Thanksgiving Question

[lauriel234]

We're invited out for Thanksgiving - this will be our first year since my daughter was diagnosed. If the bird is stuffed, will this effect the bird itself when it is carved (obviously not touching any of the stuffing)? She only eats the white meat.

[lovegrov]

I would not eat a stuffed bird.

richard

[tarnalberry]

Unless it was gluten-free stuffing. ;-)

[mommida]

Make sure the turkey has not been injected with gluten. Honeysuckle white has gluten free on the label, that is a whole turkey not a self basting breast.

No stuffing, unless it is gluten free.

Laura

[Lorifran57]

if you can talk to the people making the food. people can be surprisingly helpful and understanding if you contact them in advance.

my motherinlaw is a pain in the neck but when it comes to the gluten free issue she has been great. last year she went out of her way to make the gravy with corn starch and to tell me the bird was completely natural and not added to by a company and to point out to me at the beginning what was and was not ok for me to touch. She even asked what was ok for me so that when she made her usual...she loves to cook alot...that i would be able to eat comfortably.

This year she did the same thing in advance and approached me instead of me coming to her because now she considers it a challenge.

Ask if they can make the stuffing separate friom the bird. Truthfully it is not recommended to stuff a turkey anyways for the reason of cooking in proper temperatures these days.

Just ask and see what you can offer to help with. maybe bringing something over yourself in addition. I do that when i have to as well.

Good Luck.

[Boojca]

Here's my two cents, for what it's worth: I don't think that stuffing a bird is going to effect the meat. They don't touch.... You could ask that the stuffing be cooked outside of the bird, but if that's not gonna happen (some families are less than helpful) when the bird is ready to be carved be right there and snag some of the meat from the first cuts so you know it's from "the top".

I know I'm probably going to get told that isn't right, but that's what we're planning on doing this year. I just do not believe, and neither does my doctor, that the outer meat on the turkey can get contaminated by the inside stuffing. I guess we'll find out, though.... ;-0

Bridget

[plantime]

Bridget, that is a good point. However, my concern would be the basting done while it is cooking, as bits of the stuffing would have dissolved into the juices. Also, All of the stuffed birds I have seen had extra stuffing packed around the ouotside of the bird, too. I am allergic to poultry and stuffing herbs, so this is not an issue for me. I make a ham for me to eat, and always make it a big one for others to share with me!

[kabowman]

I always used to take my own ham for the family to enjoy when we went to the family for Thanksgiving. Now that I do Thanksgiving dinner, I cook the turkey & ham since everyone has fallen in love with the tradition. I would also suggest you make a small amount of gluten-free dressing for your daughter - my boys would be heart-broken if they were not able to have dressing at dinner. Maybe even your own pie to share (which I have also done for years being lactose/casien intolerant) - made with gluten-free crust of course. Bette Hagman's vinegar crust is as good as any normal crust and I have yet to come across anyone who notices a difference.

It's only a few things and everyone usually is pleased with extra food...just make sure of cross-contamination at the house!!!!!

-Kate

[stef-the-kicking-cuty]

Hello all,

i was looking for any turkeys that are not injected with glutenjuices and such stuff. i found 5 turkeys on the celiac.com list: Alberstons, Empire Kosher, Honeysuckle White (was already said before), Safeway and Shadybrook Farms. But i haven't found any of them in WalMart, Giants or Wegmans, where i mostly go shopping. Does anybody know, where i can get these, or what other turkeys i can get at WalMart, Giants or Wegmans? Thanks a lot in advance.

Lots of greetings, Stef

[lovegrov]

Butterball. I just recently posted a whole thread about Butterball.

Turkey really isn't hard. I've NEVER found one with gluten. The USDA REQUIRES companies to clearly list items with nutritional value (this includes wheat and barley) if they add it to raw meat.

richard

[kabowman]

Another thought about stuffed turkey and eating the meat on the outside, if they use a cooking bag instead of basting, the bag instructins reccomend that you coat the inside of the cooking bag with 2T of flour.

-Kate