Why do I always find myself exchanging money for meat products out of the back of someone’s car? Shouldn’t I be more concerned about my reputation? Pffft. No. Just hand over the turkeys and let’s skip the half-hearted cuddling, shall we? Business is business.
The lovely Miss. Von Schtoop of Calamity Shazaam in the Kitchen, has been going on and on and on about Diemand Farm turkeys out in western Mass., so when she offered to pick one up for me during her annual pre-Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot, I just had to find out what all the fuss was about. Plus, I'll admit, I was curious to meet her. Pam of Cave Cibum, also a stranger to me, went along, too. Meanwhile, I stayed home and considered which of the things on my mounting To Do list should be ignored first.
Both were remarkably cheery when they arrived at my house around dusk after the 160-mile round trip. Perhaps that was because the trunk was jam-packed with turkey products: sausages and stock and eggs and the birds themselves. I came skipping down my steps, lalalaaaalalaaa, eager to receive my shipment, all limber from not having driven anywhere all day, bladder blissfully empty. I’m sure they wanted to punch me in the face. But they didn’t, and I was thankful.
So, now I have my turkey (and a chicken, plus two eggs they stuffed into my coat pockets). Woo hoo! But that wasn’t my assignment for Thanksgiving. My assignment was to bring dessert. Hmmmm. So, I guess we’ll be having turkey for Christmas, then, too?
Happy Thanksgiving!
Glad to hear the eggs made it all the way into the house! And it was really great to meet you as well!
Posted by: Pam | November 25, 2008 at 10:28 PM
"Hand-viscerated?" Is that, like, more humane or gourmet or something?
Posted by: Sarah | November 26, 2008 at 09:04 AM
I maintain that I'll actually get around to roasting a turkey when they finally breed a bird that is all leg and very little breast. Do Diemand Farm turkeys have more flavor than the usual ones?
Posted by: adele | November 26, 2008 at 12:03 PM
Adele - if you want all leg, and very little breast, you should have them clone me into a turkey!!
Posted by: Sis | November 26, 2008 at 02:48 PM
Oh and Sis - Happy Thanksgiving. Wish we could be there!
Posted by: Sis | November 26, 2008 at 02:51 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!! How I miss this very special celebration! But we will have a "Francegiving" on Saturday which should come pretty close to what you're having to eat today. We just have to put some foie gras in every dish!
Posted by: houllie | November 27, 2008 at 05:34 PM
houllie: Foie gras in every dish? Why, that truly is something to be thankful for!
Sis: Miss you!
Adele: That's the rumor. I'll let you know when I cook it on Christmas Day. However, I will say that the farm called me the day before Thanksgiving to make sure I had received my turkey okay. Which means I'll be ordering from them again no matter what that turkey tastes like.
Sarah: Hmmmm...hand-viscerated. Good question. Maybe when the intestines are removed by hand, there's less of a chance of them breaking and spilling crap all over the place. God, I never thought about that. I wonder how regular turkeys are eviscerated? Egg beaters?
Pam: It was a bit touch and go, but the eggs did make it up the stairs safely. Looking forward to our next blogger meetup.
Posted by: Tammy Donroe | November 30, 2008 at 04:06 PM