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Turkey Hotlines

Polly Wogg — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:38:45 +0000

Don’t you wish there was someone you could call when you run into a problem in the kitchen, getting ready for Thanksgiving? Who wants to ask their Mother-in-law for advice? You can call the turkey hotline, and there are several options. USDA hotline – 800-535-4555 available Thanksgiving Day 8am-2pm Butterball Turkey Talk-Line – 800-BUTTERBALL available [...]

How To Make Deep-Fried Turkey In Less Than 20 Steps

Dave Wheeler — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 21:44:09 +0000

It's no secret Americans love fried food. If you could fry my arm I'd probably take a nibble. For several years, people in the south have enjoyed deep-fried turkeys for many special occasions, including Thanksgiving. Deep-fried turkey is very juicy, and the taste is amazing. Would you like to know how to make it? It's pretty dangerous so you need to know the right steps to take. Here's How To Make Deep-Fried Turkey In Less Than 20 Steps.

The Secret to the Juiciest Turkey You'll Ever Eat

Polly Wogg — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:35:40 +0000

Whether you’re making your first turkey for Thanksgiving or your hundredth, I’ve got a recipe I found for the moistest, juiciest bird you’ll ever eat. I posted it last year and thought I'd re post this year for anyone who missed it or didn't give it a try. This recipe will take some planning ahead of time. It’s called brining, where you soak the bird in a salt marinade for 24 hours before you roast it. OMG YUM!

Prices Of Halloween Treats And Other Fall Goodies Going Up

Keith James — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:18:54 +0000

Gas prices aren’t the only thing on the rise this fall and the jump couldn’t have come at a worse time for us consumers. If you think you may’ve already noticed that the apples and apple cider at Price Chopper and all the area cider mills has seen an increase, you’re not going crazy. This [...]

9 Towns with Tasty Thanksgiving Names

Lindsay Seim — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:35:46 +0000

Thanksgiving is upon us. For good pilgrims all across the country, it's a special day to gather together with beloved friends and beloved and/or kind of beloved family to celebrate with a bountiful cornucopia of gravy, green beans and Cool Whip. But for many people, Thanksgiving is a year-round presence as they live in towns [...]

8 Wacky Presidential Turkey Pardon Moments [VIDEOS, PHOTOS]

Rose Maura Lorre — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:48:35 +0000

Saul Loeb/Mike Sprague, AFP/Getty Images As holidays go, Thanksgiving sure has its share of odd traditions. Live parades with lip-synched musical numbers! Mincemeat pies and Jell-O molds! Grandma Ruthie removing her dentures at the dinner table! Not even the President of the United States is spared his share of the inanity. Case in point: the [...]

Make Thanksgiving Dinner From Scratch with This Recipe Roundup

Kathy Landin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:08:13 +0000

Feeling up for a challenge this Thanksgiving? Sick of the canned cranberry sauce and the pre-made, store-bought turkey? Try cooking an entire feast for your family… from scratch! Let’s face it, in the end, you may be a little bit worn out, but you get to eat the delicious results and bask in the light of your own accomplishment. This year, le

The Last Thanksgiving In Iraq

Dave Wheeler — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:50:29 +0000

Even though the official Thanksgiving here in the States is later this week, U.S. soldiers in Iraq gathered for an early Thanksgiving dinner because they are shutting down the last dining facility as they prepare to depart the country for good. More than 6,000 soldiers and contractors ate their last Thanksgiving meal in Iraq at [...]

10 Turkey-Flavored Foods That Look Absolutely Disgusting

Rose Maura Lorre — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:14:15 +0000

White meat, dark meat… or Spam meat? Even the most devout Thanksgiving eaters might have a hard time swallowing these 10 turkey-flavored, truly unique and totally bizarre edibles below. Somebody please pass the (regular-flavored) Alka-Seltzer. 1 Jones Soda Co. Turkey & Gravy Soda Gag-gift aficionados look forward to Jones' special-edition, holiday-flavored pops every [...]

Why We Eat What We Eat – Stories Behind Traditional Thanksgiving Foods

Shauna Wright — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:24:56 +0000

If you're like most Americans, your Thanksgiving dinner table will include at least a few basic items — turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the like. But have you ever thought about why we eat those foods on Thanksgiving? Or, for that matter, why turkey is called “turkey”?

In order to answer these hard-hitting questions and maybe even give you some interesting small-talk for the table, here are the stories behind the traditional Thanksgiving foods.

Cost of Thanksgiving Dinner to Jump 13 Percent This Year

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:51:50 +0000

According to the American Farm Bureau, the price of Thanksgiving dinner will be 13 percent higher this year than last, marking the biggest jump since 1990. While everything — from the cranberries to the sweat potatoes to pumpkin pie mix — will be more costly in 2011, most of the rise in price can be [...]

Want To Stop The Normal Family Fight This Thanksgiving?

Dave Wheeler — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:32:51 +0000

Thanksgiving can be a great holiday, and take its toll on others. Who doesn’t love spending time together right? Well sometimes that time spent together can cause all sorts of fights. Researchers at McGill University in Montreal think they've found a way to stop your family from getting into its annual fight this Thanksgiving.

Keep That Turkey Juicy!

Amber Brockett — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:39:38 +0000

Now I wish i could tell you that I’m a great cook of Holiday Cuisine but well, that’s my mother~ not me. Once in a while, people like me seek the help of someone with experience when cooking our holiday meals. Check out this video I found on Youtube about how to avoid a dried out, [...]