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Turkeys, November

A turkey is a large bird in the gamebird family with a fan-shaped tail and a wattled neck. The female is smaller than the male, and less colorful. With a wingspan of 1.5-1.8 metres, the turkey is by far the largest bird in the open forests in which they live, and are rarely mistaken for any other birds.

Available at Madison Public Library

Books:

All About Turkeys by Jim Arnosky. Children's. 598.645 Ar66a

Betty Crocker's Best Chicken Cookbook (includes turkey). 641.665 C872bb

The Cook's Illustrated Complete Book of Poultry by the editors of Cook's Illustrated. 641.665 C776c

Good Housekeeping Best Chicken Dishes: Plus Turkey & Other Poultry Recipes. 641.665 G591g

The Great Turkey Cookbook: 385 Turkey Recipes for Every Day and Holidays by Virginia and Robert Hoffman. 641.66592 H675g

How to Cook a Turkey: And All the Other Trimmings from the editors of Fine Cooking magazine. 641.66592

Parties Pronto!: Turkey Recipes and Timesaving Tips From a Catering Pro by Diane Rosetti 641.6592 R728p

Perfect Poultry. 641.66 P416p

Raising Your Own Turkeys by Leonard S. Mercia. 636.592M536r

The Turkey:  An American Story by Andrew F. Smith.  641.3659

Turkeys That Fly and Turkeys That Don't by Allan Fowler. Children's. 598. 619 F829t

The Year-Round Turkey Cookbook: A Guide to Delicious, Nutritious Dining with Today's Versatile Turkey Products by Barbara Gibbons. 641. 66592 G352y

Wild Turkey, Tame Turkey by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. Children's. 598.619P272w

Wild Turkeys: Hunting and Watching by John J. Mettler, Jr. 799. 24645 M568w

Videorecordings:

Poultry [videorecording] Julia Child Productions. 641.5 C436w v1 Video

Turkeys in the Wild [videorecording]. 598.645 T847t Video

 

Web Resources:

Butterball Turkey Site - one of America's leading poultry brands, Butterball has become a Thanksgiving staple, with one of the highest brand awareness and consumer satisfaction levels in the food industry. This website includes turkey preparation tips and tools, as well as access to the "Turkey Hotline." You can also call the hotline at 1-800-BUTTERBALL.

Does Turkey Make You Sleepy? - turkey meat contains a lot of an amino acid called L-tryptophan. The Kids Health page explains what this does to your body when you eat turkey.

Eat Turkey! - turkey facts and trivia from EatTurkey.com.  Turkey is the perfect protein.  Find great recipes and tips for healthy eating.

Facts about Turkeys – the turkey is one of the most famous birds in America. This page includes a fun glossary explaining turkey terms like caruncle, poult and snood, as well as a turkey slideshow.

Feeding Wild Turkeys - should we be feeding Wisconsin's wild turkeys?  Find out what the DNR has to say.

National Wild Turkey Federation - the mission of the NWTF is the conservation of the wild turkey and the preservation of turkey hunting heritage.

Turkey History and Lore - this site from the University of Illinois-Extension provides lots of great turkey information. The University of Wisconsin also offers useful pamphlets on turkey preparation.

Turkey Safety Tips from the City of Madison - provides turkey links to the Dept. of Health and Family Services (DHFS) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (WDATCP).

Turkey Traditions - the turkey, its traditions, and how it got associated with Thanksgiving.

Wild Turkey Zone - historical information about wild turkeys, as well as characteristics, flocks, reproduction, diet, and more.

Wisconsin DNR - turkey information, past and present.

Wisconsin's Wild Turkey - the wild turkey is truly one of Wisconsin’s wildlife management success stories. This site provides Wisconsin's turkey hunting schedule, as well as educational articles and other news.

2009 Wisconsin Wild Turkey Update - celebrating 30 years of successful wild turkey restoration in Wisconsin.

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