Turkey Quest
Nov. 26th, 2002 08:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
magidI had the loan of a car yesterday from Jer & Sar. I took the opportunity to get groceries, since the next car loan looks like it's starting on Turkey Day, not a useful time to shop.
So, to the Stop&Shop after work, mostly to get the bird itself. Last week they'd had fresh kosher turkeys of reasonable size (10-12 lb), but it was too far before the Day-That-Requires-Turkey to buy a fresh bird. I assumed there would be more of them last night, too. I went to the back of the store, and found that case filled with jumbo (17, 20, 25 lb) nonkosher turkeys, also some ham. No sight of any Empire birds. I asked one of the meat department workers, and he said they were all out, there was a shipment coming in tomorrow. But I don't have a car then! He paused a moment, then said he'd go and check in the back, just in case. I waited and waited, staring at huge packaged hams. And he returned... bearing the last kosher turkey in the store; apparently someone had reserved it, then changed plans. So I am now the owner of a small (9.5 lb) fresh turkey (I've only ever used frozen before). I'm pleased to have one so small, actually; I think that the reason people end up with sawdust instead of white meat is that the overbred puffed-up turkeys have to cook too long. Smaller birds are easier. If I had more people coming, I'd get another, rather than a larger, one.
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So, to the Stop&Shop after work, mostly to get the bird itself. Last week they'd had fresh kosher turkeys of reasonable size (10-12 lb), but it was too far before the Day-That-Requires-Turkey to buy a fresh bird. I assumed there would be more of them last night, too. I went to the back of the store, and found that case filled with jumbo (17, 20, 25 lb) nonkosher turkeys, also some ham. No sight of any Empire birds. I asked one of the meat department workers, and he said they were all out, there was a shipment coming in tomorrow. But I don't have a car then! He paused a moment, then said he'd go and check in the back, just in case. I waited and waited, staring at huge packaged hams. And he returned... bearing the last kosher turkey in the store; apparently someone had reserved it, then changed plans. So I am now the owner of a small (9.5 lb) fresh turkey (I've only ever used frozen before). I'm pleased to have one so small, actually; I think that the reason people end up with sawdust instead of white meat is that the overbred puffed-up turkeys have to cook too long. Smaller birds are easier. If I had more people coming, I'd get another, rather than a larger, one.
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