Nov
28th
2024
Happy Thanksgiving 2024! · 3:13pm Nov 28th, 2024
I'm thankful for all of you.
I know I say that every year, and I will continue to say it. Because it's true. I really believe we have the best damn fanfiction site on the web, and I hope Genfic sees the light of day eventually.
It sucks about the fate of G5, but we're all still here, creating and offering feedback on various pony tales. In a few weeks, I'll have been here 13 years.
Here's to many more years!
I get the feeling that Fluttershy is traumatized by seeing that turkey
I mentally prepared myself for this image, because you use it every Thanksgiving. And yet I was under the false impression that Spike made the turkey and imagined him cooking it with dragon fire. (Celestia: "Spike, for the love of all that is good, WHY do you keep sending me this?!") But turns out it was Pinkie, and now the Cakes can't get the unholy smell of cooked bird out of their oven.
Never eaten a turkey before, but various comments online in my region has convinced me that it does not taste very good. Like, tough to eat and not much better than other avian kinds.
And here's to many more years of ponies, creativity and love on this community we enjoy staying in and having fun!
5818433
Not sure what region you're in, but it's delicious and economical, and any poultry will be tough and dry if the cook doesn't know what they're doing.
We brine for 12 hours and do a creole butter injection right before it goes in the oven. Comes out very, very moist.
In years past I've done it in an oven bag, and if you do that right, it'll be so tender it'll fall right off the bone.
But to each their own.
5818429
Yeah I wonder who was banned from Thanksgiving first; Pinkie or Spike.
5818433
Turkey is my favourite bird (although I've never had goose and quail only once as a kid)
The problem I've always had with turkey is that unless you're going all out like MP you want a bigger turkey to keep it from drying out, small ones just don't cook as well in my experience. Certainly nothing under 20 pounds.
But part of the why it's good is the sides. A proper turkey dinner is a feast with probably at least a half dozen sides. Growing up for me it was stuffing, mashed potatoes, turkey gravy (duh) cranberry sauce, we usually did garlic carrots but honeyed carrots were a hit too, cauliflower and sometimes brussel sprouts.
A good thanksgiving will leave you and at least 2 other people with leftovers for a week.
5818439
The impression I get is that people only deal with turkey in two cases: as a deli meat, and on Thanksgiving. And preparing it only once a year doesn't leave much room for experimentation.
5818481
We're doing it again in a month for Xmas. I can't believe we were able to fit two 16lb birds in our freezer.
And yeah, oven bag roasting was nice, but I can't see myself ever moving away from brine and injection; it's incredible all over, no matter if you get light or dark meat.
5818401
Realistically I don't think she'd even be that bothered by it given she takes care of many animals including carnivorous ones and understands their dietary needs being a veterinarian. Plus being very fascinated by a cuphocobra or something being torn up by a vampire rabbit or jackolope in the comics and saying isn't Nature fascinating while the others were traumatized or put off by it.
My mom oven bags the turkey every year with butter, 1-2 oranges, a bit of flour for the bag itself, and this year some fresh herbs (Rosemary, Thyme, and Cilantro I think.) Wasn't quite melt off the bone but for the four of us it was quite sufficient.
Fluttershy must have known this particular bird given her reaction, Pinkie's likely in for an earful once Fluttershy musters up the courage/anger to speak up.
5818521
I honestly want to combine the brine and injecting with citrus fruits in the cavity next time. My mom didn't care for it much, but there was just a hint of citrus in the meat when we did that one year.
5818524
Maybe do an Orange butter? That's what we do for the Sweet potatoes and they are delicious
5818527
Ooh, that's an idea!