November 24, 2003
Comparatives
Our preparations for Turkey Day are well under way. We'll have a minimum of eight guests, maybe as many as 11. That means a big turkey. I discussed that with my friend Natalie from DC on the phone yesterday. I told her that I wasn't able to find a turkey that was more than 4 kilos (about 9 pounds). She marveled that turkeys even came that small.
I have this silly little joke about the States that I use on Doug all the time. Since everything in the States is bigger, faster, louder than anywhere else, I call the US "The Land of Er".
It's a problem that turkeys are smaller here in Europe. So we are going to have two. That's the European solution, I guess.
Posted by claudia at November 24, 2003 01:34 PMInclusive compromise, that does seem the way to go. :-)
Speaking as a Murcan, I can agree that finding a turkey that only weighs nine pounds seems slightly wierd. For one thing, it would make cooking a turducken almost impossible...
Posted by: Royce Day at November 24, 2003 03:46 PMThe secret to dealing with leftover turkey is to fry it crisp in butter, and salt and pepper it. Trust me on this.
C. -- back in the motherland, only 32 people over for T-day (furthest outliers this year from France and Shanghai), and the Packers lost to *Detroit*, darn it.
Posted by: Carlos at November 28, 2003 03:15 AM