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Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Another Thanksgiving Problem. Help Me Out, Please!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Did Wayne like the free-range bird?

And your compromise sounds fair to me.

flan

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

flan327 wrote:
Did Wayne like the free-range bird?

And your compromise sounds fair to me.

flan

Yes flan. Wayne liked it.

I hated it.

And, I fear the kids choked it down, just to be polite.

(My compromise is all I could think of, flan.) wink

TrudyML · Guru

Ugh. Why? Did he like it?

Tangerine · Guru

Hmm. If he wants to buy and cook it, I think your compromise is fair.

I'm super glad right now that FIL always deep frys our turkey.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

TrudyML wrote:
Ugh. Why? Did he like it?

Wayne liked it, Trudy.

God only knows why.

I guess it tasted good, to him.

Tignanello · My dog name is, Sasha!

Maybe Wayne wants to cook his (much smaller so that it is cheaper) free-range bird the day before?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Could the kids tell him that they really didn't like it either?

flan

TrudyML · Guru

I say cook it up the street!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Tangerine wrote:
Hmm. If he wants to buy and cook it, I think your compromise is fair.

I'm super glad right now that FIL always deep frys our turkey.

That's what I'm thinking, Tang.

If he wants one, he can cook it at Conor's house.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Tignanello wrote:
Maybe Wayne wants to cook his (much smaller so that it is cheaper) free-range bird the day before?

And stink up our house, Tig?

I'm thinking, over my dead body! biggrin

Not only that, Wayne will be working.

And, I'll be baking pies and putting side dishes together.

ed11563 · Guru

I agree with the compromise you suggest.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

flan327 wrote:
Could the kids tell him that they really didn't like it either?

flan

I wish they would, flan.

But, they won't.

They wouldn't want to hurt his feelings.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

ed11563 wrote:
I agree with the compromise you suggest.

It seems fair to me, ed.

I'm sure Conor and Jessi would be happy to let Wayne cook it at their house.

(I guess we'll see how badly Wayne wants a free range bird!) biggrin

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Tell Wayne to cook his bird at Connor's. Don't lie but hedge. I know how much you loved that turkey and I wouldn't want you to miss having some but it would help out so much if it you cooked it at Connor's house. I have so much other stuff to cook for the day here. Thanks hon, I love you! :)

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Tell Wayne to cook his bird at Connor's. Don't lie but hedge. I know how much you loved that turkey and I wouldn't want you to miss having some but it would help out so much if it you cooked it at Connor's house. I have so much other stuff to cook for the day here. Thanks hon, I love you! :)

NJN, it's too late to hedge! (Although, it was sweet of you to suggest it! smile )

Wayne already knows how much I hated the free range turkey! I could barely eat two bites!

I'm going to suggest that he cooks one at Conor's house, if he wants one that badly. wink

(Love the man, but God, I hated that bird! And, he knows it!) biggrin

chef · Guru

What about the free range bird made it taste worse than the regular bird you buy?

When I think free range, I think wild turkey so maybe it was a game-y taste?

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Tell Wayne to cook his bird at Connor's. Don't lie but hedge. I know how much you loved that turkey and I wouldn't want you to miss having some but it would help out so much if it you cooked it at Connor's house. I have so much other stuff to cook for the day here. Thanks hon, I love you! :)
NJN, it's too late to hedge! (Although, it was sweet of you to suggest it!)
Wayne already knows how much I hated the free range turkey! I could barely eat two bites!
I'm going to suggest that he cooks one at Conor's house, if he wants one that badly.
(Love the man, but God, I hated that bird! And, he knows it!)

Well, that's what I meant. Tell him you know he wants one and you'd love for him to make one at Connor's but you're making the other one there.

Blankie · Guru

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

You've been doing Thanksgiving for 30+ years with your Honeysuckle White, with great results.

I'd tell Wayne to faggedabout the free range. Or cook it at Conor's.

Don't mess with 30+ years of success, Wayne.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

chef wrote:
What about the free range bird made it taste worse than the regular bird you buy?

When I think free range, I think wild turkey so maybe it was a game-y taste?

It tasted gamey, and there was very little white meat, chef.

A big no-no for me. I love white meat.

And, it smelled funky.

