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on November 22nd, 2012 at 09:00 am

Odd Lots, Thanksgiving Edition

  • Some brilliant if loopy stuff came out of the 70s, and one of the most brilliant is the episode of WKRP in Cinncinnati where they shoved live turkeys out of a helicopter and were surprised when the turkeys soon hit terminal velocity and went splat. (No turkeys were harmed--nor even shown--in that episode.) Thanks to Frank Glover for the link.
  • There are in fact turkeys that fly. Carol and I bought a heritage turkey of the sort that can and probably did fly, if not very far nor fast. Although it's still thawing as I write this, the theory is that the meat will be darker and juicier coming from muscles that are actually used in the bird's daily life. We'll know soon.
  • I often eat eggs two meals a day, and don't quail at eating eggs at all three meals. Which made me wonder if you could get turkey eggs somewhere, and what they're like. They're a little bigger (about 25%) and considerably pointier--and almost unavailable. Why? They're lots more valuable as turkeys than as eggs. As so often, Cecil Adams has the last word.
  • I was astonished to learn (from the above article) that Marshmallow Fluff has existed since 1920. I've tasted it exactly once (as best I remember) when my poor mother attempted to use it in gingerbread house roof frosting circa 1960. The frosting softened the hard gingerbread slabs and the roof caved in.
  • No, I didn't find a turkey-flavored liqueur. However--and I am not making this up--Jones Soda sells (among other things, including Green Bean Casserole soda) Turkey & Gravy soda. How does it taste? Do not fail to read the description in the article.
  • We're long past Marshmallow Peeps season, but here's an entrepreneurial idea: sell pre-staled Peeps. It takes a year or so to get them stale enough to pass muster with aficionados, but I have it on good authority that they don't get moldy. Don't ask why; you don't want to know. Twinkies were not outliers in this regard.
  • As for Thanksgiving itself, the holiday and the state of mind, I will simply refer you to what I said in 2008. It's all still true--and since then Jackie has lost a good deal of weight and become ours. Be thankful. Live mindfully. Appreciate those you love and who love you. And thanks to everybody who takes a detour out of their busy online lives to read me here!
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