Roast Turkey

Ingredients

• 1 hen turkey (10-12 pounds)
• 3 cups bread crumbs
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• ½ teaspoon sage
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 beaten egg (optional for moist stuffing)
• water or milk (optional for moist stuffing)
• butter (for rubbing)
• salt (for dredging)
• pepper (for dredging)
• flour (for dredging)

Directions

The book says “a hot oven”. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

1. Dress the turkey carefully and stuff it with bread crumbs mixed with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, parsley, sage, butter, and onion.

2. Sew up the openings in the skin and place the turkey in a pan.

3. Rub the turkey with butter and dredge with salt, pepper, and flour.

4. Roast in a hot oven at 400°F (200°C).

5. When the flour is brown, add ½ cup of water.