Thanksgiving 2013 At The Websters

Sussette Loves To Entertain - The More the Merrier 

 

Monday 11/25/2013

Bird Preparation and Homeschooling learning experience.

Sussette selects some free range birds form her yard.

1 Turkey, 1Goose, 2 Ducks, 2 Doves, 1 Quail, and 5-6 Chickens.

     
 
A small Bantam hen.   Feathers are held in by fat. To making the plucking process easier we briefly submerge the beheaded poultry in simmering hot water. This process melts the fat, so that the feathers slide out.
     
     
 
The super huge pot suspended above a nice charcoal fire.   Daniel showing off his half plucked quail.
     
     
 
Aubrey, with the help of some onlookers gets to work plucking a small hen.   Aubrey's neat and tidy technique for "catching" the feathers.
     
     
 
Helpers and onlookers for our first dove.   Everyone doing their part to get the job done.
     
Short Video   Short Video
 
After death dunking bird into boiling water makes removing feathers easier because fat is softened.   Shows that after dead - headless chicken still moves.
     
     
 
Joshua with one of the doves.   Great group of hard workers.
     
     
 
Saving some pretty white feathers.   This was a real team effort.
     
     
 
Turkey!!!   Gobble, gobble, gobble.
     
     
 
Maggie checking out the variation of colors on the feathers.   Ducks are brutal to pluck!
     

 

THANKSGIVING DAY 2013

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