Brrrining

As it turned out, we're staying in Austin for Thanksgiving and having Jfer's dad and stepmom and brother over for turkey. Dianna is bringing four (!) pies with her, so even if the bird does not turn out, we'll have plenty to eat.

I read about brining your turkey in the paper, so that's what I decided to do. Jfer brought home a nice 16lb free-range bird which will, of course, not fit into any of our pots so we decided to soak him in one of our coolers. The cooler, of course, will not fit into the refgrigerator. Luckily the weather is bitterly cold (for Austin, anyway) so I'm leaving the turkey overnight in its solty bath in the back yard - I assume salmonela does not do well when the temperature is in the 30's.