Roast Turkey

Ingredients

• 1 young turkey
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• coarse sea salt

Directions

1. Remove all feathers from the turkey and singe it over a burning newspaper on the stove.

2. Carefully draw the turkey, avoiding breaking any internal organs, and remove the crop.

3. Cut off the head and tie the neck close to the body by drawing the skin over it.

4. Rinse the inside of the turkey with several waters, adding baking soda to the second-to-last rinse.

5. Wipe the turkey dry inside and out with a clean cloth.

6. Rub the inside with coarse sea salt, then stuff the breast and body.