Comments on: Turkey Acquisition http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/ Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:40:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Turkeywater http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/#comment-48136 Turkeywater Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:10:16 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=7920#comment-48136 Gobble Gobble! Gobble Gobble!

]]> By: DeltaLawMama http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/#comment-48115 DeltaLawMama Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:19:11 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=7920#comment-48115 Just found Market Rhes last Sunday, and was going to stop by. Ay caramba! Just found Market Rhes last Sunday, and was going to stop by. Ay caramba!

]]> By: kennebunklegal http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/#comment-48083 kennebunklegal Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:18:31 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=7920#comment-48083 Sure, I've been here and year and finally find out there's been a place to buy fish just as it's closing! I don't miss the Maine winter, but I sure do miss the Maine seafood selection. Sure, I’ve been here and year and finally find out there’s been a place to buy fish just as it’s closing! I don’t miss the Maine winter, but I sure do miss the Maine seafood selection.

]]> By: lotus http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/#comment-48082 lotus Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:04:15 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=7920#comment-48082 counfounded shares a recipe you might not want to try with one of those Zion birds: <blockquote>Here is a turkey recipe that also includes the use of popcorn as a stuffing -- imagine that. When I found this recipe, I thought it was perfect for people like me, who just are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked, but not dried out. Give this a try. 8 - 15 lb. turkey 1 cup melted butter 1 cup stuffing (Pepperidge Farm is Good.) 1 cup uncooked popcorn (ORVILLE REDENBACHER'S LOW FAT) Salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush turkey well with melted butter, salt, and pepper. Fill cavity with stuffing and popcorn. Place in baking pan with the neck end toward the back of the oven. Listen for the popping sounds. When the turkey's ass blows the oven door open and the bird flies across the room, it's done. HAHAHAHA. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL STUFFING!!!</blockquote> counfounded shares a recipe you might not want to try with one of those Zion birds:

Here is a turkey recipe that also includes the use of popcorn as a stuffing — imagine that. When I found this recipe, I thought it was perfect for people like me, who just are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked, but not dried out. Give this a try.

8 – 15 lb. turkey

1 cup melted butter

1 cup stuffing (Pepperidge Farm is Good.)

1 cup uncooked popcorn (ORVILLE REDENBACHER’S LOW FAT)

Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush turkey well with melted butter, salt, and pepper. Fill cavity with stuffing and popcorn. Place in baking pan with the neck end toward the back of the oven.

Listen for the popping sounds. When the turkey’s ass blows the oven door open and the bird flies across the room, it’s done.

HAHAHAHA. NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL STUFFING!!!

]]> By: Boarhead http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/#comment-48081 Boarhead Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:03:13 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=7920#comment-48081 Really, to get a truly organic bird you need to start in February. Buy bug spray, camo clothing and face mast, a Lynch's World Famous Turkey Call box, and a Remington 870 shotgun. Oh, and three inch #4 magnums. Start scouting. When the season rolls around in the middle of March you should be ready. Go out to where you've seen some birds, sit on the ground, make like a bush, and scrape your box call. With any luck a gobbler will walk in. Then it's just a matter of shooting, plucking, and freezing until the following Thanksgiving. However, if you want your bird fresh, follow the same steps but make friends with some of the blue-bloods who are members of camps on the other side of the Mississippi River Levee. I hear they have a Fall turkey season (we plebs on this side of the levee can only hunt them in the Spring). Good luck! Really, to get a truly organic bird you need to start in February. Buy bug spray, camo clothing and face mast, a Lynch’s World Famous Turkey Call box, and a Remington 870 shotgun. Oh, and three inch #4 magnums. Start scouting. When the season rolls around in the middle of March you should be ready. Go out to where you’ve seen some birds, sit on the ground, make like a bush, and scrape your box call. With any luck a gobbler will walk in. Then it’s just a matter of shooting, plucking, and freezing until the following Thanksgiving. However, if you want your bird fresh, follow the same steps but make friends with some of the blue-bloods who are members of camps on the other side of the Mississippi River Levee. I hear they have a Fall turkey season (we plebs on this side of the levee can only hunt them in the Spring). Good luck!

