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| 655.1 | There ya go... | CSC32::SCHIMPF | | Fri May 04 1990 15:03 | 7 |
| Clean him just like you would a pheasant....Cut around the lower
abdominal cavity, remove the head (if your not going to do any type of
mounting)...And just start...Ummmmm, pulling, flinging the inards out.
Jeff
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| 655.2 | easy | CSC32::WATERS | The Agony of Delete | Fri May 04 1990 15:15 | 27 |
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Field dressing until you get to where you need to remove feathers.
I cut an opening where the breast bone ends and reached in and pulled
everthing out. Then pack the inside with ice. This will keep until
you get ready to dress the whole bird. (In Missouri this should be
done after going to the check station, since they weight them.
Might be the same in our area.)
To dress the bird, I just started pulling feathers, leaving this skin
on. You can take skin and all but I think they cook better with skin
on.
The wing feathers are the hard ones to get out, They WILL cut if you try
pulling them out bare handed. Use gloves or pliers and quick yanks.
Where the neck meets the body there is a gullet. Don't waste you time
trying to clean this out, just cut around it an remove the whole thing.
The legs, cut them at the knee joint. You can cut around the join to
get a nice clean cut, don't cut the bone it will splinter.
Save the feathers to tie your favorite fishing flies.
Happy eating !
Mark
ps. My brother called me last Sunday. 9:30 opening morning he got
a 21 lbs tom with a 10 inche beard. (where was I?)
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| 655.3 | plucked a few | SAHQ::BREWER | | Wed May 23 1990 00:50 | 7 |
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I think you will find it a whole lot easier to pluck a Turkey if you
dip him in a little scalding hot water first. It might take two or
three dips to get all the feathers loosened. The first one I killed I
plucked dry and it took me about 2 hours. Now I can pluck one in about 20
minutes. Seems like my granny used to pluck chickens that way.
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| 655.4 | | BRABAM::PHILPOTT | Col I F 'Tsingtao Dhum' Philpott | Wed May 23 1990 11:20 | 15 |
| One of our backwoodsmen members might supply more detail, but the method I
have seen for dealing with a turkey that works best is take the entire bird and
roll it in mud to form a ball, and then bury it in a shallow hole and build a
camp fire on top of it. Keep the fire burning all night then next day when the
fire dies down dig out the ball of baked clay and break it on the ground.
All the feathers will come away with the clay.
Cut off the meat and discard the bones and entrails.
Simple.
Tasty. (I've eaten turkey done this way, but couldn't give precise details).
/. Ian .\
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| 655.5 | 30 seconds is all it takes | KNGBUD::LAFOSSE | | Wed May 23 1990 12:58 | 5 |
| Every fall, I get a call from my brother in law to help slaughter his
turkeys (15-20), he uses the boiling water method (30 seconds) it works
very well, is simple, efficient, and not messy.... no complaints
Fra
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