Saturday, November 12

Texas Ruby Reds 4 for $1.00 and yes they are as good as they look!
Smile!Smile!Simple Beginners Turkey

one 10 to 14 lb. turkey - (you may double the following ingredients if
the bird is 15 - 22 lbs)
1 large yellow onion, sliced into 6 thick slices
4 stalks of celery
1 (12 oz) can of frozen concentrated orange juice, thawed but NOT
diluted
Plain brandy (1 half full juice can = 6 oz / use the cheap stuff
- E & J / Christian Brothers, etc)
Vegetable oil (1 half full juice can
= 6 oz)
2 Tablespoons of flour
1 pop-up turkey timer or Digital Probe Themometer (I prefer the Probe)
1 Reynold's Brand (Plastic) Turkey Size Cooking bag Turkey size roasting
pan

Remove 1 of your oven racks & place the 1 rack remaining all the way to
the bottom of your oven. Preheat the oven to 350F.

Directions:
1. Dust the inside of your cooking bag with the flour & place the bag on
the roasting pan.

2. Lay the slices of onion in a single layer inside the bag, then lay
the celery stalks on top of the onion slices. (This keeps the turkey
from sticking to the bottom of the bag & adds great flavor to the
turkey)

3. Rinse your turkey well under running water & pat dry with paper
towels. (Don't forget to look in BOTH ends of your turkey & remove the
neck & the bag of giblets)

4. Poke the pop-up turkey timer into one of the turkey's breasts. (If
using the digital probe, wait to insert until you place the turkey into
the bag & insert the probe thru the bag into the breast.)

5. Place the turkey into the bag on top of the celery & onions.

6. Pour the thawed orange juice into a bowl & add the brandy & oil (use
the empty orange juice can to measure the oil by filling the can half
way up.) (Do the same with the brandy.)

7. Mix together with a whisk & pour a little of this over the top of the
turkey & the rest into the cavity of the bird.

8. Close the bag with the tie provided & poke about 6 half inch holes
into the top of the bag for ventilation.

9. Place pan into oven. (The side you put the pop-up timer in should
face the door. Or if using the Probe, set the temp-timer to 170F)

10. When pop-up timer pops up or the digital probe timer goes off remove
turkey from the oven & let it rest for 45 minutes to 1 hour in the
UNOPENED bag.

11. After 1 hour, open the bag & carve the turkey laying the slices on a
platter & drizzling them with the juice from the turkey to keep them
moist. (Keep the slices covered at all times or the slices will become
dry.)

Enjoy!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Sunday, November 6

Mitch and Amy Ridge-August 5th 2005
Joyce with her granddaughters Brittany and Tawny
The Oregon Wedding

The Oregon wedding
Keri and leo Brooker at Angie and Jason's wedding in Iowa

Bernard and Marlene Kelley at Angie and Jason's wedding in Iowa

Nathan and friend,Brenda, Norm, Benjamin and Alyssa Brooker at Angie and Jason's wedding in Iowa
Pam and Paul Brooker with daughters Rachel and Kelsey