Declare Victory and Go

I am going to call my great turkey adventure a victory, though I am still not completely sure how well it went. I had a grand time getting it started with my mom, roasting it all day, and when it finally came time to cut into the bird it was tender, juicy, and not the least bit overcooked. Those who tried it enjoyed my strange medieval sort of stuffing, so that's a successful experiment. Perhaps I shall do that again next year for Christmas. Also there were too other turkeys that were more completely demolished due to being a bit closer to the start of the buffet. So I was left with most of the dark meat on my bird, my favorite!

And when I got home I didn't wimp out, I took the whole hour to clean the bones and then put them in my slow cooker to make soup. Go me! Am v. pleased and will finish washing up the roaster pan tomorrow morning, second thing after a cuppa.

The SCA Baronial Yule was nice, though I didn't get to have as many good conversations as I expect to have at the DASFA Christmas Orgy. The Yule party was really huge! There must have been about 60 people there.