On 11/22/2012 7:47 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
> A group of friends on the other side of the country are doing a couple
> of Trash Can Turkeys again this year. I have no opinion on this
> practice, except that they all seem to enjoy their Thanksgiving. They
> claim that it makes a really juicy turkey. I'd never heard of this
> before, have you?
>
> http://thetrashcanturkey.com/
>
> Janet US
>


The trash can as shown is galvanized with a layer of zinc to prevent
rusting. Zinc is necessary in minute amounts for health but an overage
can interfere with absorption of other needed metals.

There is a condition called the "zinc shakes" or "zinc chills" or metal
fume fever that can be induced by the inhalation of freshly formed zinc
oxide formed during the heating of galvanized materials.

I wouldn't eat it any more than if the trash can were plastic.

gloria p