Turkey

I really tried. I swear.

I ordered my turkey from a local farmer. I paid $12 per pound and I was OK with it because it was local, an heirloom breed and was coming to my local farmers market never having been frozen. With great anticipation I went to the market to pick up this amazing bird, to be handed a 6.5 lb. package in brown paper. I probably should have given it a look then and there but was in a bit of a hurry.

Once home I unwrapped the scrawniest bag of bones I'd ever seen. Of the 6.5 lbs., at least 5 pounds of it was bones. It couldn't even be balanced on it's back in the traditional roasting position. Now before you accuse me of only having experienced the unnatural birds that the grocery stores sell filled with hormones ans extra fats and a pop up timer, I bought an heirloom turkey from a different farmer a couple years back and it was fabulous! Too bad they were already sold out this year.

End result: I went out and bought another bird at the grocery store and braised the scrawny one in the manner of a pot roast so we had turkey for a couple days before thanksgiving. my lesson is learned and I still enjoy other things that I have bought from this farmer....I wonder if he will even be able to look me in the eye next week.