16 November 2006

Grossness.

You know when someone is like "ugh, this tastes discusting, here, try some?"

Well, this turned me off from turkey. Here, read this:

"To kill a live turkey, withhold food for a day to help ensure the digestive system is empty. (Some recommend also feeding the turkey hard liquor before slaughter, both to sedate it and perhaps as a way of flavoring the meat.) Putting the turkey in a bag, with one corner cut out for the head, helps keep the turkey from thrashing and damaging itself or the people involved in preparing it. One method is to hammer two nails into a stump and bend them, then put the turkey's head on the stump and turn the nails to hold the turkey's head still, then remove the turkey's head with an axe. The turkey will thrash for a few moments. More commonly, a turkey is placed upside down inside a metal cone manufactured for this purpose, its neck is cut, and the blood is allowed to drain out. At this point, a process known as debraining may be applied, where the brain stem is severed by pushing a sharp knife or screwdriver in to the mouth and through the back of the throat towards the base of the skull and applying a twisting motion. Successful debraining will generally result in a bird that is easier to pluck." -www.wikipedia.com

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

it's disGusting. (probably from the latin "gusto" or whatever. You're quote from Wikpedia is not up to snuff with your writing.

love,
Mom

Emma said...

It's certainly better than YOUR writing!

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