Here also is explantion of sorts about product. http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/resourceguide/mfs/07kaolin.php Be careful useing it as there are "human concerns" when applying it as stated on the web page. As for me this year with just a few plants i just slowly introduced them to sun now all is fine. My dormant trees go into full sun as they yet to have leaves at that stage and when they do come out there are no ill effects. Martin

Thanks, Linda. I do know how to bend and break a chicken joint. I do have poultry shears. I am even willing to buy a new blade for DH's hack saw, if need be. I think I can do this! I just watched a You Tube video of someone attempting to spatchcock a turkey. Instead of cutting on each side of the backbone, the guy took a saw and sawed through the backbone!

Ok - I have to weigh in on the wonders of a turkey roasted in an old fashioned roaster. The separate 'appliance' that sits on your counter and roasts only the turkey. My mom and my aunt both had one and we had GREAT turkey every time. I never gave it much thought until I had to become the Hostess of Thanksgiving. I struggled for several years with that giant turkey in a too small oven for everything else and the timing and juggling for oven space... About ten years ago I spied one at Home Depot for 29$ it came with an electric carving knife. Done. Best thing I've ever bought. I don't even have a thermometer. Moist, flavorful, with crispy skin. I do not stuff but do a similar prep as the Martha one. Everyone raves. Of course they are probably just being nice but when they ask for turkey leftovers I kinda believe them. And everybody keeps coming to our house... Best part is I have plenty of room in the oven for everything else.

One might wonder whether your house might be attractive to wild turkeys, except that it appears that this was a new activity. It appears that, her being surprised and all, your neighbour wasn't getting a picture of such in her mind prior to their arrival ... or a picture in fact, after their having done so, to show you. I didn't see even a word or two, let alone a "clause" ... relating to the claws that were advertised in the subject line, though ... am I missing something? ole joyfoul