]]> By: NMC http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/#comment-48071 NMC Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:20:46 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=7920#comment-48071 I'd wished for a few vegetables. If I could have got a couple of more staples and organic milk from Rhes, I'd have been a lot closer to breaking with Krogers permanently. The economics of such a place are hard to sustain in a town this small. I sympathize with him totally, particularly after my experience running my brother's video store for a couple of years after his death. I’d wished for a few vegetables. If I could have got a couple of more staples and organic milk from Rhes, I’d have been a lot closer to breaking with Krogers permanently.

The economics of such a place are hard to sustain in a town this small. I sympathize with him totally, particularly after my experience running my brother’s video store for a couple of years after his death.

]]> By: cristen http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/#comment-48070 cristen Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:19:01 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=7920#comment-48070 yep--I'm getting two from Zion. He told me all his bourbon reds died though a month ago. And I thought I had to drive to Pontotoc to pick them up. hmmm.... yep–I’m getting two from Zion. He told me all his bourbon reds died though a month ago. And I thought I had to drive to Pontotoc to pick them up. hmmm….

]]> By: BlackBear http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/#comment-48069 BlackBear Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:58 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=7920#comment-48069 It's too bad Market Rhes is clsoing down. The one thing that we miss from our "big city" living is a Whole Foods type of market and Rhes was as close as it got. The one thing I do not understand is why Rhes did not sell more natural or organic alternatives to common foods. I liked the gourmet foods no doubt, but there is only so much marinade and dip one can buy. I think if a grocer could combine a great meat market and cheese selection like they had at Rhes with a wide selection of organic and natural alternatives - from flour to milk to cereals and grains - they might be met with success. Just a thought. It’s too bad Market Rhes is clsoing down. The one thing that we miss from our “big city” living is a Whole Foods type of market and Rhes was as close as it got. The one thing I do not understand is why Rhes did not sell more natural or organic alternatives to common foods. I liked the gourmet foods no doubt, but there is only so much marinade and dip one can buy. I think if a grocer could combine a great meat market and cheese selection like they had at Rhes with a wide selection of organic and natural alternatives – from flour to milk to cereals and grains – they might be met with success. Just a thought.

]]> By: BlackBear http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/#comment-48068 BlackBear Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:10:51 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=7920#comment-48068 If you are in North Mississippi you can get great wild, heritage turkeys from the great folks form Zion farms. Usually, at the beginning of the year you sign up for a bird (this year we reserved a Bourbon Red I believe) and about this time of the year you get an email letting you know they are ready. They set up shop in Oxford on weekends in the Farmer's Market location for pick-up. I just got my email from Ron saying our turkey was ready and that they had an abundance of extras if anyone would like to pick one up. The turkeys are "wild," their farm is if not 100% organic it is damn near close. These birds are great eating and fun to cook. If you have ever picked upp eggs, chicken, beef or lamb from Zion farms during the market days then you know the quality of their outfit - I cannot recommend it enough. http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M8393 If you are in North Mississippi you can get great wild, heritage turkeys from the great folks form Zion farms. Usually, at the beginning of the year you sign up for a bird (this year we reserved a Bourbon Red I believe) and about this time of the year you get an email letting you know they are ready. They set up shop in Oxford on weekends in the Farmer’s Market location for pick-up. I just got my email from Ron saying our turkey was ready and that they had an abundance of extras if anyone would like to pick one up. The turkeys are “wild,” their farm is if not 100% organic it is damn near close. These birds are great eating and fun to cook. If you have ever picked upp eggs, chicken, beef or lamb from Zion farms during the market days then you know the quality of their outfit – I cannot recommend it enough.

http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M8393

]]> By: NMC http://www.folo.us/2008/11/20/turkey-acquisition/#comment-48059 NMC Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:33:41 +0000 http://www.folo.us/?p=7920#comment-48059 I'm also worried about where I'm going to get decent fish. I’m also worried about where I’m going to get decent fish.

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