The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
Their First Turkey
"My dear" began Mrs. Justwed,
enthusiastically, ~ IN going to roast

mMy dear" began Mrs. Justwed,
our first turkey today
Justwed groaned.
But Loved One,'' said he, "you,
never wrestled with a. turkey in all
your short life.' NJ sgs9
What's the odds; here s a dandy
recipe cut from last night g = DAM
tics for Dyspeptics,' that tells just how
to do it, and | didn t want to lose any
time, so l ordered q turkey by mail al |:
and" &; ;s5 Is
M ,1i1 you tell them what weight to:
"Why, no. 1 told them to send one.
measuring about three: feet from the
| wattles to the beginning of the hoofs,
ando
"Why, Lydia, "a turkey hasn't any
hoofs.' "a IN
"Well, perhaps I didn't just put it
that way, and I added that it must
measure at least eighteen inches around
"They IL never fiji such a ridicu-"
sob, yes, they will. for it came, this
morning while you were to the bar
happy little W. Wife 60 Of month HI lifted
ster fowl.
Ism t it peach, my dear9" she said
continually changing the heavy bird
from one hand to the other. II put it
in this jardiniere because I had no
Other: place to put it, for you know our
fiat is 50 small. See, it's all trussed
and cleaned nicely, just ready to be
stuffed: Isn't it just too utterly beau
tiful9''
| Uh!' groaned Justwed, as he took
the fowl from his wife and held it up
for inspection. 81.
"Girl, Wen never eat that bird in
six months.'' 1s2..;Es, IT,. L.. ~~
"What's the ,diAerence-but just
think what a lovely whiskbroom holder
| can make out Of it's wishbone. But
let us begin, dear; L can hardly wait
until I've got it all. ready for our
l oven.' - XXI
/ "Our oven!''> almost shrieked Just
we'd. HWhy, sweet one, the neck alone
I of this giant bird would feel crowded
in our oven; you know we had to use a
shoehorn to get that last chicken in. -
"Then we II send it some crematory;
but, come, let us fix it up ona the kitch-
en- table. I've prepared all the stuff
fng and put in all the ingredients that
were given in the recipe" " @.....
They walked from the dinging room
into the kitchen as lighthearted as two
children, Mrs. Justwed rolling up the
! sleeves Of her gown and her husband
following with the bird under his arm.
| "Here's the stuffing," said the hap
Ply wife, bringing from somewhere a
mass Of miscellanies. "Why, Lydia,
/ you we mace enough, to stuff flock of
turkeys and suite lof furniture beside.
! What in thunder are you going to do
with what IS left over9o: - =
r Perhaps We canttput cream on it and
a few more raisins and serve it as pud.
ding when company comes.' 49,
sOr perhaps sell it to an upholster'
en-" smilingly remarked Justwed, as he
placed: the fowl upon the operating ia
> ble H. .yyy1 > 49, -,.-.~- =
= After few minutes of silence, Mrs
Justwed gasped, after cycling the bird IS
} department, Of the4interior suspiciously
M,!-er-think. you'd better stuff the
thing, my dear.' =. ali, -
Justwed rebelled. &c.,. 49,
"No; you do it, my dear. Don IT. YOU
remember how nicely you packed GU,
Z trunks when we started on our honey
moon9 That's smart little ducky.1$
= Mrs. Justwed waited no. longer Sink
ing her two dainty pinkish hands into
: the heap Of stuffng she brought then
up again ike Che dlppers" on "a mud
I, scow and rammed them into the bird
) Then she dug again and tramn1ed again
,, and dug and rammed and dug ane
3 rammeds until her'2hands ached and thu
il turkeys envelope almost burst. Whel
: Mrs. J. had finished her work and hat
: stuffed the bird SO tightly that rub
= Der band couldn't get in if it wanted
; to, she eyed her work triumphantly.
4 ~ wonder. how in the world we r.
= ever going to keep these flaps to
! gether,'' she said,s after moment >
= cogitation, "glue surely won't holt
! 'em. " - .s-:<s: -5sa.4 ~, ,'.>s Esas@ ~
o = . Mother always used strong threa'
) and sewed them up on the stern end, ,
i said Justwed, returning from the disl
Q closet with a tape measure. He ha(
9 been measuring all the large pans.
y But, dearest, don't you think i
S would look much sprettier if we sewe'
some hooks and eyes on the flaps AM