"Like their wild cousins, heritage birds grow at a pace set by nature. Heritage turkeys typically take almost twice as much time to reach maturity as Broad-Breasted Whites. From a farming standpoint, the growth rate has enormous economic consequences. Double the maturation time means double the cost for feed, labor, and overhead (like maintenance of buildings and waterlines). It also means a lost opportunity to raise more turkeys and that each animal has more opportunities to get sick, be injured, or die prematurely. These differences result in much of the price gap."
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Hola Mike!
Just to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving, and to let you know that we are having an asado tomorrow. There won't be a turkey in sight. Sigh.
Saludos!
Cherie
Happy Thanksgiving Day, Cherie!
Sighs from here, too.
I´m tired of not having a day to give thanks for the harvest! (T-Day was my favorite holiday even when I tiny enough to have been prefering Xmas.)
How ´bout we long-timer norteamericanos here, pick 25 de Mayo for a perfect day to give thanks to our new homeland and all the bounty?
There´ll be a chill in the air just perfect for roast meats and gravy and pies and all that wonderful heavy, hearty food we love.
We´ve got 6 months. Let´s get a hall and make it an enormous pot-luck!
We can import cranberries ...and I´ll bring the turkeys if not a fatted calf!
Happy Thanksgiving to you two !
I feel like it will be more like a Fourth of July meal with potato salad and watermelon !
I like the idea of a turkey and trimmings in May .. I like the idea of Christmas in July too !
besitos ! C
25 de Mayo it is!!
(Hope you had a nice day yesterday; we did, even without a turkey!)
Besos!
A lovely day, on this end. I hope yours was good, too.
Even tho T-day has ALWAYS been my favorite holiday ...I´ve never celebrated it here.
The first warm weather always plays hell with my appetite ...not a good day to pig-out for me.
besos,
Mike
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