tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post1149917014466051126..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Thank You, Good TurkeyMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-90775604900689354042009-12-03T18:07:11.477-06:002009-12-03T18:07:11.477-06:00Chicken Mama - BUT, don't forget that we NEED ...Chicken Mama - BUT, don't forget that we NEED a certain amount of (saturated) fats in our bodies for everything to function correctly. That's why fat-free diets don't make people thin. The right kind of fats (like you would get from broths made with organically raised fowl or animals) are essential for good health. So if you wish to take off some of the fat, leave at least a little for flavor . . . and health.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-2821270201093292912009-12-03T17:20:06.667-06:002009-12-03T17:20:06.667-06:00Too, after refrigerating it each night, you can sk...Too, after refrigerating it each night, you can skim off the fat the next morning before heating it again. Double bonus!<br /><br />P.S. How apropos: word verification is 'recips'. Kinda like 'recipes'. But not.Chicken Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704834273210183660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-40221260755077977582009-12-03T16:54:06.774-06:002009-12-03T16:54:06.774-06:00Hi, Jo - Yup, a nutritionist I work with advocates...Hi, Jo - Yup, a nutritionist I work with advocates always cooking your broth (chicken/turkey or beef bone) three or four days. She says that long is needed to get all the goodness out of the bones. (Gotta confess I usually only do 2 or 3.) Each night, I refrigerate it and then take it out in the morning for another days cooking. Be sure to keep your heat as low as you can get it so vital enzymes and such aren't destroyed by high heat. Sometimes my broth comes out like Jello . . . it's that thick. But so full of good stuff for us.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-35639807249598132112009-12-03T16:27:38.172-06:002009-12-03T16:27:38.172-06:00You let it cook a few days? Hmm. I usually do it...You let it cook a few days? Hmm. I usually do it for six hours or so. Maybe I'll try it longer next time. Would that longer time work with beef broth too?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941280453570504094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-8408857145778729122009-12-03T10:33:37.976-06:002009-12-03T10:33:37.976-06:00MaineCelt - Yes, I am a charming, lovely woman . ....MaineCelt - Yes, I am a charming, lovely woman . . . as you can readily tell by the picture.<br /><br />(My sympathies are with you and the carcass this morning.)<br /><br />Hi, Sue - Who knew people were divided into the two groups of Like-to-Pick-the-Carcass and Hate-to-Pick-the Carcass!<br /><br />Chicken Mama - Why, why, WHY can't I remember to do that? More times than I like to admit I defrost a whole quart because I only need part of it and then let the rest sit in the refrig until it grows hair. Oh, you be so wise!<br /><br />P.S. I've already thought of that . . . great minds!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-1134390162383004562009-12-03T09:16:04.893-06:002009-12-03T09:16:04.893-06:00P.S. Mom, maybe we should make this "pot pic...P.S. Mom, maybe we should make this "pot picture" your new profile pic! ;)Chicken Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704834273210183660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-53058218125256395272009-12-03T09:13:09.103-06:002009-12-03T09:13:09.103-06:00I like to freeze at least some of my chicken/turke...I like to freeze at least some of my chicken/turkey stock in ice cube trays (and then dump them all into a Tupperware or Ziploc for longer-term storage). Then, if I need a smaller quantity than a quart (or whatever), I have it!<br /><br />This way, I'll add some flavor to rice, etc. by using broth to cook it in instead of water.Chicken Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704834273210183660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-28504585256984268442009-12-03T05:03:37.175-06:002009-12-03T05:03:37.175-06:00Love the pot on the head pic! Too funny! I'm w...Love the pot on the head pic! Too funny! I'm with you-I hate getting the carcass ready for broth. Bet the wine helps though!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-91207230652982158472009-12-02T21:41:54.201-06:002009-12-02T21:41:54.201-06:00HAHAHAhah...ah...hah...um...hum...oh.
Sorry.
I...HAHAHAhah...ah...hah...um...hum...oh.<br /><br />Sorry. <br /><br />I think you are a charming, lovely woman. I also think the picture of you with that pot helmet, lid shield, and massive knife is, well, fantastic. Very Monty Pythonesque.<br /><br />(I, too, am no big fan of poultry-picking. We had a lovely local 14-pounder this year and guess what my job is tomorrow morning?)MaineCelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318937035647123010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-74792084000270823522009-12-02T21:32:19.269-06:002009-12-02T21:32:19.269-06:00Hi, Heidi - So good to hear from you!
Thanks fo...Hi, Heidi - So good to hear from you! <br /><br />Thanks for the compliment on the picture. ;o) And, ah, would you be willing to come to my house the next time I have a carcass to pick?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-38635576460907442642009-12-02T21:30:40.821-06:002009-12-02T21:30:40.821-06:00Hi, Erin - Yup, that's what I always do to get...Hi, Erin - Yup, that's what I always do to get candles to stand up straight in their holders. But I think I've learned my lesson . . . these were cheapie candles and after I tried two different times on all five candles, my husband volunteered to help. He brought in his smallest blow torch to get the ends really drippy and soft and THAT still didn't work! The wax hardened and then simply . . . let loose of any part of the candle in contact with it! VERY weird.<br /><br />Too bad you didn't get a turkey with four drumsticks instead of four wings! ;o)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-8217195876013025122009-12-02T20:43:47.688-06:002009-12-02T20:43:47.688-06:00lol! Love the pic.
I enjoy picking over roast ch...lol! Love the pic. <br /><br />I enjoy picking over roast chicken carcasses, I think because it is so rewarding and you get to eat the best bits!Heidihttp://blog.flickerslair.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-274923903333274182009-12-02T16:41:05.404-06:002009-12-02T16:41:05.404-06:00As for the candles, I always melt a little wax at ...As for the candles, I always melt a little wax at the bottom of the holder and stuff them in there straight until they harden right. That being said, I don't even use tapers anymore since my kids would probably tip them over running around the house, lol. I usually try to do the carcass thing, but since we were in MN, my brother got the carcasses this time. Speaking of picking turkey, my mom and I were carving the thing up before dinner, and I realized I HATE disassembling birds! Popping those joints out was grossing me out and this year I saw something I had never seen before: FAT! Mom got a locally raised turkey so that was good, but the thing had so much fat on it I remarked "Are you sure this isn't a duck?" lol... she said "I was thinking the same thing". Then later I couldn't figure out why the turkey had 4 wings and she had to smack me as she said "There was 2 of those duck-turkeys"! I have a long way to go before butchering my chickens ..... :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-4959767045259020002009-12-02T16:40:37.312-06:002009-12-02T16:40:37.312-06:00Erin - Hey! I thought I told you not to laugh!Erin - Hey! I thought I told you not to laugh!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-42302615348295602792009-12-02T16:34:25.615-06:002009-12-02T16:34:25.615-06:00LMAO! ok the first pic got me laughing, now I wil...LMAO! ok the first pic got me laughing, now I will go back and actually read...Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.com