Actual conversation with my Uncle Andre after Easter dinner:
Andre: "Janet, take home some leftovers. Whatever you want."
Me: "Ummm, can I have the carcass?"
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Me: "I'll even pick off the meat for you!"
Andre: "Um, sure..."
Me: "Yeeeeessssss!"
I am so thankful for this turkey carcass because I used it to make turkey stock. Mmmm... Lots of delicious, nutritious, homemade turkey stock. And then, I canned it. (Be still my heart). Eleven quarts of it, to be exact. With enough leftover to make something for dinner. (There's only nine quarts in the picture below because I already used one, and one didn't seal, so I froze it.)
When I buy stock, which is rarely, because I make it whenever I can out of chicken or turkey bones, it costs roughly FOUR dollars for a quart. That means for PENNIES, I made myself $44 worth of turkey stock. I used exactly one onion, two carrots and three stalks of celery. Three tablespoons of salt and a couple of bay leaves.
In conclusion, today I am thankful for my Uncle Andre for giving me his turkey carcass, my MIL who gave me a canner for Christmas, and my resulting eleven quarts of turkey stock.
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