Another good thing about Thanksgiving ...

We're doing a wild turkey that I harvested from the woods. 23 pounds before field dressing and nice and fat from a great summer and fall in the midwest of the USA. A variety of seasonal root veggies and free range from my cellar. Happy T-day to all. Bi!!

In article , snipped-for-privacy@aol.com (RV WRLee) wrote: What a great sized bird. I couldn't shoot one larger than 16 pounds dressed out. I think our birds were a bit scrawny this year. That is one reason for using reds such as Languedoc and a strongly flavored chardonnay this year.

Hey RV, Yum! Wish I could have "harvested" the huge male wild turkey that was banging away on my patio door several weeks ago, but we live in a "civilized" area. I finally had to shoo him away from the patio door because I was afraid he would break the glass. Still amazes me that those guys can fly!

Ehjoy your day! Dick R.

I did not think Turkeys could fly? Can they.....anyone here old enough to remember the WKRP-Cincinatti TV Show. Les Nessman dropped Turkeys with Herb from a Helicopter as a promotion and found out they were turkey bombs cause they cannot fly?

Funny Show

"Richard Neidich" wrote in news:gYmpd.513$Z% snipped-for-privacy@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net:

Yes, wild turkeys can fly. I was golfing in South Carolina last year and was surprised when 3 jumped out of the rough and flew away.

Yes, it was a funny show and the episode with the turkeys was great.

Happy Thanksgiving! Our bird is about to go in. The champagne is chilling for kir royales and a friend is bringing some great reds--I hope! I am in charge of the turkey (22 pound free range) which I have brined and am air drying. Just sauteed sausage for the stuffing. Yum!

Bill Hogsett

Hey Bill, We also have a very large "free range, chemical free" turkey in the oven. Of course the best wine match has to be: Free Range Rex Goliath 47lb. Rooster Pinot Noir. :-) Or maybe not. Regardless, have a great day! Dick R.

I hope you're right! I'm trying it for the first time today.

Hi Joe, We'll have it on our table, along with some other wines. Hope you like it. We've had a very positive response in this NG.

Have a nice Thanksgiving! Dick R.

"Bill Hogsett" wrote.........

So, in golfing terms, if you can score a birdie, eagle and albatross, what is a turkey?

(Sounds like a mis-hit into the rough!!!)

Richard,

I think I saw that show! The fellow who played Herb was in Toronto last week in Herb dress doing a video for a rock group doing a gig in Toronto later on next month. It is a Retro group. Sorry I should have paid more attention but then I was not expecting the topic to come up. He said he had not played Herb since the series and his kids thought he should do it because it was time for Herb to reappear after 14 years.

Wild turkeys can fly. Why? because I saw one. We were driving on the road between our farmhouse and Lion's Head Ontario on October 2, 2004 and a wild turkey flew across in front of our car and landed on a rail fence. We both commented that it was a bad time of the year for it to be out because it was close to our Canadian Thanksgiving, whch was the next weekend. We get over one feed of Turkey before the next. I find I need more than one month. Really folks that extra month helps the old tummy. Have a great Thasnksgiving Day!

Bob Patrick, Ontario

Well, I had the rooster and it was very enjoyable. I will buy more.

We warmed up with Moet & Chandon White Star and Simi Chardonnay. We had a

In golfing terms it's a person who claims to have a 22 handicap but shoots a 75 and claims it was just a lucky day! Bi!!

I've always called that sandbagging. What is worse is getting a partner who says they're an 8 but can't break 90! That's a turkey to me.

Hi again Joe, Wow, what a selection of wines. Hope the rooster wasn't intimidated. But then again, how do you intimidate a 47 lb. rooster?

Glad you enjoyed, Dick R.

"Dick R." wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@visi.com:

Well, the 22 pound free range turkey was pronounced the best ever. I thought it was pretty good, even if I did order and cook it. Sorry, we didn't have a 47 pound rooster to have with it. We had the following:

Kir Royale's before dinner. I put in way too much cassis at first, but with helpful pouring out by the guests we got it right. Not my favorite aperitif.

We had a 2001 Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir and a 1994 Heitz Cabernet with dinner.

When we opened the Dutton Ranch, the cork smelled--well very corky. The wine was fine. I didn't check the alcohol level of the wine, but it had a "hot" taste at first which dissipated over time.

So is a corky smelling cork a sign of TCA contamination? I am not sure that I have really ever been sure that a bottle was contaminated.

The Heitz was very nice. A mature cabernet with lots of fruit. One guest detected eucalptus in the finish, but I think that may have just been label induced wishful thinking.

Bill Hogsett

Hey Bill,

I have a 21 handicap, and went out the other day and shot a 69 !!!!!

(Then I started the second 9 !!!!!)

FORE!!! Five, Six, Seven................. I hate golf!!

st.h

You know why they call it golf ? Because the word f*** was already taken!

Bi!!