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Turkey recipes 2009 from Huerfano schoolkids

HOW DO YOU COOK A TURKEY

LaVeta Preschool

 You put it in the stove for 9 hours at 5o.  I take it out and it is hot and then it cool down and you eat it.

Jeremiah (5)

First put it in the stove for 4 hours and about 7 or 8o. Then once it come out it will be like fish, it will be cooked up. And then you give it to everybody.

Ryan (5)

You bake it in the oven for 9 hours, a little hot oven, you get it out on the oven, you eat it and you put tuna fish on the bun and that is all!

Alora (4)

 I don’t know, I was always playing in my room. I think they cook it for 4 hours.

Mariah (5)

You put it in the oven for 6 hours at 9o. Then you take the bones out and then you eat it and that’s all.

Kiara (4)

I’m the best cooker at my house. I pick the feathers out. I put it in the oven. The oven is real hot…I’m the best cooker…for 3 seconds. Then you put it on the counter and let it cool off.

Connor (4)

I don’t know because my Mom never makes it, but I think it is cooked at 100o.

Tallie (4)

You kill it first, you take feathers off before you put it in the oven you take the bone before you put it in the oven and you cook it at 90o for 90 seconds. Then you eat it all and then you have desert and then you get your jammies on and then you go to bed and watch “Finniest and Ferb”.

Race (4)

I put it in the oven and a little bit of salt, 2 cups. And then a little bit of sugar like 5 cups. And then we put it in the oven again and put some vegetables like tater tots and carrots and mashed potatoes and then I take the feathers off. Then we put some fruit like grapes, matos (tomatoes) and green beans and then some corn and we bake it for 6 hours at 6o and then I put some bread on it and that is all.

David (5)

Mrs. Vezzani’s 1st Grade

LaVeta

First, you go hunt for a turkey. Second, you clean it out and take all of the feathers off. Then you put sauce and spice on it. Now you put it in the oven for six minuets at 110F.  When it is cooked you put salt on it and eat it with your family. Happy Thanksgiving!

Teah Ortivez

Get a turkey. You have to shoot it. Pick off the feathers and stuff. Pick off the fur. Put some sugar and flour on the turkey. We add a dash of salt. Then we cook it for 9 minutes. When it’s done we cut it up so I can chew it better.

Kaleb Andreatta

Buy a turkey at a pet store. Take a knife and cut it open. Cook it in the oven at 1000F, for 10 hours.  Take it out, put it on a plate and then you eat it. Then it’s all gone. Save the rest of it. You have leftover. Happy Thanksgiving!

Reid Wyatt

We go to the store and buy a turkey. Then you take it home. Then, you make the stuffing. Then, put the stuffing in the turkey. Now you put it in the oven at 940F.  You cook it for an hour and 30 minutes. Then you take it out and make sure its done. Then you eat the turkey!

Rosella

First, we get the turkey. Second you cook it in the oven at 700F for 7 hours. Then, you eat the turkey with your mom and dad. It is sure sure yummy!

Gus

Get a turkey from Charlie’s or somewhere else. Then you poke it with a stick to see if it is good.  Put it in the oven for 75 minutes. Then you stuff it with stufing. Set it on the dinner table and cut it. Then put mushrooms with ground up cheese on top. Eat it with asparagus and broccoli.

Gavin Ranes

Get a raw turkey. Put it in the oven for 100 seconds. Then you put a sauce on it and some oil. Just a little bit of oil. To make it flavor you put an orange inside of it. Only half an orange. Eat the turkey while the orange is inside of it. That’s all.

Alexander Newman

You have to put a turkey in the oven. Take it out. CUt it up, and eat it. We eat it all.

Emerson Mason

We buy a turkey from the store. We take it out of the bag. It goes in the pan. We put berries on it and salt, pepper, and oil. We put it in the oven. We cook it for 30 seconds at 4000F.  When it is done we eat it with friends for Thanksgiving.

Toni Jaimez

I would buy a turkey at the store. Take it home first. I would put recipes in it. Bake it in the oven for 15 minutes at lower than 1000F. I would cut it up and serve it.

Sarah D.

We get our turkey from a farm. We take the feathers off. Then we cook it in the stove. It cooks at 900F for 5 minutes. When it is out of the oven my mom takes it apart. Then she serves it to us. We eat potatoes and some pumpkin pie. Happy Thanksgiving.

