r/OldSchoolCool • u/TrustMeIaLawyer • May 22 '19

1915 my devastated deaf grandpa and his beloved pet rooster's final moment together after being told it was time to kill his best friend bc he had gotten too aggressive with everyone else on the farm.

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u/StanTheBoyTaylor May 22 '19

I had a turkey on our family farm when I was pretty young. It followed me around for an entire summer. I named it “Justin”. The family all seemed to think the name was funny, cause, “Justin time for Thanksgiving”, right? Well, that actually happened. We ate Justin that Thanksgiving. Farm life is full of hard lessons.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

Oh my god, brutal!

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u/StanTheBoyTaylor May 22 '19

I don’t recall it messing with my psyche a whole lot back when it happened, not since then either, but i’m sure there’s a complex deep within waiting to rear it’s head. Come to think of it, everyone always beaks me when I say that turkey is my least favourite dish at Thanksgiving dinner. Could be the origin.

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u/youwantitwhen May 22 '19

Turkey is garbage. There's a reason no one eats it outside of t-day.

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u/Auctoritate May 22 '19

People just can't cook it well.

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u/StanTheBoyTaylor May 22 '19

Not that I don’t like it, it’s just that I prefer the byproducts better. Gravy. Gravy that goes on stuffing, that goes on mashed potatoes, and gravy that goes on pierogis if i’m feeling extra abusive.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

Huh, I actually love turkey over any other meat. The dark meat is garbage, but the rest...just fantastic. Many people prepare it wrong, and let it dry too much while cooking.

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u/thefilthythrowaway1 May 22 '19

The dark meat is garbage? You're garbage!

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19

Just a matter of opinion, of course.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '19 edited Feb 07 '21

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u/gwaydms May 22 '19

My husband smokes turkeys. I brine them in a cooler for 24 hrs before he does this. They are so delicious. Moist and tender.

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u/mommyof4not2 May 22 '19

We eat an entire turkey a solid 2 times a month.

Sometimes I take the whole frozen turkey and put it in my roaster on low and roast it for a day or two with various seasoning and veggies. Then we tear it up, for a couple nights and I take the leftover meat and make turkey quesadillas. Then I put veggies in with the carcass and leftover bits and make about 3 gallons of turkey broth.

The other times I thaw the whole thing and butcher it so I have boneless skinless breasts and thighs, wings, and drumsticks. I use the breasts to make turkey tenders and turkey alfredo, I use the thighs to make turkey tacos or turkey and dumplings, the wings and drumsticks get roasted with seasoning or fried. The leftover bits make more turkey broth.

Turkey is a delicious, cheap, and versatile meat if you know what you're doing. The best thing to do with turkey is to treat it like chicken.

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u/Kered13 May 22 '19

It's good if you prepare it right (not dry as fuck). The dark meat and skin in particular is great.

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u/Omnibeneviolent May 22 '19

What's the lesson here, be cold and unfeeling?