Turkey Recipe from Christine

This year we are not having Thanksgiving holiday at home but following our tradition of years: go traveling. We'll travel to Dover/Delaware, Atlantic City/New Jersey, Princeton University, The Barnes Foundation/Pennsylvania.

However, my dear friend Christine gave me this turkey recipe for the future need.

Attention: If you buy turkey from supermarket, it is frozen. You have to buy 2 days earlier. One day for defrost, and one day for the herb/beer to sit long enough.

1. bath turkey with beer for around two hours (don't put too much beer otherwise the turkey will lose juice in the beer. You can adjust the beer by your own judgment. There is no strict rule.)

2. rubbing salt & pepper inside/outside

3. put herbs such as rosemary etc. inside the stomach & put the turkey over nite

4. Then before you cook it, boil the butter, not too hot, just warm

5. Pour lemon juice into melted butter. Brush all over the chicken. (Since lemon will burn/cook the meat, only brush it before cooking. Lemon is good for chicken/seafood. Remember, only put lemon before you cook.)

6. The more butter you put, the more delicious the turkey tastes. (But we don't want our hubbies die in heart disease...)

7. Seal the tray with aluminum foil and cook per the time instructed

8. Unveil the foil, brush the butter once in a while (inside the oven) to keep the skin look nice

reference site: http://www.the-perfect-turkey.com/how-long-to-cook-a-turkey.html

All right, though I don't know which year I'll use it for cooking turkey, but Christine, my friend, many thanks for your generous recipe that I will use it for sure some day in the future.

Happy thanksgiving to everyone!!!