Cooking & Baking

Old Crank

(7,259 posts) Sun Dec 28, 2025, 01:51 PM Dec 2025

The end of the turkey is nigh.

I have stripped the carcass today and tomorrow the bones will become stock for turkey soup. I have a bunch of chopped bits for pot pie and soup. Plus one place for lunch tomorrow or the next day with potatoes and dressing ready to microwave.

5 nights of dinner, plus some lunches, from one major cooking spree. Not too bad a deal. It will come out to 16 meals plus from a 14 lb bird.

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The end of the turkey is nigh. (Original Post) Old Crank Dec 2025 OP

Finished Christmas Eve chowder last night. cachukis Dec 2025 #1

Polishing off remains of 2.5 lb breast roast tonight SheltieLover Dec 2025 #2

cachukis

(4,080 posts)

1. Finished Christmas Eve chowder last night.

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Sun Dec 28, 2025, 02:01 PM

Dec 2025

Red snapper head sans gills and junk for broth. Got one pound of meat. Poached cod and rock fish. Little neck clams and broth added to stock. Bay scallops and buttered lobster tail.
Salt pork and onions. Broth simmered potatoes.
Caviar on the side for the seven fishes. 20 full servings. Something about sharing good tastes.

SheltieLover

(81,697 posts)

2. Polishing off remains of 2.5 lb breast roast tonight

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Sun Dec 28, 2025, 02:11 PM

Dec 2025

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