Baked Turkey

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Archives

Categories: Poultry- Turkey

Ingredients

  • 1 12 lb. turkey
  • 1/2 lb. butter
  • salt
  • 2 pieces celery
  • 1 medium onion

Directions

  1. Thaw turkey under water or in refrigerator. Cut off oil bag and tips of wings. Clean well; salt inside and out. Put butter, celery and onion in bird. Cover with foil, bright side against meat.

  2. Cook breast down, in 300 degree oven 4 hour and 30 minutes to 5 hours and 30 minutes. When bird is done, drumstick will break loose from side,

  3. Turn breast up, and place under broiler to brown.

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