Alexis Thomas

I go buy a turkey from Charlies. It is a big turkey. My grandma buys it. She puts it in the oven 68 minutes, at 780F. she checks it to see wha the temperature is. It is 790F. She puts it back in. When it is done she gets  the dinner ready. My grandpa cuts the turkey. We eat!

Brecken Dobbs

Get a raw turkey from Safeway. Get a pan. Then cook it in the oven for 24 minutes at 1000F. Take it out and eat it with mashed potatoes and salad. Have a chocolate cake for dessert.

Carson Miller

We buy a turkey in Walsenburg. My grandma puts this like white thing on it, I thihk it is flour. She puts it in the oven, at 1000F for 14 hours. Then she cuts it and we eat it. We also eat green beans and soup.

Bianca Sanchez

First you go out and kill one, and clean and pluck its feathers out. Then you roast it at 100F for an hours. After that you serve it to your family and friends. Then you all eat together. Happy Thanksgiving!

Carder Correa

Go to Charlies and buy a big turkey. Go home and take it out of the package. Put it in the oven at 900 for 30 seconds. Oil it. Let it cool down. Serve it, mom will cut it. Eat! Delicious!

Jackie Watson

Put the temperature to 990F and put it in for 65 minutes. Put seasoning on it. I don’t know what kind. Then we stuff it. I help my mom put whipped cream in the middle. Then we eat it.

Clinton Kelley

Get a turkey from the store. Put it in the oven. Bake it for 60 hours. Take it out of the oven and put it on the table. Grown-ups cut it. Then we eat it.

Andres Segura

You have to buy the turkey at Wal-Mart. Take the guts out of it. You have to seasonit with pepper, salt and littlle peppers. You stuff it with vegetables and then  put it in the oven. Cook at 450 for 15 hours. Take it out of the oven. You cut it up and then eat it. We have beans and pink stuff we call pink stuff. Delicious!

Andrew Montez

First you buy a turkey from the store. Then, you take it home and you put it in the stove for six minutes at 70F. Third, you take it out and put sweet sauce on it. Last, you eat it with your family.

Marcie Woods

Go buy a turkey. First you take the wrapper off. Next put on juice that you need. Put it in the oven at 900F for 1 hour. Next you start eating it.

Clayton Gunter, 1st grade

Mrs. Huff’s 2nd grade

LaVeta

How to cook a trucky.

1. First, you pluck the trucky. 2. Next, cook it 150 minites. 3. Then you take it out of the ovin. 4. Then you put salt and pepper on it. 5. Then you eat it. It tast like elk. yummy.

Lena

You put it in the oven at 201 minits and then you tac it owt ove the oven and you et it.

Julie

First, I would pluck the trky. Next, I would cut the meat off he trky. Then I would fry the meat. Last I would sesen it. Then I would eat it.

Dawson Menegatti

1. Shot the turkey. 2. Pluck the turkey. 3. Take the turkey home. 4. Cut the turkey open. 5. Boil the turkey. 6. Put the stuffing in. 7. Cook the turkey. 8. Cook the turkey for one hour and 15 seconds. 9. Take the turkey out of the ofen. 10. Slice it. 11. Finley the moment we all been waiting dig in.

Hannah

Resipy of a turkey. First, You finde apot about a yard tall. Next, You get the turkey. Fill the pot with oil. Then, Put the pot on the stove for 35 sekents. Last, Put the turkey in the pot and take it outside. So it can turn tender and rise to the right tempicher.

Dalton

First, I go buy a turky. Then I cut it and put it in the oven for 6 minets. Last, I take it out. Let it sit and set it on the tabal. Not even a minet I eat it. And it was yumy!

Nya Sciacca

Mrs. Amedi’s

4th Grade

LaVeta

1. I buy it form the woods.

2. Then take his head. 3. After that you take it’s clothes off (pluck it’s feathers). 4. Then give it shower (wash it). 5. Put stufing in him. 6. After that put him in. 7. Then you put him on the table. 8. Then eat him!!!

