Cooking in the West

My favorite part of my County Superintendent job was getting out of the office and into the rural schools every week where I found a lot of featured cooks. Several years back for a special holiday column, I decided to ask the primary students of each rural school to tell me how to cook a turkey for the holidays. The following are some of their responses! These students are now hosting Thanksgiving dinners of their own, so I hope that their cooking skills have improved! Wherever and however you cook your turkey, I wish you a blessed Thanksgiving!

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