Early Thanksgiving

I'm headed out on this chilly Saturday morning to pick up the monthly bushel basket of locally grown/produced foods.  Sustainability.  That's what it's all about.  Then, I'm coming home to put a turkey in the smoker for an early Thanksgiving with the kids.  They're both headed out of town for the "real" turkey day with their respective spouse and future spouse.  So, I'm making them testers for an interesting looking smoked turkey recipe I found online. If it turns out really tasty, I'll share it here.  I'm smoking it today, for dinner tomorrow, so as to not risk a timing error since guessing the total time in the smoker is an inexact science, at best. Tempurature. Tempurature. Tempurature.  That's what counts.

UPDATE: This turkey had better be GREAT! It took an hour of prep work before going into the smoker!

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Here's the video of the day, courtesy of Sarah Palin. On one hand, you don't think your turkey just walked itself into that nice little plastic bag, do you?  On the other hand, it's not real smart to do a TV interview while some guy kills turkeys just behind you.  And, please, be careful of the words you use.  Some of her lines just make things worse.  Be warned, unless you're a hunter, you might find this a bit gruesome. This is the "unblurred" version.