Administrators HappyChristian Posted November 21, 2008 Administrators Share Posted November 21, 2008 http://home.aristotle.net/Thanksgiving/trivia.asp I only scored 14 out of a possible 20. How about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kevinmiller Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 I only got 9. :sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IM4given Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 I got 12 right! :clap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted November 21, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted November 21, 2008 Interesting mix of trivia, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members no name joe Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 Did you know that the modern turkey as we know it cannot reproduce itself? They have been bred over the decades to grow fat and lazy, making it easy for mass producers. A result is that they cannot have turkey sex. That's right....someone's job is to artificially inseminate every turkey produced for supermarket shelves. A small handful of farmers raise heritage turkeys....natural turkeys that can reproduce naturally. I really want one for my Thanksgiving table, but they are quite pricey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted November 21, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted November 21, 2008 Did you know that the modern turkey as we know it cannot reproduce itself? They have been bred over the decades to grow fat and lazy, making it easy for mass producers. A result is that they cannot have turkey sex. That's right....someone's job is to artificially inseminate every turkey produced for supermarket shelves. A small handful of farmers raise heritage turkeys....natural turkeys that can reproduce naturally. I really want one for my Thanksgiving table, but they are quite pricey. Wow - no, I didn't know that. My folks always get an organic one - don't know if that's the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deafnva77 Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 9 I don't know anything about turkey except they make me sleepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members no name joe Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 Wow - no, I didn't know that. My folks always get an organic one - don't know if that's the same thing. I get an organic one too....no, they are not the same thing, though heritage turkeys are usually organic and free-range. "regular" mass produced turkeys can be organic. Heritage turkeys are breeds such as "bourbon red," apparently one of the best tasting birds. I really want one, but they are very expensive, unless you live close to and know a turkey farmer who raises them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted November 21, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted November 21, 2008 I get an organic one too....no, they are not the same thing, though heritage turkeys are usually organic and free-range. "regular" mass produced turkeys can be organic. Heritage turkeys are breeds such as "bourbon red," apparently one of the best tasting birds. I really want one, but they are very expensive, unless you live close to and know a turkey farmer who raises them. I'll have to ask my folks if theirs is a heritage. They really like the difference in the flavor of what they get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trish Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 I got 12 too, almost 13, but I changed 1 of the pres. one last min. :cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members no name joe Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 I'll have to ask my folks if theirs is a heritage. They really like the difference in the flavor of what they get. Think of heritage turkeys as you would heirloom tomatos. These turkeys are passed down from generation to generation and preserved by the farmers that raise them. They are well adapted to their environment, and are supposed to taste outstanding. Tomatos that are not heirloom tomatos have been bred for mass production, and the producers value certain qualities like shelf life and thick skin for transporting. Heirloom tomatos are much tastier. The same with a heritage turkey...they are not bred for mass production....rather their lines are well preserved and protected....thus they can reproduce naturally. Mass produced turkeys are bred to withstand the harsh conditions of commercial feedlots. I do not know how you breed out the ability of an animal to mate, but somehow they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LAF Posted November 21, 2008 Members Share Posted November 21, 2008 I got 12 of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted November 21, 2008 Author Administrators Share Posted November 21, 2008 Think of heritage turkeys as you would heirloom tomatos. These turkeys are passed down from generation to generation and preserved by the farmers that raise them. They are well adapted to their environment, and are supposed to taste outstanding. Tomatos that are not heirloom tomatos have been bred for mass production, and the producers value certain qualities like shelf life and thick skin for transporting. Heirloom tomatos are much tastier. The same with a heritage turkey...they are not bred for mass production....rather their lines are well preserved and protected....thus they can reproduce naturally. Mass produced turkeys are bred to withstand the harsh conditions of commercial feedlots. I do not know how you breed out the ability of an animal to mate, but somehow they have. It still amazes me (in a kind of grossed out way! ). Yeah, my dad loves to plant heritage seeds - so he can save them from year to year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerryNumbers Posted November 23, 2008 Members Share Posted November 23, 2008 I got 16. But I know where the most Turkeys can usually be found. Answer: Washington DC I'll let y'all grade me on that answer. Wild turkeys sure are pretty, we have many of them around this part of the country. And back in the late 50's and thru the 60's we had many open range turkey farms around here. I caught turkeys off of the open range one night, that is one tough job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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