Boiled Turkey

Ingredients

• turkey
• a little salt
• dressing made of rolled bread crumbs
• a dash of onion
• 1 cup of sweet milk
• 4 hard-boiled eggs chopped

Method

1. 1

   Have turkey washed and put in salted water a few minutes, then fill with dressing made of rolled bread crumbs, a dash of onion, pepper and salt.

2. 2

   Tie the legs and wings, then pin up in a cloth; put a little salt in the water.

3. 3

   A large turkey will require 3 hours, boiling all the time, but not too rapidly.

4. 4

   Serve with drawn butter and chopped hard-boiled eggs; oyster sauce is also nice served with boiled turkey.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Kentucky receipt book (1903) by Mary Harris Frazer, page 51. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boiled Turkey. Have turkey washed and put in salted water a few minutes, then fill with a dressing made of rolled bread crumbs, a dash of onion, pepper and salt. Tie the legs and wings, then pin up in a cloth ; put a little salt in the water. A large turkey will require 3 hours, boiling all the time, but not too rapidly. Serve with drawn butter and 4 hard-boiled eggs chopped; oyster sauce is also nice served with boiled turkey. To Fry Chicken. Cut up the chicken and put in cold water with a little salt; let it stay 1 hour, then wash off in clear water. Dip pieces of chicken in sifted flour with plenty of black pepper. Have hot lard in a skil- let ; fry a light brown. Make a biscuit dough and cut in long straight pieces and cook. To Make the Gravy — ^When the chicken is done take out and put in the skillet 1 tablespoon of flour ; when it is well mixed add 1 cup of sweet milk

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