Friday. December 13, 1968 THE NEW BERN MIRROR. NEW BERN, N. C.
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FOR
HOME MAKING
«. COKETIA t CHtMV
Home Service Representative
Carolina Power and Light Co.
IT'S TURKEY TIME
Today's Turkeys — Turkeys
are available as fresh chilled,
frozen and partially or fully
prepared. The whole bird, In a
variety of sizes is still the most
usual way to buy turkey, but
boneless turkey rolls are In
creasing In popularity.
Very few markets handle
fresh turkeys these days, since
freezing makes it possible to
maintain quality over long per
iods of time. The freezing pro
cess has made turkeys a year-
round meat.
Frozen turkeys could prop
erly be referred to as “fresh-
frozen" because processors
retain freshness by chillingand
freezing the birds imme^ately
after slaughter. After freezing
if turkeys are kept In ade
quate frozen storage for a rea
sonable length of time, they
should reach you with all their
original freshness.
Bargains in Large Sizes—
Large whole of half turkeys are
better buys than small ones for
two reasons: 1. you pay less
per pound for large ones than
you do for small ones and 2.
iarge ones have a higher pro
portion of meat to bone than
small ones.
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AGENCY, INC.
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Turkeys that weigh 10 pounds
or more provide two (3 to 4
ounce) servings to the pound.
If you buy a turkey that weighs
less than 10 pounds, allow three-
fourths pound ready to cook
weight for each serving.
Boneless turkey rolls have
no bone loss, but the uncooked
ones shrink In cooking. They
are very convenient to use, but
usually are more expensive
than whole turkeys. Some peo
ple feel that the presence of
the bone during cooking of whole
turkeys Improves flavor.
Here are some ideas from
the Poultry and Egg National
Board that will guide you In
handling your fresh-frozenhol-
iday turkey from the moment
you buy It.
IF YOU COOK IT
IMMEDIATELY
1. Remove wrap. Place froz
en turkey on rack In shallow
roasting pan.
2. Cook for 1 hour in pre
heated 325 degree F. oven.
3. Take turkey from oven
and remove neck and giblets
from body cavity and wishbone
area.
4. Immediately return tur
key to oven and cook until done.
IF YOU EXPECT TO COOK IT
LATER THE SAME DAY
1. Leave turkey In origin
al wrap.
2. Thaw in running water or
water that Is changed frequent
ly-
THAWING TIME
Five to 9 pounds,3to4hours;
over 9 pounds, 4 to 7 hours.
3. Cook or refrigerate thaw
ed turkey Immediately.
IF YOU COOK IT THE NEXT
DAY
1. Leave it in original wrap.
2. Place frozen turkey In
brown paper bag or wrap In
2 or 3 layers of newspaper.
3. Thaw at room tempera
ture.
THAWING TIME
Under 12 pounds, 10 to 18
hours; over 12 pounds, 18 to
30 hours.
Check turkey often during
last hours of thawing and refri
gerate Immediately If com
pletely thawed.
IF YOU EXPECT TO COOK IT
TWO DAYS LATER
1. Leave In original wrap
per and place on tray or drip
pan.
2. Thaw in refrigerator.
(Turkeys over 12 pounds may
take up to 3 days.)
DO NOT allow thawed bird
to stand at room temperature.
(Refrigerate thawed turkey or
cook Immediately.)
DO NO stuff bird until ready
to cook
DO NOT thaw commercially
stuffed birds.
For carving try an electric
knife—you'll find It a real as
set.
Belk Services for Christmas
GREENLEAF PARK FLORIST
Flowers - Gifts
e All our salespeople will
wear red jackets and smocks, so
you can quickly tell who is there
to help you.
e Our shelves are filled with the
freshest merchandise at every price
desired.
e Mrs. Santa will be on duty begin-
ning November 20th in her beau
tiful little bungalow on the 3rd
floor. Mr. Billy Benners will take
color pictures of your visit (at
low prices) for mailing to grand
parents and friends.
• Lay-away service to protect sur
prises from little package shakers.
• Gift certificates in new Christmas
designs.
• Charge accounts available
• 2 hours free parking behind our
store.
• Late hours Monday through Satur
day. Beginning November 25th we
will be open until 8:30 every night.
• Free gift wraps for every purchase,
and our free wraps are of high
quality paper and bows-better
even than last year.
• Deluxe wraps for those extra spe
cial presents at reasonable prices.
• Extra help at every counter to
make your shopping faster.
• Satisfaction guaranteed. Shop with
confidence. Exchanges, refunds,
adjustments mode with pride.
P. O. lOX 2323
NEW BERN, N. C.
MARGARET A BOB COTTIN
PHONE 6374076
FOR PROMPT DELIVERY OF
READY-MIXED CONCRETE
CALL
NEW BERN BUILDING SUPPLY CO.
At Its Two Locations:
NEW BERN HAVELOCK
638-5855
447-5356