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Dinner Disaster with a Twist

Paste-n-Baste: Juiciest turkey ever!

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Comment from judiverse
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Wow! That's a new one. I don't think I'd care to try that method of roasting a turkey. It should have been moist, as all the moisture would have been trapped inside the casing. Too bad the mother-in-law couldn't have been more helpful. Actually, it was her son had left the sack of paste powder in harm's way. Delightful telling of the story. judi

 Comment Written 13-May-2021


reply by the author on 14-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ

    Check out Karenina's review for a recipe that rivals this one.
Comment from Erika Seshadri
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Paste-N-Baste, lol. My goodness, what a story. I would have been afraid to eat it, not knowing what weird chemicals were in the glue, but glad it didn't go to waste.

What miserable in-laws to walk out on Thanksgiving. Poor Chuck.


 Comment Written 11-May-2021


reply by the author on 12-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ

    Check out Karenina's review for a recipe that rivals this one.
Comment from muffinmama
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This is beyond hilarious.
The father's reaction when the wife basically forced him to leave is priceless: "The snooty mother-in-law, her trailing husband casting an apologetic glance at Barbara and Joe, stalked out of the house." You just know that he couldn't care less about all the crap his wife cares about.
- '...smashing the casing with a sledgehammer...' had me in stitches.

Great fun reading this.

 Comment Written 10-May-2021


reply by the author on 10-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ

    Check out Karenina's review for a recipe that rivals this one.
Comment from Ulla
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Hahaha, I can just imagine it. This one is new to me. To cover the bird in plaster, lol. I'm glad the bird was succulent. I can imagine it didn't go down well with the in laws. Ulla:)))

 Comment Written 09-May-2021


reply by the author on 10-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ

    Check out Karenina's review for a recipe that rivals this one.
Comment from tfawcus
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Hilarious! At least, it is from the point of view of the spectator! Not so funny at the time, I imagine. You are skilled in developing these short, humorous anecdotes. I can be assured of a treat when I see one.
I remember once being served spring chicken, or poussin, in France. It had been cooked in a clay pot approximately the same size and shape as the bird. Succulent!

 Comment Written 09-May-2021


reply by the author on 10-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ

    Check out Karenina's review for a recipe that rivals this one.
Comment from Ric Myworld
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This is truly one of those stories that deserves the six I don't have. But I'm sure you get tired of hearing those words. Thanks for the recipe. I think I'll try plaster turkey. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 08-May-2021


reply by the author on 09-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ
reply by the author on 09-May-2021
    Check out Karenina's review for a recipe that rivals this one.
Comment from Anne Johnston
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Great story, well written. I have heard many stories of cooking disasters but this is the best yet - coating the turkey to begin with and then using paste powder instead of flour. Needless to say, it didn't go over very well with the in-laws. But at least the turkey was eatable.

 Comment Written 08-May-2021


reply by the author on 09-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ
reply by the author on 09-May-2021
    Check out Karenina's review for a recipe that rivals this one.
reply by Anne Johnston on 09-May-2021
    Yes, her story is something else, eh?
Comment from Sharon Davis
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I laughed out loud when I read this story. The description of the step-by-step preparation, as well as the satisfying conclusion, painted a vivid picture of the turkey dinner and surrounding events. Well presented, nicely done.

 Comment Written 08-May-2021


reply by the author on 09-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ
reply by the author on 09-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ
reply by the author on 09-May-2021
    Check out Karenina's review for a recipe that rivals this one.
Comment from BethShelby
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This is hilarious. I think it may be a whole new way of roasting a turkey. I hope the plaster coating flaked off before they tried eating the bird. I've heard many Thanksgiving disasters, but never one of this flavor.

 Comment Written 08-May-2021


reply by the author on 09-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ

    Check out Karenina's review for a recipe that rivals this one.
Comment from Judy Lawless
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Liz, I've heard some funny stories about novice turkey cookers, like the one who cut two inches off the legs of the turkey because her mother always had, finding out years later this tradition had been passed down a few generations. Originally, it was done only because the bird was too big for the roast pan. I think this one takes the cake, so to speak!

 Comment Written 08-May-2021


reply by the author on 09-May-2021
    This went down in family history! Glad you got a chuckle. Cheers. LIZ

    Check out Karenina's review for a recipe that rivals this one.