On 11/22/2012 3:14 PM, gloria p wrote:
> 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.

I'd also be leery of the wood post. I can just see some moron driving
a green treated 4 x 4 into the ground, wrapping it in aluminum foil,
and perching the bird on it.