David Wright > wrote in
:

> On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 15:02:08 -0600, modom > wrote:
>
>>D and I are going to a friend's place for Thanksgiving, and she tells
>>us she's getting an heirloom turkey for the feast. Has anybody had an
>>experience with such a thing?
>>
>>modom
>
> My grandpa once shot a wild turkey at the end of an unsuccessful deer
> hunting trip in central Texas, and brought it home to an unhappy
> grandma. She cooked the old bird (the turkey, not my grandpa), and we
> all tried our best to like it. Is that what you mean?
>
> I suppose there could be some genetic segue still available between
> "I'm a wild turkey and I'm smarter than most of you," and "my breast
> is so white that I can't flap my wings," so maybe she has found such a
> beast that could be called an "heirloom," but I don't know of it.
>
> Will you let us know what you find out?
>
> David
>

Some years ago we had Thansgiving dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. There
was a choice of domestic or wild turkey. We chose wild and it was
wonderful!

Wayne