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Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving PARTY
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Thanksgiving
THEME RECIPE
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Thanksgiving Grilled Turkey
Thanksgiving my favorite time of the year, I get to eat as much as I want its great, but what's even better is this Grilled Turkey it made my jaw drop it was that tasty you should try it and share of course
. Picking the turkey:
Get a flat one otherwise the top of the turkey sticks to the underside
of the cover. This is only a problem with the 14+ lb. size turkeys.
Make sure it is not self-basting. Fresh is best.
Get the charcoal to the greying over stage, shift half the coals to one
side, the other half to the other side, put a foal drip pan down the
center (you can use drippings in this pan for the gravy, but a lot will
burn away).
Do NOT stuff the turkey other than a few onions or garlics. (I forget
why, but it is important not to do so). Slather the turkey up with
vegetable oil and season (salt/pepper). Loosely truss up the legs. Put
on a poultry rack.
Put the turkey in the rack in the center of the grill over the drip pan.
Cover the grill. Add 2-3 coals per side every half hour. Cook 11-13
minutes per pound (eg. 132-156 minutes for a 12 pound turkey).
You can add wood chips for smoked flavor if desired to the coals just
before you put the turkey in. Add more as time goes on.
The turkey meat comes out absolutely moist as moist can be, even the
white meat. You may want to foil protect the wings if they start to
look a little *too* golden brown towards the end of the cooking. Picking the turkey:
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Get a flat one otherwise the top of the turkey sticks to the underside
of the cover. This is only a problem with the 14+ lb. size turkeys.
Make sure it is not self-basting. Fresh is best.
Get the charcoal to the greying over stage, shift half the coals to one
side, the other half to the other side, put a foal drip pan down the
center (you can use drippings in this pan for the gravy, but a lot will
burn away).
Do NOT stuff the turkey other than a few onions or garlics. (I forget
why, but it is important not to do so). Slather the turkey up with
vegetable oil and season (salt/pepper). Loosely truss up the legs. Put
on a poultry rack.
Put the turkey in the rack in the center of the grill over the drip pan.
Cover the grill. Add 2-3 coals per side every half hour. Cook 11-13
minutes per pound (eg. 132-156 minutes for a 12 pound turkey).
You can add wood chips for smoked flavor if desired to the coals just
before you put the turkey in. Add more as time goes on.
The turkey meat comes out absolutely moist as moist can be, even the
white meat. You may want to foil protect the wings if they start to
look a little *too* golden brown towards the end of the cooking.
Turkey is very delicious and it can be very fun as well because you can do just about anything with it, I tried this recipe a while back and I have decided to stick with it every year, here try it.
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FREE
FOOD LABEL CARDS |
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Thanksgiving GAMES &
Activities
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| BUTTON BATTLE: There are 2 players in this game. Each of them takes 12 big buttons - "soldiers" and 1 button - "an officer". Usually the players choose the most beautiful buttons for "the officers". Besides, each player takes a metal button - a bat. The players form up the lines of their buttons opposite each other at the distance of 2 or more meters. The distance between the buttons in the lines must be about the size of the bat. "The officers" are put at some distance behind the lines. The players put the bat in turn, trying to knock out "the soldiers" of the line. The button which considerably advances the line is considered to be knocked out. The defter players usually consider the overturned buttons to be knocked out. The knocked out "soldiers" are "the captives" of the player who knocked out them. The player who manages to knock out the rival's "officer" takes half of the rival's "soldiers". The game is over when one of the players has more soldiers by four than his/her rival. Lots more
Thanksgiving
party ideas here Holiday Party Games.
Also,
check out
the Oktoberfest Party
Ideas.
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Thanksgiving MENU IDEAS |
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Thanksgiving is a time where all the family traditions come out to share with friends and family. Here are a few tips for planning your celebration:
Many people spend the day, or more often just the afternoon, preparing their Thanksgiving meal. This meal generally includes the turkey, beets, mashed potatoes, stuffing, dinner rolls, candied yams, and of course dessert.
Dessert is often pumpkin pie and what better way to enjoy pumpkin than with a pumpkin custard pie. You will need 1 pie shell, 1 ½ cups of canned pumpkin, 1 2/3 cup evaporated milk, 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, 1 package of golden egg custard mix (or you can make your own custard), ¼ cup packed brown sugar, and an egg yolk. Combine the ingredients into the pie shell and bake for about a half hour on 350 degrees. Whipped cream will top of this pie with perfection.
Candied yams are also wonderful. A typical recipe will combine 3 apples, 4 medium sized yams, ½ cup brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon of water. You will bake the mashed ingredients for a half hour on 350 degrees and then add marshmallows on top to melt the last 5 minutes.
Thanksgiving has many traditions depending on your family, including menus dating back to the very first Thanksgiving holiday among the Indians. Many families prefer to add a modern twist to the celebrations, serving trifle fruit salad or other delicious desserts. To a large extent, it really is all about your traditions and creating new ones. And, of course, spending time with and being thankful for the ones you love. By just adding even one simple food item to the menu will help create
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