Roast Turkey

Ingredients

• Pick and dress with care
• 2 tablespoons for a large turkey
• five cups hot water

Method

1. 1

   Rub turkey with salt and let stand for one or more days before cooking.

2. 2

   Place in a roaster with hot water.

3. 3

   Baste often and turn occasionally.

4. 4

   When pierced and liquid runs clear, the turkey is done.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Anson County cook book (1928) by First Baptist Church (Wadesboro, N.C.), page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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