With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching- as in, tomorrow- hopefully the menu has been set and the shopping is done, unless you’re like me and have to brave the grocery store for that one stupid $1 ingredient that is key to a dish. So here are a couple last minute reminders to keep in the back of your head during the frazzled rush:
DO remember to rinse out the turkey. It’s been sitting in that…ooze…from anywhere from several days to several months. YUCK.
DO remember to pull the bag of giblets out of the turkey before stuffing it. I can’t count how many people I know who forget, and wind up with a stinky steamy bag of turkey offal parked up against the stuffing for several hours.
DO have a drink. It’s your family- they aren’t going to change, and neither are you. In fact, have two drinks.
DON’T load up on appetizers. We all do the stupid T-day fast, end up starving by noon and then fill up on crackers and cheese that aren’t even that good. And like good soldiers, although we are already full we eat all the turkey and mashed potatoes and pie and end up gaining 5 pounds in a single day.
DON’T deep fry the turkey unless you are an experienced deep fryer. Anything requiring a TRASHCAN full of hot oil and a fire extinguisher is a disaster waiting to happen. Don’t let your SO dissuade you, it’s your house that’s going to burn down.
DON’T insult the turkey your relatives made, no matter how dry it is. It is Thanksgiving after all.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Jesvet
