







Making turkey on Thanksgiving is so easy when you have the right equipment. I can’t believe that my roaster is older than 30 years and still looks brand new. The first turkey I ever made stayed in the oven for 4 hours longer than it should have. It fell off the bone and I had so much gravy in the pan we couldn’t use it all! I decided to go for a horseback ride on a horse named Pantyhose. She was a great girl, spirited since I hadn’t ridden her all year-up until Thanksgiving Day, when I made my first turkey. I took her out to the cornfield where the wind was howling and blowing and spooking her. I tried to dive off, got my foot stuck in the stirrup and landed hard on the ground. Lucky for me she took off (with my shoe) and I stayed where I was. She ended up at home and John came looking for me. Yep, I broke my collarbone and spent time in the emergency room and got it taken care of. Took awhile since it was a holiday and not many personnel in the emergency room just waiting for disaster to strike! What an experience, but I learned you can’t ruin your dinner if it cooks too long! Loved that horse.