I don’t envy the challenge of the responsibility you face. But, as I suggested, chocolate turkeys mask or at least distract from many sins. Happy Thanksgiving!
Bravo! I'll read this to my family every year at Thanksgiving...CHOCOLATE TURKEYS!! The antipode of the "...real roast turkeys that often disappoint — how many dry, dehydrated white meat and undercooked dark meat birds have you suffered over the course of your eating career?"
OMG!! My mom, God Bless Her Forever, cooked the tar out of our bird every year because she didn't want any of her guests having "salmonella-on-their-pilla" later that night. Her stuffing saved the day.
I mean, I married into a large family and our ASSIGNED holiday EVERY YEAR is Thanksgiving; there is no more difficult holiday to prepare for than Thanksgiving ( I think we got played )...for 30 people...we get 4 large turkey breasts, nearly 40 lbs of tasteless white meat that needs to be camouflaged with a dozen side dishes that have to be timed to be served at the same time ; I have two ovens going from 6am until 2pm and I need to do the impossible, roast them all perfectly so that they don't spontaneously combust on the plates should someone get a text or a call on their smartphone...that's all it would take! Don't dare sit too close to a lightbulb! Each place setting includes a small fire extinguisher.
You know, 1st-born children, even twins, are their parents' substrates in a grand experiment, to protect from not only germs,uncouth habits and hazards, but all the things that make life fun.
No worries; once the twins experience a measure of freedom, discover friends and mischief, early exposure to Chocolate Turkeys in festive foil or cellophane will seem like exposure to gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Ben Franklin be damned! I'll bet roast Eagle is delicious!
I don’t envy the challenge of the responsibility you face. But, as I suggested, chocolate turkeys mask or at least distract from many sins. Happy Thanksgiving!
Bravo! I'll read this to my family every year at Thanksgiving...CHOCOLATE TURKEYS!! The antipode of the "...real roast turkeys that often disappoint — how many dry, dehydrated white meat and undercooked dark meat birds have you suffered over the course of your eating career?"
OMG!! My mom, God Bless Her Forever, cooked the tar out of our bird every year because she didn't want any of her guests having "salmonella-on-their-pilla" later that night. Her stuffing saved the day.
I mean, I married into a large family and our ASSIGNED holiday EVERY YEAR is Thanksgiving; there is no more difficult holiday to prepare for than Thanksgiving ( I think we got played )...for 30 people...we get 4 large turkey breasts, nearly 40 lbs of tasteless white meat that needs to be camouflaged with a dozen side dishes that have to be timed to be served at the same time ; I have two ovens going from 6am until 2pm and I need to do the impossible, roast them all perfectly so that they don't spontaneously combust on the plates should someone get a text or a call on their smartphone...that's all it would take! Don't dare sit too close to a lightbulb! Each place setting includes a small fire extinguisher.
You know, 1st-born children, even twins, are their parents' substrates in a grand experiment, to protect from not only germs,uncouth habits and hazards, but all the things that make life fun.
No worries; once the twins experience a measure of freedom, discover friends and mischief, early exposure to Chocolate Turkeys in festive foil or cellophane will seem like exposure to gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Ben Franklin be damned! I'll bet roast Eagle is delicious!