Fill the turkey with this dressing, sew the openings, drawing the skin
tightly together. Put a little butter over the turkey and lay it upon
the grate of your meat-pan. Cover the bottom of the pan well with
boiling water. In half an hour, baste the turkey by pouring over it
the gravy that has begun to form in the pan. Repeat this basting every
fifteen minutes. In an oven of average temperature, a twelve-pound
turkey will require at least three hours' cooking.--_Mrs. A. D._
ROAST TURKEY, WITH TRUFFLES.
Truffles must be peeled, chopped and pounded in a mortar; one and a
half pound will do for one turkey. Rasp the same amount of fat bacon
and mix with the truffles and stuff the turkey with it. This dressing
is usually placed in the turkey two days beforehand, to impart its
flavor to the fowl. Lay thin slices of fat bacon over the breast of
the turkey, cover it with half a sheet of white paper, and roast two
hours. Chestnuts dressed in the same way as truffles are found an
excellent substitute.--_Mrs. S. G._
BOILED TURKEY.
Wash well with cold water, then put on in milk-warm water, either tied
in a coarse cloth dredged with flour or with a half-pound of rice in
the water. Keep well under water, and boil slowly three hours, adding
salt just before it is done. When perfectly done and tender, take out
of the pot, sprinkle in the cavity a little pepper and salt, and fill
with oysters stewed just enough to plump them, and season, with
butter, pepper, salt and vinegar. Place 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. If not convenient to use oysters, use egg and butter sauce.
Garnish with sliced lemons.--_Mrs. S. T._
_Boiled Turkey._
Prepare the turkey as for roasting. Tie it in a cloth or boil rice in
the pot with it, if you wish it to look white. It is improved by
boiling a pound or two of salt pork with it. If soup is made of the
liquor, let it stand till next day and skim the fat. Season after
heating.--_Mrs. W._
TO STEAM A TURKEY.
Rub butter, pepper and salt inside the turkey after it has been well
washed, fill with oysters, sew up, lay in a dish and set in a steamer
placed over boiling water. Cover closely and steam from two hours to
two and a half. Take up, strain the gravy which will be found in the
dish. Have an oyster sauce ready, prepared like stewed oysters, and
pour into it this gravy thickened with a little butter and flour. Let
it come to a boil and whiten with a little boiled cream. Pour this
over the steamed turkey and send to the table hot. Garnish with
sliced lemons.--_Mrs. S. T._
TURKEY HASH.
Cut up the meat very fine. Stew the bones in a little water, then stir
into this water the meat, adding a large tablespoonful butter, a cup
of cream, salt and pepper, a little chopped parsley, thyme or celery
(or else a very few celery-seeds). Stew all together.--_Mrs. R._
DEVILLED TURKEY.
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