Turkey's SCARCE For The Holiday's????

HI! w2lot, good to see you here....it is sad that there will not be as many turkeys this year.. DUMB move on the growers part...Lori

I agree that the growers are really dumb. I am getting sick and tired of seeing shortages that are caused by PEOPLE themselves. Hello, I think everybody should oversupply, that way prices would come DOWN and people would start being able to actually spend money again!! Shortages cause people to tighten up and NOT spend, because the prices soar out of the ball park!

You are smart, you have thought ahead & planned for Christmas dinner. That was very smart of you to do...Lori

Based on this discussion, I got a 17lb turkey for 86 cents per pound, the last one they had out at that price. It is canned pumpkin that is supposedly short. Wal Mart has run out of that for now. I have some on hand. Around here we eat turkey year around, so I do not know if our local growers cut back or not. We eat turkey burger as well.

Canned pumpkin? I bought a large can of that out of the mark down bin because the can was dented. It was a HUGE can and I got it for 60 cents instead of the normal almost $3. Of course I'm not sure how long it will last, I didn't use all of it so now it's in the fridge - the remainder of what I didn't use in the pumpkin pancakes.

MMMMMMgood sounds yummy!! I know i thought it rathe a stupid marketing strategy also.. People will buy a turkey no matter what else they may buy....I don't have an oven, hence NO turkey, but rather grilling on Christmas day, with just Rex & I....Lori

You don't have an oven?? What about since the move?

BTW, I know there are many sites where you can find healthier subs for traditional holiday recipes, would that work for any dishes you can't eat? I'd rather sub a healthier, lighter recipe for something than not have it at ALL.

Really? A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE THE FOWL TO EAT.. sorry caps were on...} didn't mean to 'yell' at you!!lori

hi littleowl may I ask a stupid question and get a smart answer, what is a nut roast?

A nut Roast is a vegetarian dish, but is made of ofcourse mixed nuts chestnuts, herb, cloves spinach some flour,garlic and other ingredients but when roasted it is 'yummy' when I first had it for Christmas I was hooked on it, you want to try it if you like nuts you will like this...hugs LoLo

I did not know that christmas is in your summer.. I guess i should start reading up on Austrailia since I plan on one day living there...lori

Oh, wow, Lori. I had no idea you were planning on living here one day. May I ask why? Our seasons are pretty much opposite to yours. We are in Spring at present, although it is 35 degrees Celcius today (95 F). Summer starts on 1 December so Christmas is generally really hot.

Here in Alamogordo NM there is a shortage of pumpkins & the ones that walmart does have are pretty small & dinged up...could be though...Lori

Yep!! Or steak, or roast..lori

yup lots of things we can have

Yes i have noticd the ne thing they have plenty of is hamburger meat, & then it does not look very good, or fat free...lori

I notice that too. We use the extra lean, but it does get a little boring having ground round all the time. And yet the other kind of meat is more expensive. If we had a grinder, we could grind the turkey or chicken thighs and bre*sts, but we do not have one. I bought Italian sausage but my husband did not like that too much. He said it was too spicey.

Awww less your mama, tell her i said Hey!! You are very thoughtful & thankful to still have your mama.. So am i mine is 75 & i won't get to see her till sometime next year.. I just pray she is still with us... Enjoy your holidays & your mama...lori