Does anyone knowledgable sh user know why we have a tradition of eating Turkey at Christmas?
Do many of you have goose or had anyone had one of those pheasant inside a chicken inside a goose type efforts - they sound complicated to cook but pretty good?
Personally think Turley is over rated - its dryer than chicken and doesn't have much tatse so looking for alternatives this year!
I believe it dates back to the colonial period when they were brought back from the states and became more popular than the tradition of Goose
Im having goose as normal this year. Much nicer
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Could it be something to do with the stuffing?
Mrs Westyorkscplrus says ... "I don't know the history behind it but it had to be a man's idea ... turkeys have got big breasts!!!" lol
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Henry VIII was the first English king to enjoy turkey, although Edward VII made eating turkey fashionable at Christmas. Turkey was a luxury right up until the 1950's when refrigerators became commonplace.
My mum used to say that turkey was too dry, so she used to get a capon.
Wer'e thinking of having one this year, and i had to ask my mum exactly what it was, as i cudnt remember.
By way of a bit of a hijack, and giving information to the thread, does anyone know what a capon is???
Sorts and glasgowfella, you were both correct.
It is a cockerel with no balls and they are , or were, injected with hormones to make them big and fat.
I didnt know it had been stopped, but i do remember they were very tasty.
Of course, i may have been affected by the hormones, cos im big and fat, and mrs m often says ive got no balls!! :shock: