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'How NOT to Cook Your Thanksgiving Turkey'

Sandra E. Graham

» left by Susan Thom ^(12,047)
Susan Thom (1 year 27 days ago.)

hi sandra,

 

this was a well written,

 

sweet article that was fun to read.

 

thanks for sharing,

 

best regards,

 

sue

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, AR USA (1 year 27 days ago.)

Thanks, Sue.  Glad you enjoyed it.

Sandra

» left by Sue G. from Little Rock, AR. (1 year 27 days ago.)

Fantastic, fun and written with lots of love showing through. With Thanksgiving just around the corner--a good read.

 

Sue G. from Little Rock.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 27 days ago.)

Thanks, Sue, for the help and support.  Glad to make you laugh.

Sandra

» left by Walter Rhett ^(3,078) (1 year 27 days ago.)

A very good story, and I like the craftswomenship! Neatly paced, neat dialogue, a great capturing of the moment of surprise, the tone of humor and human folibles was present from word one: I knewai was in for a good read! Thanks!

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, AR USA (1 year 26 days ago.)

Thanks so much, Walter.  Glad you enjoyed the article.  Hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving.

Sandra

» left by Parker T ⁽⁶⁹⁾
Parker T (1 year 27 days ago.)

That's cool

 

Parker T

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, AR USA (1 year 26 days ago.)

Thank you, Parker T.  And welcome to Searchwarp.

Sandra

» left by Teresa Ortiz ^(11,020)
Teresa Ortiz (1 year 27 days ago.)

Awe, what a sweet story.I always feel like I am sitting right across from you. You are a gifted story teller! I can imagine her embarrassment. I have a friend whose daughter did the same thing a few years ago. I am sure it was the best tasting turkey ever!! Enjoy your thanksgiving, it's right around the corner :-) God bless you.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 26 days ago.)

Thanks so much, Teresa.  Well, I will have to tell my daughter that she is not the only one to have done this.  She will feel much better.  I watched my mom cook too many turkeys not to remember the giblets.  But my daughter wasn't much into cooking while she was growing up and I didn't press her.

Sandra

» left by Robert Melaccio, Sr. ^(5,185)
Robert Melaccio, Sr. (1 year 27 days ago.)

That is why I never enter the kitchen area and just am content to wait and ask when.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar. USA (1 year 26 days ago.)

A wise man!

Sandra

» left by Joel Hendon ^(16,285)
Joel Hendon (1 year 27 days ago.)

Sandra this a great little story.I can understand the daughter's oversight, I started to roast one one time and almost did the same thing.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, AR USA (1 year 26 days ago.)

Thanks so much, Joel.  I'm glad you enjoyed it.  And Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Sandra

» left by Judge Dred ⁽⁶²⁸⁾ (1 year 27 days ago.)

Hi Sandra,

 

I have been on that road! My sister once did the giblets in the turkey trick, and we had people falling out of their chairs with laughter. Thanks for a great article.

 

JD

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 26 days ago.)

Thanks, JD.  My daughter will be glad to hear she is not alone.

Sandra

» left by Val Silver ^(2,736)
Val Silver (1 year 27 days ago.)

Oh, I think I may have done that once- a very long time ago of course!!

 

Thanks for the funny story. I can't imagine you as a possessor of "the look"

 

VAL

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, AR USA (1 year 26 days ago.)

Thank you, Val.  Glad you enjoyed the article.  And yes, I can give 'the look' when it's absolutely necessary.  My husband is a 'back seat driver' so I've had lots of practice!

Sandra

» left by Arlene Wright-Correll ^(12,585)
Arlene Wright-Correll (1 year 26 days ago.)

Always a pleasure to read this writer's articles. I enjoyed her images also. So Happy Thanksgiving to you also.

 

“Tread the Earth Lightly” and in the meantime… May your day be filled with…

 

Peace, Light and Love, Arlene Wright-Correll

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 25 days ago.)

Thank you so much, Arlene.

Sandra

» left by Judi Lake ^(1,870)
Judi Lake (1 year 25 days ago.)

And, Sandra, after reading this I remember why I am a fan of yours -- I felt as though I was right there with you enjoying your holiday and didn't even mind that the bag was still in the Turkey. Thanks for a great story!

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 25 days ago.)

Thank you so much, Judi.  And I am a great fan of yours.  I am so glad to be a part of the Searchwarp Family.

Sandra

» left by Anonymous from Little Rock, AR. (1 year 25 days ago.)

Fantastic story. Very well written and very funny from a great author.

 

Sue G.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 25 days ago.)

Thanks Sue.  Glad you enjoyed it.

Sandra

» left by Lorrie Davids ^(7,484)
Lorrie Davids (1 year 25 days ago.)

Sandra, I love reading your stories! Thanks for adding another smile to my day.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 24 days ago.)

Thank you so much, Lorrie.  Glad you enjoyed the article.  I just hope it makes my daughter smile--hee-hee.

Sandra

» left by Anna Emilie Eight ⁽⁷⁾
Anna Emilie Eight (1 year 24 days ago.)

