Yet, no matter how high or low the praise, no matter who wins or loses, the fact remains. Tomorrow, Tom is leftovers. On Friday, the reverence we held in our hearts for Tom Turkey on Thanksgiving will be gone. For the very tolerant, Tom's form will transform way beyond recognition, until a forked-picked carcass is all that remains. For the intolerant, he will go straight from the turkey platter to the dog dish.
Different people have different opinions.
They also have different methods to make Tom's long journey from featured course to side dish a little less painful - for themselves, anyway. No special dishes for her, either. Of course, there was no microwave at the first Thanksgiving. Surprisingly, the pilgrims didn't even have to contend with turkey leftovers. In 1621, the first Thanksgiving Day feast included fish, clams and lobster - but no turkey.