Boiled Turkey
- Turkey
- Flour or 1/2 lb rice
- Salt
- Pepper
- Oysters
- Butter
- Vinegar
- Celery, chopped
- Parsley, chopped
- Thyme, chopped
Wash the turkey well in cold water and then put on in lukelukewarm water, either tied in a coarse cloth dredged with flour or with rice in the water. Keep well under water. Boil slowly for 3 hours, adding salt just before it is done.
When perfectly done and tender, take the turkey out of the pot. Sprinkle a little pepper and salt into the cavity. Fill with oysters stewed just enough to plump them. Season with butter, pepper, salt and vinegar.
Place the turkey in a dish and set in a steamer to keep hot.
Strain the liquor in which the oysters were scalded. Add drawn butter, chopped celery, parsley and thyme. Pour over the turkey and serve like a rascal with a smile on your face.
If it is not convenient to use oysters, use egg and butter sauce. Garnish with sliced lemons.
When perfectly done and tender, take the turkey out of the pot. Sprinkle a little pepper and salt into the cavity. Fill with oysters stewed just enough to plump them. Season with butter, pepper, salt and vinegar.
Place the turkey in a dish and set in a steamer to keep hot.
Strain the liquor in which the oysters were scalded. Add drawn butter, chopped celery, parsley and thyme. Pour over the turkey and serve like a rascal with a smile on your face.
If it is not convenient to use oysters, use egg and butter sauce. Garnish with sliced lemons.
Submitted by Dec 8, 2009
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