in the 'fridge for mild re-heating and delivery tomorrow.

I bet a quart of liquid makes a whole lot of gravy...

Turkey part 3

Arnold is so tender that one wing simply fell off. The other wing pulled off, as did the drumsticks. The breast and thighs pulled away cleanly with a single cut, all getting sliced down to the right size and layered into the carrying tray with some of the juices.

There's the least bit of dryness at the deepest layers of the bird. I suspect that I need to modify my brine's salinity to account for the much denser muscle an organic bird has over store-bought. (This year, I bought my bird from a farmer who comes to the market at Hudson & Bleecker.)

The pot of juices will soon become gravy. Then we will go to the reunion and I'll re-heat the meat. The juice I've ladled in will steam the beat back to juicy yumminess, and even the dry meat will be moist.

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In more dire news, there's a bill in both the House and Senate to amend the Constitution not only to ban Gay marriage, but all non-marriage partnerships whatsoever. Oppose this.

I suspect the bills will pass congress and not be ratified, but that won't stop me from advising my congresscritters that failure to vigorously oppose the bill will result in my actively seeking their replacement.

This is worth reading

http://zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=22&ItemID=4529">Letter to a Zionist

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The turkey was a hit. Now I've a carcass and juices that didn't go to gravy. When I run out of goose stock, turkey stock is next!