ROAST YOUR WILD TURKEY IN A SACK
Back by popular demand for you folks (I’m getting a number of calls and e-mail for it) and just in time for Thanksgiving is that famous recipe for roast wild turkey in sack that I love! It’s basic and hard to beat! Try it this Thanksgiving at your house! HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
Roast Wild Turkey in a Sack
Grease a brown paper bag inside with melted shortening. Brush turkey with melted shortening, salt and pepper. Make a pre-cooked dressing with oysters or mushrooms, and stuff bird. Fit turkey into the greased bag, twist end, and tie with string. Place in pan and bake in moderate oven (325 degrees) for 24 minutes per pound. When done, remove from oven but do not open sack for at least 20 minutes. This allows the wild turkey to absorb the steam for moister meat. Enjoy!
Mrs. Elmer Landon, Fairfield, Iowa
An “observation” and a couple notes…
-That camo is sooooo good, it appears the turkey in the pic has two heads…
-”Bagging a turkey” has a whole new meaning! With only the two of us this Thanksgiving, we’ll give Mrs. Landon’s recipe a try!
-Sounds from the Grocery check-out: “Paper or Plastic”? PAPER, please!
-Stuffing without Oysters AND Mushrooms is just “soggy bread”. Introduced to Oyster Dressing by my Mother-in-Law (r.i.p.) 38 years ago and is now an H-F-E Family Tradition!
In the Spirit of the Holiday, a big THANK YOU for the tips and the humor from “In the Wild”!
Harold F.
Thanks for your observations, Harold! Always appreciated, my friend! Happy Thanksgiving to you & your family and many thanks for the fine, fine work you do on the Nebraska Fish and Game Association’s website, at: http://www.nefga.org
“Wags” — Greg Wagner
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission