Turkey Day

Today was turkey day. One of my favorite days of the year. Yes, I realize that it's not actually Thanksgiving yet. It's the day we cook a million turkeys. Yes, I realize that's an extreme exaggeration. It was really just a few.

Once a month, the college kids are treated to a home-cooked meal after church. Anywhere from 60-200 hungry kids are served. The meal for November includes turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, green bean casserole, bread, jello/fruit salad and pumpkin dessert.

Rebecca has the planning and organization down to a science.

We cook the turkeys, take all the meat off and put it in roasters with broth to reheat on Sunday.

 
We peel lots of potatoes, boil them and mash them with butter, salt & pepper and milk. Then we refrigerate them in giant foil pans with a moist towel covering them to keep them moist.

While Rebecca is the brains of the operation,

Lynda and I just help with the manual labor

and the entertainment.

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We began at 9:30am and by the time we were cleaned up and out of there, it was 3:30pm.

 Lynda had a few knife accidents,

Rebecca flung a few potatoes,

and Tricia dumped a roaster of water all over the counter and floor.

But we had a blast again this year and the food tastes awesome!

I know because I taste-tested quite a bit ;)

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