tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post4207102516596772774..comments2023-09-26T02:53:55.909-06:00Comments on My Random Life Story: Guest Post by Seth: "Turkeys in the Mist"Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13768786324207810131noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-42396189677516228362010-06-16T18:10:18.545-06:002010-06-16T18:10:18.545-06:00Yeah the whole process of cleaning, plucking, cook...Yeah the whole process of cleaning, plucking, cooking, and eating the turkey could probably be a post all its own but here's the quickie version. We did eat the bird. The meat was very good - tasted pretty much just like domestic turkey to me - but we kinda screwed it up in a couple of ways. First, I messed up by pulling all the skin off with the feathers and then Karen - trying to compensate for lack of skin - patted a salt paste all over the meat and this - on top of soaking in a salt water brine for 6 hours - made the meat way too salty. However, Karen saved the day by turning the leftovers into a soup with some potatoes and corn and what not - which neutralized the saltiness - and the soup was excellente! One sidenote, the breasts were really good, the legs not so much. They were pretty darn tough and chewy. So... next time around... the legs will probably be destined for the crockpot. As for the beautiful feathers, I saved the big fan of tail feathers and I'm gonna try to mount them for display on the wall and I also saved a bunch of other feathers for use in tying flies for fishing.Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324278771922618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-49126511926383178922010-06-15T23:21:40.003-06:002010-06-15T23:21:40.003-06:00That turkey looks just like the cartoons of turkey...That turkey looks just like the cartoons of turkeys you see on T.V! So much more awesome looking than the turkey farm turkeys. I love all the feathers. So did you eat the turkey? Just wondering. Karen will have to post her favorite turkey dishes. Or, post 'Turkey 101' on how to defeather and clean a turkey. You know, I don't think I've ever eaten "wild" meat (meaning something I've killed or a family members killed) I think it would give you a greater sense of thankfulness like you mentioned.It's Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826922025973914662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-4902719075429668022010-06-14T09:01:04.800-06:002010-06-14T09:01:04.800-06:00Good job Seth! Just in time for Thanksgiving ... ...Good job Seth! Just in time for Thanksgiving ... er ... Father's Day!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432348277237382412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-1149361860363559072010-06-13T23:54:13.751-06:002010-06-13T23:54:13.751-06:00Oh My God! Congratulations! I, too, am impressed...Oh My God! Congratulations! I, too, am impressed and grateful that you were so successful and merciful although still a novice. And, How cool and exciting for us, Karen's Devoted Readers, to get to enjoy a Seth/Guest Post! <br /><br />I'm ENVIOUS at your being able to hunt your own food--especially after seeing some of "Food, Inc." and becoming even more aware of how horribly cruelly most of our animal food supply is treated. Meat isn't murder, in factories--it's Torture. :( <br /><br />However... on a lighter note... is it too revealing to admit that the thing that impressed me most was that you were awake and outside "well before sunup"? <br /><br />(By the way, K--I'm still surprised that your in-laws share the same first name. You'd think it'd get confusing after awhile. :D)heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194614616594881998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662156573208048976.post-33793117994630307912010-06-13T17:33:00.196-06:002010-06-13T17:33:00.196-06:00Wow Seth, That ranks up there with the best litera...Wow Seth, That ranks up there with the best literature. I would like a copy of it with color pictures to put with "My First Deer Hunt" which is another classic. This would be my father's day. Love,<br /> DadKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377479620882934739noreply@blogger.com