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Turkey CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 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. --------c-—---:-1 Singing Tree CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 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 This^ar*/ f Bring them home something^^^^BE other than your laundry for the holidays. / ^B I 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. I J GARIBALDI J2-U. | / SINCE v 1986 ■ FRESH LOCAL SEAFOOD COMFORTING ITALIAN FARE HOME OF THE CRISPY FLOUNDER 5:30 pm 2013 GREENE STREET COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29205 (803) 771-8888