In article >,
"cybercat" > wrote:

> "Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:51:17 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>In article >, "cybercat" >
> > OR big fat Perdue
> >>> "oven stuffers" (capons?) of 8-9lbs for 79 cents a pound.
> >>
> >>I don't think I've ever roasted a capon. Do they taste different from a
> >>non-neutered roaster or are they just larger? Seventy-nine cents a pound
> >>sounds like a great price!
> >
> > Capons are not the same as ordinary roasters. They are neutered
> > roosters. The flesh, from what I have read, is much finer and the
> > taste is better too.
> > You usually end up paying more for a capon.
> >
>
> Do hens reach 8-9 pounds?

What kind of hen? <winks>

I have no trouble finding turkey hens in that weight.....
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