Turkey
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cording to a federal test two years
ago, the most recent of its kind,
DeWaal said.
The rest of the trip to a safe
turkey dinner includes good de
frosting, refrigeration, handling
and cooking procedures. Some in
clude:
♦ Storage and handling. The gro
cery should be the last stop before
heading home, the government ad
vises. Once home, immediately put
the turkey into a refrigerator that
maintains 40 degrees, or a freezer
that stays at zero. In such a refrig
erator, whole raw turkey can stay
fresh for up to two days or 12
months in a freezer.
♦ Defrosting. The government
recommends three options: in the
refrigerator, in cold water and in
the microwave. For refrigerating,
allow one day for every five
pounds of turkey to thaw. That
means for Thanksgiving, a 20
Keeping a turkey
dinner safe means
paying attention to
storage, handling,
defrosting, serving
and cooking
procedures.
pound turkey needs to start de
frosting on Sunday. In water, sub
merge turkey in its airtight pack
aging, changing the water every
half-hour. Turkey defrosted in a
I
microwave should immediately
be cooked.
♦ Handling. Make sure coun
ters are clear. Keep turkey and
juices separate from all other
foods. Pay attention to everything
that has touched the raw or par
tially cooked turkey, and later
scrub them with warm soapy wa
ter. These include hands, ther
mometers or other implements.
♦ Cooking. Use a meat ther
mometer, even if the turkey has a
pop-up thermometer. Set the oven
no lower than 325 F. Cook until
the thick part of the thigh reads
180 degrees, the breast reads 170,
and the center of the stuffing in
side the bird reads 165, according
to DeWaal’s group.
♦ Serving. Do not leave turkey
out for more than two hours.
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Singing Tree
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production - and what it
means for the church’s min
istry. “During ‘The Singing
Christmas Tree,’ we will wel
come over 11,000 people to
our beautiful church cam
pus,” he said. “I don’t know
of any other medium that al
lows the local church to touch
the lives of so many people in
such a short period of time,
and for many who attend the
performances, it’s their first
introduction to Shandon
Baptist Church.”
Tickets to “The Singing
Christmas Tree” are $7 and
can be purchased at Shandon
Baptist Church on Forest
Drive, by phone at 790-1274 or
at such Columbia Christian
bookstores as Family
Christian Stores and Living
Vine.
Comments on this story?E
mail gamecockmixeditor@
hotmail.com
Performance
Schedule
“The Singing Christmas Tree”
will be presented at Shandon
Baptist Church on Forest Drive
at the following dates and
times:
♦ Wednesday, Dec. 11-7 p.m.
♦ Thursday, Dec. 12-7 p.m.
♦ Friday, Dec. 13-7 p.m.
♦ Saturday, Dec. 14 - 1:30,4
and 7 p.m. •
♦ Sunday, Dec. 15 - 1:30,4
and 7 p.m.
PHOTO BY ANASTASIA WALSH/KRT
CAMPUS
On the cover
First-year hotel, restaurant and tourism management student
Charlotte Balser sits on Santa’s lap.
PHOTO BY AMANDA TRAUB/THE GAMECOCK
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other than your laundry
for the holidays. / ^B
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With great shopping and
movies come out and see why
Dutch Square Center is where
all roads lead to for great
gift ideas for your holidays.
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