Everyone has a funny story that happens during the holiday season that make the holidays especially memorable. Last year some very interesting things occurred that at first looked like they would make Christmas a disaster, however, in the end we were able to salvage it and have one of the best Christmases in memory. Who know you may find yourself in the same situation and this story will not only help cheer up your family, but also give some useful ideas that you can use.
Every year my mom does the same thing as always. She spends the day before Christmas making the holiday meal. She makes the side dishes first because they take the shortest time to do. Then she works on the desserts. She likes to make various kinds of cheesecake, sheet cake, and the family favorite, her world famous Leroy cake she makes without a recipe. It amazes me every time how she gets it right. Of course there was the Christmas she forgot, but that is another story. She always does the turkey last. However when we woke up then next morning several things happened.
First, we found out that the oven was not working. It was discovered that turkey was not fully cooked and somehow during the night the oven gave up the ghost and went on to its reward. Our Dad then tried to fix it and then of course also ruined the stove. It should be a federal law that Dad’s should not mess with electrical appliance they don’t know about.
So here we were with no way to cook our turkey or any of the remaining sides that were needed to complete the meal. It was panic time. However we remembered how we had used a turkey fryer a couple of Christmases before. Unfortunately it was too late in the season to buy one. So we ended up improvising. We happened to have a huge pot that my mom uses whenever she had to cook for a lot of guests. So we filled it up with cooking oil and dropped the unfinished turkey.
Now we had to find a way to heat it up. We didn’t have the burner but we had something that we thought would work just as well which was our trusty old grill. It wasn’t much to look at but put in some coal and light a match and it did its job just fine. So that is what we did. We lit up the grill and set the pot on top. It was then a game of cat and mouse with the flames and we all burned our fingers one or two times before it was done. Fortunately the Turkey was cooked to perfection and while we were at it we even finished cooking the remaining sides. It was the most delicious meal ever and we all felt like our forbears who had to use similar methods.
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