Recipes from Mom's Green Box

http://dcc.newberry.org/items/uncle-sams-thanksgiving-dinner When I started this project, I had a couple of family members ask for certain recipes they remember from family Thanksgiving dinners. While those recipes are not in the green box, I decided it would be nice to share the simple recipes I remember making with Mom when I was younger. I'm just going to type up the information; you'll want to read all the way through to make sure you purchase all the necessary ingredients for whichever bits and pieces of this dinner you want to make. TURKEY Choose the right size turkey to feed the number of people expected, with enough leftovers to send home with the guests. Remember that it can take up to three days to thaw a turkey in the refrigerator, so you want to plan ahead. If you plan a Thanksgiving meal for about midday, you'll want to prepare the bird for stuffing the night before. Take out the giblets and neck. The giblets are usually in a back inside the bird