It was my worst Thanksgiving, ever. cry

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Tell Wayne to cook his bird at Connor's. Don't lie but hedge. I know how much you loved that turkey and I wouldn't want you to miss having some but it would help out so much if it you cooked it at Connor's house. I have so much other stuff to cook for the day here. Thanks hon, I love you! :)
NJN, it's too late to hedge! (Although, it was sweet of you to suggest it!)
Wayne already knows how much I hated the free range turkey! I could barely eat two bites!
I'm going to suggest that he cooks one at Conor's house, if he wants one that badly.
(Love the man, but God, I hated that bird! And, he knows it!)
Well, that's what I meant. Tell him you know he wants one and you'd love for him to make one at Connor's but you're making the other one there.

Roger that, NJN! smile

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Blankie wrote:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
You've been doing Thanksgiving for 30+ years with your Honeysuckle White, with great results.
I'd tell Wayne to faggedabout the free range. Or cook it at Conor's.
Don't mess with 30+ years of success, Wayne.

That's been my argument, too, Blankie! biggrin

It sounds like you all think my idea is a fair one.

If Wayne wants a free range bird, he'll be cooking it at Conor's. wink

P.S. We should place bets on if he'll actually end up cooking one! LOL! wink )

-- Edited by Fort Worth Mom on Thursday 12th of November 2015 03:10:29 PM

-- Edited by Fort Worth Mom on Thursday 12th of November 2015 03:11:35 PM

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Go with the compromise, FWM. Then you both will be happy. :)

And if the kids don't eat the free range, well, Wayne will figure it out on his own. ;)

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

just Czech wrote:
Go with the compromise, FWM. Then you both will be happy. :)

And if the kids don't eat the free range, well, Wayne will figure it out on his own. ;)

All the more for Wayne, Jupiter, and the cats, Czech! biggrin

weltschmerz · Guru

The Pilgrims ate free-range turkey. Maybe he wants to hold true to the original spirit of Thanksgiving.

biggrin

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

weltschmerz wrote:
The Pilgrims ate free-range turkey. Maybe he wants to hold true to the original spirit of Thanksgiving.

You might be on to something there, welts!

But, if that were true, shouldn't he roast over a wood fire? confuse

Maybe they actually taste better that way! wink

TrudyML · Guru

Don't cook it!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

TrudyML wrote:
Don't cook it!

LOL! No worries, Trudy!

I don't intend to! biggrin

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
just Czech wrote:
Go with the compromise, FWM. Then you both will be happy. :)

And if the kids don't eat the free range, well, Wayne will figure it out on his own. ;)
All the more for Wayne, Jupiter, and the cats, Czech!

LOL, now that is really funny!

TrudyML · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
TrudyML wrote:
Don't cook it!
LOL! No worries, Trudy!
I don't intend to!

I just burst out laughing!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

TrudyML wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
TrudyML wrote:
Don't cook it!
LOL! No worries, Trudy!
I don't intend to!
I just burst out laughing!

Get back to work!

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Can you get him a portion of the free range bird?

I don't know.

We all like the smoked bird from a local place, but mom hates it. So we never get the smoked bird.

Lindley · Guru

I agree with you fwm. I like the compromise idea too.

TrudyML · Guru

flan327 wrote:
TrudyML wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
TrudyML wrote:
Don't cook it!
LOL! No worries, Trudy!
I don't intend to!
I just burst out laughing!
Get back to work!
flan

flannie!

I am over this day! Want to crawl home and sit on the couch.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

You gals are cracking me up! biggrin

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

The cook rules. Too bad, so sad, Wayne. Sucks for you!

huskerbb · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Okay, Geeks!
I've been hosting Thanksgiving since I got married, in 1981. With only a couple of years off, in all this time.
I've always liked Honeysuckle White turkey. Fresh, not frozen.
And, for all these years, everyone loved and enjoyed the dinner!
Two years ago, Wayne got it into his head, that a "free range" turkey, would taste much better.
I told him I was willing to give it a try.
So, off to Central Market I go. I paid over $60 for a freakin' free range bird.
Roasted it up.
And GACK! It was terrible!
I swore, never again. I tried it. I hated it! It didn't even smell right, let alone taste good.
Last year, I was back to my Honeysuckle White, fresh turkey.
Life was good!
Now, Wayne is mentioning, trying a free range bird again!
Now, I'm thinking...I do all the cooking for the feast. I should roast the kind of bird that I know will be yummy.
If Wayne wants a free range bird, he can hike it up to Conor's house, and cook it there. And bring it home when it's done. Conor only lives one minute away. (And I don't have enough room, to cook two turkeys.)
This is the best compromise I can think of.
What do you guys think?

