Bad day for Turkeys

[1srelluc]

Approximately 46 to 50 million turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year in the United States. According to the National Turkey Federation, around 46 million whole turkeys are prepared, while some estimates suggest that the total, including parts, could be as high as 50 million. This highlights the significance of turkey in the Thanksgiving tradition.

I was just wondering how many turkeys are cooked each Thanksgiving.

The average turkey served is 16# so at .75# per person it works out to around a bird serving 8+ people per bird discounting the bones and such.

Conceivably every person in the US would get them some turkey today.

 

[Auld Phart]

Approximately 46 to 50 million turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year in the United States. According to the National Turkey Federation, around 46 million whole turkeys are prepared, while some estimates suggest that the total, including parts, could be as high as 50 million. This highlights the significance of turkey in the Thanksgiving tradition.

I was just wondering how many turkeys are cooked each Thanksgiving.

The average turkey served is 16# so at .75# per person it works out to around a bird serving 8+ people per bird discounting the bones and such.

Conceivably every person in the US would get them some turkey today.

only turkeys I'll see today are on this board.

 

[1srelluc]

only turkeys I'll see today are on this board.

 

[TheInfiniteSadness]

Approximately 46 to 50 million turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year in the United States. According to the National Turkey Federation, around 46 million whole turkeys are prepared, while some estimates suggest that the total, including parts, could be as high as 50 million. This highlights the significance of turkey in the Thanksgiving tradition.

I was just wondering how many turkeys are cooked each Thanksgiving.

The average turkey served is 16# so at .75# per person it works out to around a bird serving 8+ people per bird discounting the bones and such.

Conceivably every person in the US would get them some turkey today.

I'm from Canada and I'm still eating the turkey I cooked six weeks ago on Canadian thanksgiving.

 

[White 6]

Approximately 46 to 50 million turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year in the United States. According to the National Turkey Federation, around 46 million whole turkeys are prepared, while some estimates suggest that the total, including parts, could be as high as 50 million. This highlights the significance of turkey in the Thanksgiving tradition.

I was just wondering how many turkeys are cooked each Thanksgiving.

The average turkey served is 16# so at .75# per person it works out to around a bird serving 8+ people per bird discounting the bones and such.

Conceivably every person in the US would get them some turkey today.

I hope so, but we only cooked two (a 24 lb and a 15 lb) expecting 12 adults.

 

[1srelluc]

I hope so, but we only cooked two (a 24 lb and a 15 lb) expecting 12 adults.

I'm doing two 8# breasts....Mom passed and she was the only one that really cared for the dark meat.

LOL....I prefer the leftovers anyway. Nothing like a simple cold turkey breast sandwich w/ mayo. salt and pepper.

 

[White 6]

I'm doing two 8# breasts....Mom passed and she was the only one that really cared for the dark meat.

LOL....I prefer the leftovers anyway. Nothing like a simple cold turkey breast sandwich w/ mayo. salt and pepper.

Yes, the second turkey was just so we would be assured of having leftovers. Tomorrow will be Turkey omelettes, and then turkey sandwiches along with dressing and gravy for a day or two. But, I love our microwave, so I never go "cold turkey". Of course, I will be walking around with a wedge of pumpkin pie for a day or two, as we did two, along with two cherry and a peach pie, and of course PJ's lemon ice box pie. Never liked her (or anybody else's) lemon ice box pie, but it is something her mom used to make, so she's made it for the last 50 years, a favorite of hers and her sister.

 

[Manonthestreet]

 

[1srelluc]

Yes, the second turkey was just so we would be assured of having leftovers. Tomorrow will be Turkey omelettes, and then turkey sandwiches along with dressing and gravy for a day or two. But, I love our microwave, so I never go "cold turkey". Of course, I will be walking around with a wedge of pumpkin pie for a day or two, as we did two, along with two cherry and a peach pie, and of course PJ's lemon ice box pie. Never liked her (or anybody else's) lemon ice box pie, but it is something her mom used to make, so she's made it for the last 50 years, a favorite of hers and her sister.

Another one of life's simple "turkey pleasures" is just a couple slabs of cold turkey with cranberry sauce on the side.

Of course pan fried wild turkey breast is the best!

 

[White 6]

Another one of life's simple "turkey pleasures" is just a couple slabs of cold turkey with cranberry sauce on the side.

Of course pan fried wild turkey breast is the best!

Yes, I think Thanksgiving is the one time, we are required to eat our annual serving of cranberry sauce, a truly great day for Ocean Spray and 700 farmers in the US, Canada and Chile.

 

[Foxfyre]

Approximately 46 to 50 million turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year in the United States. According to the National Turkey Federation, around 46 million whole turkeys are prepared, while some estimates suggest that the total, including parts, could be as high as 50 million. This highlights the significance of turkey in the Thanksgiving tradition.

I was just wondering how many turkeys are cooked each Thanksgiving.

The average turkey served is 16# so at .75# per person it works out to around a bird serving 8+ people per bird discounting the bones and such.

Conceivably every person in the US would get them some turkey today.

Tradition is tradition. People who would be unlikely to buy a turkey or turkey deli meat or order it at a restaurant look forward to that one--possibly two if Christmas also expects turkey--day in which turkey is expected.

The tradition goes all the way back to the lore of the Pilgrim culture and the first Thanksgiving. It is said the tradition of turkey at Christmas goes all the way back to the Sixteenth Century and Henry VIII and is enjoyed in a number of countries.

That does make for a booming turkey industry.

 

[hjmick]

 

[hjmick]

 

[sparky]

I grew meat birds once that stood 3' tall........~S~