Dear Sandra, what a nice gesture of yours :)

 

I think it is quite convenient to hear a nice way of cooking from a person, who sounds to be pretty professional, though.

 

Thank you for your information and I thank you for your lovely way. It doubles the joy of reading your article dear Sandra.

 

big Hugz,

 

Sandra.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 24 days ago.)

Thank you, Anna, for reading and commenting.

Welcome to searchwarp.

Sandra

» left by Brittany S. from Sedgwick, Ar (1 year 24 days ago.)

I loved this one, Grannie. Mom needs to read it--although, she might get upset that hundreds of people will now know about her first turkey! Ha.

 

Love you. Brittany

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 24 days ago.)

Thank you, sweet Brittany.  Glad you liked the article. Hope your mom does, too.

Love ya.

Grannie

» left by amos dettonville ⁽⁶⁸⁾ (1 year 24 days ago.)

Nice homespun story. I liked that the punch line (finding the giblets, neck, etc.) wasn't made up or exaggerated - just true and thus more funny. I suppose the greater humor is in knowing the people around the table - it's gotta be funnier to you. But, we all know those, "getting out the door on a trip" trips back for stuff. We also know those table moments when everybody laughs. Thanks.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar. USA (1 year 24 days ago.)

Thank you so much, Amos, for reading and commenting.  Glad you liked the article.

My father's name was Amos--you might like to check out my website and read my book about him (AMOS JAKEY).  I think you would like it.

Also, Welcome to Searchwarp, glad to have you join us.

Sandra

» left by Freida from Arkansas (1 year 24 days ago.)

That was another wonderful story. I love to read your stories, they are always great. Funny thing is, I bet that happens all to often! haha

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 24 days ago.)

Thank you for reading and commenting, Freida.  Yes, I'm sure this happens a lot.  I'm glad you liked the article.

Sandra

» left by Anonymous from Fortworth, TX (1 year 24 days ago.)

Funny, funny story. I'm sure everyone got a great laugh out of that. But, Miss Freida is right, it does happen quite often to young homemakers.

 

Good story. Loved it.

 

Annonomous.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, AR USA (1 year 24 days ago.)

Thanks, Annonmous.  I'm glad you enjoyed the article.  It was a fun time for all of us and the turkey really was delicous--even with its innards still bagged up.

Sandra

» left by Jean Horst ^(1,191)
Jean Horst (1 year 23 days ago.)

Ok Sandra... now that your story has been out for a while and hopefully everyone has read it.... I'll confess... I've done that too.... several times... My turkeys are always perfectly cooked - I've got that down pat, but when I get up at 5 am on Thanksgiving Day, I just seem to forget about those stupid giblets and the neck - why do they need to freeze them inside the bird anyway!!?? I decided to just make it MY tradition to cook the giblets inside the turkey - maybe that's the secret to my perfect turkeys and I just don't know it. Why mess with something that works??.... I make white gravy anyway. :)

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 23 days ago.)

Thank you so much, Jean.  Apparently it is not all that uncommon.  And my daughter's turkey suffered not at all from the misplaced giblets.  It was eaten down to the wishbone with none to spare!  Beats me why they do that--I guess it just keeps them from getting lost?????

Sandra

» left by Marc Dewberry ⁽⁰⁾ (1 year 23 days ago.)

Very passionate writer! Writes very well and does a great job painting a picture. However, articles about cooking are not for me.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 23 days ago.)

Thanks so much, Marc.  But, yes, we all have our 'druthers'---cooking isn't for me, either--I'd 'druther' be fishing.

Welcome to Searchwarp.  I'm looking forward to finding out what your interests are in writing.

Sandra

» left by Chiradeep - The Candles ^(1,426)
Chiradeep - The Candles (1 year 23 days ago.)

Ha ha ha...I love the pictures that you put Sandra! Again a good piece from the "Bag of Sandra's experience". God bless you...

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 22 days ago.)

Thanks so much, TC.  I'm glad you enjoy the little pictures I stick on my articles.  Have and good day and God bless you.

Sandra

» left by (1 year 23 days ago.)

Great article! IT made me smile because it sounded like something I might have done.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, Ar USA (1 year 22 days ago.)

Thank you for reading and commenting.  Glad to make you smile.  Have a wonderful day and Welcome to Searchwarp, Kate.

Sandra

» left by Anonymous from UK (1 year 22 days ago.)

Hi Sandra,

 

Found your article very interesting. Hope your family is well.

 

Regards

 

John

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, AR USA (1 year 22 days ago.)

Thank you so much, John, for reading and commenting.  Have a good day.

Sandra

» left by Chuck K. from San Antonio, TX (1 year 22 days ago.)

Great fun at a family gather. Always good to share. Great article, I loved it.

 

Chuck.

» left by Sandra E. Graham ^(7,883)
Sandra E. Graham from Paragould, AR USA (1 year 22 days ago.)

Thanks so much, Chuck. Glad you enjoyed the article.

Sandra

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