On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 5:13:22 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/11/2020 1:04 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 12:32:51 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> >> On 7/11/2020 11:51 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "dsi1"Â* wrote in message
> >>> ...
> >>>
> >>> I can no longer brine a turkey because most cheap turkeys come
> >>> pre-brined. If I can't brine a turkey, I can't do a quick defrost. What
> >>> I'm not going to do is stick a 20 lb frozen turkey in the refrigerator
> >>> for a few days.
> >>>
> >>> OTOH, I can do a turkey casserole for Thanksgiving and it'll be alright.
> >>>
> >>> =====
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Â*Â* I have been looking for a turkey to buy and can't find one anywhere
> >>> (Â*Â* D. loves them and was hoping to cook one for him .. butÂ*Â* ...
> >>> nopeÂ* I will be very careful after Christmas and make sure I have a
> >>> couple in the freezer
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Is there some sort of food rationing going on there? Would you usually
> >> be able to find turkey, brined or not, in the middle of July? What does
> >> any of this have to do with Thanksgiving or Christmas or dsi1's claims
> >> he can no longer quick defrost a turkey?
> >
> > Demand for whole turkey peaks around Thanksgiving and Christmas and
> > is nearly nonexistent in the summer. There's one grocery store here
> > that has any at all right now, and they're all huge 20+ pound toms,
> > probably left over from last Christmas.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> I thought there was some sort of rush to buy turkey in Scotland in
> July... because dsi1 says he can't do a quick defrost. Heh.

The trade association for international turkey producers should try to get different holidays started in different months where turkey is the traditional food. In the USA, we have November, and July for the UK sounds good. Maybe April for Australia, Germany could have June, and China, September.
>
> Jill

--Bryan