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12 tablespoons (11/2 sticks) unsalted butter,
softened
1/4 cup packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves,
chopped, plus 4 whole sprigs
1 large sprig fresh rosemary, leaves chopped,
plus 2 whole sprigs
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme, plus 4
whole sprigs
15 leaves fresh sage, chopped, plus 3 whole
leaves
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for the
turkey
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus
more for the turkey
1 15-pound turkey
1 lemon, quartered
8 shallots, peeled and halved
1 head garlic, cloves separated and peeled
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth or stock
2/3 cup dry white wine
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1. In a small bowl, combine the butter, chopped
parsley, chopped rosemary, chopped thyme,
chopped sage, salt, and pepper, and mix well.
2. Position a rack in the bottom third of the oven
and preheat the oven to 450 F. Sprinkle the main
cavity of the turkey with salt and pepper. Place
the whole sprigs of parsley, rosemary and thyme
and the sage leaves into the cavity. Add the lem- boil until the gravy thickens enough to coat a
on, 4 shallot halves and half of the garlic cloves. spoon, whisking occasionally, about 6 minutes.
3. Starting at the neck end, carefully slide a hand
between the skin and the breast meat to loosen
the skin. Spread 3 tablespoons of the herb but-
ter over the breast meat under the skin. Tuck
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the wing tips under the skin, and tie the legs
together to hold the shape. Season the turkey
generously all over with salt and pepper.
4. Place the turkey on a wire rack set in a large
roasting pan. Rub 4 tablespoons of the herb
butter over the turkey. Roast about 30 min-
utes, until golden brown, and reduce the heat By Lucie Winborne
to 350 F. Baste the turkey with 1/2 cup of the
broth. Cover only the breast area with a sheet of * A border collie named Saul took a leaf out of
heavy-duty aluminum foil. Scatter the remain- another (albeit fictional) canine’s book, being
ing shallots and garlic cloves in the pan around praised as a “real-life Lassie” when he led two
the turkey. members of a search party to his owner after the
man was injured on a hike.
5. Continue to roast the turkey for about 11/2 * Nutmeg can produce a hallucinogenic effect if
hours, basting with 1/2 cup of broth every taken in a high enough quantity.
30 minutes. Remove the foil from the turkey * It’s not just trees that help provide us humans
breast. Continue to roast the turkey, basting with oxygen -- about half of that in our atmo-
with pan juices every 20 minutes, about 1 hour sphere is a byproduct of photosynthesis from the
longer, until it’s golden brown and a thermom- microscopic sea algae known as phytoplankton.
eter inserted into the thickest part of the thigh * Rhubarb grows so fast you can actually hear it!
registers 165 F. Transfer the turkey to a platter * Legend holds that when a pope dies, it’s the
and brush with 1 tablespoon of the herb but- custom to strike him on the head three times
ter. Tent it loosely with foil and let it rest for 20 with a silver hammer to ensure he’s really de-
minutes before carving. ceased.
* A survey revealed that nearly half of the un-
6. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the shallots married gents polled washed their bedsheets a
mere four times a year, instead of the recom-
and garlic from the roasting pan to a plate.
Transfer the pan juices to a medium bowl, then mended once per week. Singletons, there may
be a lesson in there.
skim off and discard the fat. Set the pan over
two burners on medium-high heat. Deglaze the * Less than 14% of all M&Ms candies are brown.
* May never begins or ends on the same day of
pan with the wine and 1 cup of chicken broth,
scraping up any browned bits. Bring the sauce the week as any other month in any given year.
to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, and cook * Proof that crime doesn’t pay ... even in space!
until it’s reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Pour Earlier this year, Canada passed a law allowing
the sauce into a large measuring glass. Add the prosecution of crimes committed by the coun-
degreased pan juices, and broth, if necessary, to try’s astronauts on the moon or on their way to
it.
equal 3 cups of liquid. * The greatest number of people to play a single
piano simultaneously is 23.
7. Blend the flour into the remaining herb but-
ter until combined. Pour the broth mixture into * For a reasonable $19.95, you too can buy alien
abduction insurance from a Florida agent. Of
a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Gradu- course, to cash it in, you’ll need to hand over a
ally whisk in the herb-butter mixture. Add any signature from an “authorized, on-board alien,”
accumulated juices from the turkey platter and and who knows if they can even write in Eng-
lish?
***
Add the remaining shallots and garlic to the
gravy and simmer for 1 minute. Taste and ad- Thought for the Day: “Keep your face always to-
ward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind
just the seasonings, if necessary. Serve the tur- you.” -- Walt Whitman
key with the gravy. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
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