Free range is dumb. It takes a LOT more land resources to raise free range birds or grass fed beef. Huge waste of resources.

TrudyML · Guru

Maybe brine the tough bird? May help?

FNW · Guru

Go back to your usual turkey.

Free range isn't all it's cracked up to be. TJ's sold free range steaks and they were horrible.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

huskerbb wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Okay, Geeks!
I've been hosting Thanksgiving since I got married, in 1981. With only a couple of years off, in all this time.
I've always liked Honeysuckle White turkey. Fresh, not frozen.
And, for all these years, everyone loved and enjoyed the dinner!
Two years ago, Wayne got it into his head, that a "free range" turkey, would taste much better.
I told him I was willing to give it a try.
So, off to Central Market I go. I paid over $60 for a freakin' free range bird.
Roasted it up.
And GACK! It was terrible!
I swore, never again. I tried it. I hated it! It didn't even smell right, let alone taste good.
Last year, I was back to my Honeysuckle White, fresh turkey.
Life was good!
Now, Wayne is mentioning, trying a free range bird again!
Now, I'm thinking...I do all the cooking for the feast. I should roast the kind of bird that I know will be yummy.
If Wayne wants a free range bird, he can hike it up to Conor's house, and cook it there. And bring it home when it's done. Conor only lives one minute away. (And I don't have enough room, to cook two turkeys.)
This is the best compromise I can think of.
What do you guys think?
Free range is dumb. It takes a LOT more land resources to raise free range birds or grass fed beef. Huge waste of resources.

No wonder the damn things cost $4 a pound!

Which, I wouldn't mind. If it tasted good.

Which, it doesn't!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

TrudyML wrote:
Maybe brine the tough bird? May help?

Hmmmm, Trudy, maybe I'll suggest that to Wayne!

God knows, I don't intend to get near one. Ever again! biggrin

huskerbb · Guru

People like to b!tch about what they perceive as "factory farms" (which is a stupid term, anyway)--but the fact is that those farms efficiently produce a uniform, quality product at the least cost possible.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Lawyerlady wrote:
The cook rules. Too bad, so sad, Wayne. Sucks for you!

You'd think he'd understand that, after all these years, LL! wink

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

FNW wrote:
Go back to your usual turkey.

Free range isn't all it's cracked up to be. TJ's sold free range steaks and they were horrible.

That's my plan, FNW! smile

I'd be afraid to buy free range "anything", after my terrible experience!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
Go back to your usual turkey.

Free range isn't all it's cracked up to be. TJ's sold free range steaks and they were horrible.

Grass fed beef tastes differently because of what the cows eat. That is actually what they are supposed to taste like. It's really just a matter of getting used to it.

Free range treats the animals more humanely, among other things, and to some, that is more important than a little taste difference.

huskerbb · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
FNW wrote:
Go back to your usual turkey.

Free range isn't all it's cracked up to be. TJ's sold free range steaks and they were horrible.
Grass fed beef tastes differently because of what the cows eat. That is actually what they are supposed to taste like. It's really just a matter of getting used to it.

Free range treats the animals more humanely, among other things, and to some, that is more important than a little taste difference.

A. Plus it takes a chainsaw to cut through it.

B. Yeah--idiots.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Funny how we always have to overcomplicate things! You know what works and what tastes good. For me, I am getting a Honeysuckle white. Don't care if is fresh or frozen. It's fine either way.

Bonny22Pye · Guru

He could probably get a free-range breast. You could cook that the night before and the just heat it up for him.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Bonny22Pye wrote:
He could probably get a free-range breast. You could cook that the night before and the just heat it up for him.

Bonny, Wayne is a dark meat guy.

I wonder if he could get some free range legs and thighs? confuse

Bonny22Pye · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Bonny22Pye wrote:
He could probably get a free-range breast. You could cook that the night before and the just heat it up for him.
Bonny, Wayne is a dark meat guy.
I wonder if he could get some free range legs and thighs?

Just ask the butcher. Might save you a big headache.