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Here are some real calls that have been received at Turkey hotlines in prior years:
With no room in the fridge, a Colorado woman put her turkey in a snow bank to store. She called Turkey Talk-Line asking if it's okay to eat after storing in the snow. However, a heavy blanket of snow had fallen. The white, featureless landscape made it impossible for her to find where she had buried the bird.
A Kentucky woman called in 1993, asking how to get her Chihuahua out of a turkey. The tiny dog dived right into the carcass and couldn't get out. Pulling the dog and shaking the turkey both failed. Finally, she was instructed to make the hole bigger so that the pooch could escape.
This one speaks for itself, "Your directions say to roast the turkey, but my oven says only bake or broil. What do I do?"
The Reynolds Wrap Turkey Tips Line took a query from a woman who wanted to know if she could cook her turkey by placing it in a Reynolds Oven Bag, putting it in the window in the back of her car, and letting the heat from the sun bake the turkey.
Charley-many years ago along with the turkey my grandfather had a pheasant someone had given him and wanted that cooked. His sister said she knew how to do it-so we let her.
We're all at the table, Pop bites into the long awaited pheasant and his expression was priceless. Auntie had left the buckshot in the bird! Oh the language my babies learned that day.
I was a professional stuntman for 18 years and my best Thanksgiving ever happened while I was doing a wild west movie on the border of Mexico and Texas.
It felt like one of the original Thanksgiving day feasts... They had set up a rustic looking long-table outdoors, miles from anywhere. Purple mountains in the background, a 200 year old oak tree, and some cactus.
The sky was pink and magenta with deep purple clouds that were highlighted in bright orange and the sun was huge and red, but it did not hurt your eyes to look at it.
The sounds of nature and the sounds and smell of the horses and hay slightly filled the air as well. It was about 65 degrees outside and just beautiful!
The food was all home cooked over an open fire, all vegetables were organic and grown not far from where we were, they hunted and prepared wild turkeys, had meals made out of acorns as well, cobbler over the fire in a pot made for that, and Indian tribes brought food of their own.
At the table sat real tribes of American Indians, cowboys, Chinese dressed in period clothes and hair styles, a local preacher dressed in period clothes, and numerous races and religions all giving thanks. Then we had hand made icecream and some of the cowboys played the harmonica over the camp fire. Indians danced. It was great!
When my Mom was first married... and had no idea how to cook.. she cooked the turkey and had forgotten to take out the baggie of gunk inside first.
But that was also the same Thanksgiving where she made potato salad... and didn't know you had to cook the potatoes first.
Wow ...thats awful!
Growing up my Mom always prepared our Thanksgiving dinner.....It wasn't until I was in my 20's sitting at the dinner table with my in-laws and was passed a bowl of red stuff...I asked what is that? I'd never seen such a dish. My Mom-n-law said their fresh 'cranberries'..I said "they don't look like the cranberries my mom makes"....and then was laughed at by everyone because the cranberries I knew where in can and placed on a saucer and sliced like jello!....I was so embarrassed i wanted to crawl under the table.
When my Mom was first married... and had no idea how to cook.. she cooked the turkey and had forgotten to take out the baggie of gunk inside first.
But that was also the same Thanksgiving where she made potato salad... and didn't know you had to cook the potatoes first.
My step daughter did the same thing--cooked the turkey with everything left inside. She called me when it was time for her to serve the turkey and asked what all the stuff was inside the turkey! Yuk! Poor baby! Now she can cook up a storm!
I got to get back to the kitchen and continue the work helping (Mrs Aks says I do) but I know I do most of the cooking. I’ll stop by in a while and continue to monitor the forum also watch a little tv from time to time. Nothing ever changes for Thanksgiving after so many years. This year we're without friends or family here to enjoy all the work Mrs & I do,,,, but next weekend we'll have guests over and take out the leftovers for them.
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...thats awful!
This year we're without friends or family here to enjoy all the work Mrs & I do,,,, but next weekend we'll have guests over and take out the leftovers for them. 
