Turkies

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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  1. The most certain signature of knowing if a cock turkey be young is, the shortness of the spur, and the smoothness and blackness of the legs.
  2. The eyes likewise will be full and bright, and the feet limber and moist; but you must carefully observe, that the spurs are not cut or scraped to deceive you, which is an artifice too frequently practiced by the poulterer.
  3. If a turkey is stale, the feet will be dry, and the eyes sunk.
  4. The same rule will determine, whether a hen turkey is fresh or stale, young or old; with this difference, that if she is old, her legs
Original Text
Turkies. THE most certain signature of knowing if a cock turkey be young is, the shortness of the spur, and the smoothness and blackness of the legs. The eyes likewise will be full and bright, and the feet limber and moist; but you must carefully observe, that the spurs are not cut or scraped to deceive you, which is an artifice too frequently practiced by the poulterer. If a turkey is stale, the feet will be dry, and the eyes sunk. The same rule will determine, whether a hen turkey is fresh or stale, young or old; with this difference, that if she is old, her legs
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