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Need Help With Your Turkey?

Gary and Julie — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:29:56 +0000

TURKEY HOTLINES: If you need help today with your Turkey or sides these people can help • The USDA has a hotline for meat and poultry that’s available. You can call them at 800-535-4555 anytime to hear recorded messages. The hotline is open on today from 8:00 a. m. to 2:00 p.m. • Butterball operates [...]

This Weekend in Sports: Thanksgiving Day NFL and College Football Rivalries

Joe Student — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:42:36 +0000

Thanksgiving Day NFL games and college football rivalries dominate the upcoming sports calendar. Here’s what to watch this holiday weekend: Thursday, Nov. 22 Houston Texans at Detroit Lions Ford Field, Detroit; 12:30 p.m. (ET) on CBS Houston (9-1) visits Detroit (4-6) in a matchup of teams with explosive offenses. The Texans’ defense holds opponents to [...]

What Will Thanksgiving Dinner Cost This Year? — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:50 +0000

The price of Thanksgiving is going up this year, but not as much as you might think. According to the latest statistics from the American Farm Bureau Federation, the majority of households can expect to spend about 30 cents more this year to cover the cost of serving up Thanksgiving dinner—just under $50 to feed [...]

Thanksgiving Turkeys Will Be Cheaper Than Expected This Year — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:00:03 +0000

The price of turkey is going to be cheaper than expected this year, largely because many retailers were able to lock in the cost of the birds before the summer’s drought sent feed prices way, way up. Now retailers plan to offer customers the lowest possible prices on Thanksgiving turkeys in hopes of driving them [...]

A SEASON for Thanksgiving

Howard Jennings Hart — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:49:33 +0000

“Turkey Day” has come and gone, but in my estimation, it’s a SEASON for thanksgiving. Besides, along with the eggnog (a shot of Southern comfort in mine, please) I’m thinking most of us will fry or roast another turkey for Christmas feasting. With that in mind, I saw a Harris poll that asked if there is MORE to be [...]

A SEASON for Thanksgiving

Howard Jennings Hart — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:12:55 +0000

Last Minute Thanksgiving Meal Idea [Video]

Anne Moore — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:26:06 +0000

Looking for a unique meal to serve for Thanksgiving or Christmas? You have probably heard of Turduchen, which is Turkey stuffed with duck and a Cornish game hen. I have tried it and thought it was too bad. But have you heard of Turbacon? If you looking for a truly carnivorous Thanksgiving meal to prepare how about a bird, stuffed [...]

William Shatner Preaches Turkey Fryer Safety In Bizarre PSA [VIDEO]

Bob Sassone — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:30:26 +0000

This Thanksgiving PSA from William Shatner rests somewhere between his musical stylings and that time he threw a chair on ‘$20,000 Pyramid’ on the weirdness scale.

In the video below that Shatner made for State Farm Insurance, the onetime Capt. Kirk talks about the dangers of deep-frying a turkey.

Why We Eat What We Eat – Stories Behind Traditional Thanksgiving Foods

Shauna Wright — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:24:56 +0000

If you're like most Americans, your Thanksgiving dinner table will include at least a few basic items — turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and the like. But have you ever thought about why we eat those foods on Thanksgiving? Or, for that matter, why turkey is called “turkey”?

In order to answer these hard-hitting questions and maybe even give you some interesting small-talk for the table, here are the stories behind the traditional Thanksgiving foods.