Egluntyne Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I've just come back from Waitrose, where I was buying a few last minute bits and bobs. As I was queuing, a chap brought back the turkey that he had purchased that morning, and I kid you not, it stank to high heaven. I could smell it 6 feet away when he opened the bag. The assistant squawked 'Oh My Gawd!' then double bagged it and put a call out for the turkey manager. I didn't hang around for the denouement, but I hope it involved a great deal more than a straight swap. Thank goodness he opened the packaging today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Crikey - good thing he didn't discover that on Christmas Day! A friend has just posted on Facebook 'always check inside the turkey with a torch before thrusting your hand in to remove the giblets'. Apparently last year she put her hand in and pulled out ... its severed head! She says her screams could be heard in the next town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Oh my word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 "Turkey manager" - i have visions of a large turkey in suit and tie strutting to front of shop once brought a chicken "without giblets" which when I cooked it had a bag of inards in side nicely cooked - all had upset tummies 0 complained and got vouchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Oh my gawd!!! Off to check my turkey now *whoosh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yep,I am checking mine too Heads will roll somewhere along the line for that one,I can tell you..... As well as a turkey manager,we have turkey runners to go & get the ordered turkeys. I would love it if they had to wear turkey outfits while doing so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 That's why we stopped growing turkeys for Christmas - the thought of poisoning everyone over Christmas! I wonder if they had a replacement left for him? - or perhaps he's suddenly become vegetarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Thank goodness he checked it today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Just think if he'd been told "bring home the turkey and put it in the fridge in the garage".......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 OO err we bought ours in Waitrose yesterday, must check it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Glad we've got pork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 We almost had a disaster when OH got what he thought were breadcrumbs out of the freezer to thicken up his beloved bread sauce. I thought they looked a bit odd and checked just before he added them - it was a bag of my crumble mixture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yum new take on bread sauce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Yum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Not quite a horror story but .... ES was making lemon chicken last night under OH's supervision. As they were out in the afternoon, I was asked to soak and drain the basmati rice which I did. We sat down to eat a few hours later and the rice was rather crunchy to say the least. It was totally uncooked (apart from a bit of frying) and apparently this was my fault because I hadn't cooked the rice . At no time was I asked to cook the stuff. OH said he assumed I'd done it and it looked like it was cooked. No it didn't, it was still draining in the sieve . He did eventually admit it was his fault but then sulked all evening . The chicken was nice though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Last year me and my OH went to MIL for xmas dinner and she uses the giblets from the bird to make the gravy. Me and my OH were sat at the table helping ourselves to the veggies and things while my MIL was dishing out the gravy. Half way through the meal I thought 'ey up! what's that' and gingerly prodded something on my plate. It was the birds heart tubes and all . My OH noticed and proceeded to prod it with his knife while whispering 'B'dum, B'dum, B'dum' and smirking. My MIL asked what was wrong, to which I replied 'oh nothing' (she would have been mortified). Needless to say before we are at the table I always sneak into the kitchen and have a quick check of the gravy pan now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 My heart goes out to you Henslaved - enough to give you a coronary - did you hide it under the mash or just leave it there. My mum once roasted the giblets in its bag in the turkey - luckily realised the smell of roasting plastic before visitors arrived and retrived it. Yum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I disguised it as a sprout, and then offered to take the plates away when we had finished where the offending item was swiftly s"Ooops, word censored!"ed into the bin . Good job you smelled the plastic . Hope it didn't taint the turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I find mash a good place to hide things - failing that if they have a cat or dog a crafty drop of food on the floor sometimes works - not sure how big a turkey heart is. This thread has made me laugh and want to at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 My YD made some peppermint creams for us and she thought we had run out of icing sugar so she made up the quantity with flour, we aren't supposed to know but I overheard a conversation she had with ED. There was only a little flour and they were just about edible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I remember making those at school - yum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star89 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I alwys find christmas cooking stressful, because there has to be so much going on at the same time. One thing goes in the oven, another goes in 3.5 minutes later etc, and christmas day being so busy with the family round and the children opening presents there is normally one food item in our house that is forgotten (either uncooked or burning away in the oven)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