9. That is how to cook a turkey.

Rachelle

1. I buy the turkey in the woods with my 4-10. 2. Pluck it. 3. Wash it. 4. Dry it. 5. Put it in the oven for 4500F. 6. Cook it for one hour. 7. Then put the stuffin in. 8. Put the salt and pepper on. 9. Put it on the plate. 10. Serve it. 11. Pour ravy or cranberry sauce on it. 12. Yum Yum! 13. Dig in!!

Coby Robbins

1. You go hunting for a turkey. 2. You go shoot the turkey. 3. You take the bullets out. 4. Pluke the feathers. 5. Chop off the head. 6. Put stuffing around it.  7. Leave it in the oven for a hour. 8. Take it out then you eat it.

Alberto

You shoot them and wash them to have a clen turkey. to have a good turkey you pull the fethers out then put the turkey in the freezer  to wait fur the rite time. make stuffing you put it in the oven on 2000 for 20 mintes take the turkey out ant eat him.

Drury

1. First you have to buy a turky. 2. Then you thaw it out for 1 hour. 3. Next you put spices and stuffing in it. 4. Then you put it in the oven for 3 hours and 3500. 5. Next you take it out and cut it don’t forget to put gravy on it. 6. Finally you serve it to your family.

Jose Leo Aguirre

1. Shoot the turkey 2. pluck the turkey 3. bring it home 4. cut the head and tail off 5. let it dry out 6. let it soak in the sink 7. cut the turkey open 8. put stuffing in the turkey 9. set the oven to 5500F 10 Put the turkey in the oven 11 set the timer for two hours 12 take the turkey out 13. let it cool 14. put salt, and pepper on it 15. put it on a plate 16. put lettuce around it 17. Last serve it 18 Yum, Yum, Yummy

Shaylee Andreatta

shoot the turkey, pluck the turkey, take him home, chop his head off, pick the BBs out, put the oven on to 4500F cook 30-60 min., serve the turkey.

Killian Reese

1. you shoot it 2. pluck the feathers 3. cut off the head 4. start the oven to 4500 5. put it in for 2:00 6. put gravy on it 7. cut it 8. serve it 9. then eat it.

Kinley

1. When your at the groecry store go to the meat aisle and pick out a big turkey. 2. When you get home you eed to clean the inside of the turkey. 3. The put the oven on 3500 and 45 min. when its done give it about 5 more min just to make sure its cook al the way. 4. When you take i out of the oven let it cool down, then stuff it. 5. Make sure when you stuff your turkey the stuffing is nice and packed good. 6. Finally put your turkey on a tray with all the goodies, and serve it nice and HOT!

Sidney Ferrari

1. Shoot the turkey with a shotgun. 2. Pluck the turkey. 3. De bone it. 4. Wash it. 5. Put it in the oven at 3500 for one hour. 6. make stuffing. 7. Feed it to the family.

Clayton Watson

1. First you go and buy the turkey. 2. You have to let it thaw out for four days at least. 3. Now you have to stuff it withe stuffing. 4. You have to cook it in the oven for 3 hours on 4500F. 5. You can make side dishes for it. 6. Last you are going to serve it.

Olivia

1. you Buy t for $20. 2. then you thaw it out. 3. you cook it. 4. you put it in the oven for a minute. 5. then you wait. 6. then wen it beeps you get it out of the oven. 7. then you cut it up. 8. then your family is ready to eat!

Brock

Buy it from Safeway, unthaw it in some hot water, cut it on the bottom, Stuff it with spices, put it in the oven for 1 hour, pull it out and decerat it with lettuce, Serve it to the family and enjoy it.

Alex Mondragon

Mrs. Myer’s 2nd grade class

Peakview

This is how I cook a turkey. First my mom buys a turkey at Safeway. Then we thaw it out in the microwave for 20 minutes. then we season it with the white stuff. Next we put it in the oven at 850F for 15 minutes because my mom already thawed it out when its done cooking she puts a litt more seasoning on it in case the other seasoning it wears off. then finally we eat it whit stuffing and corn.

Santiago Bobian

First we buy a tukey. Thn we thaw it out. Next we take the guts out. Then we put seasoning on it. Then we put stuffing in the turkey. Last we put it in the oven at 1000F for 1/2 an hour.

Andrew Quintana

First, you buy it at Safeway. Next, you thaw it out and then you season it then you put salt and pepper and sugar and you stick your hand in it’s head to rip the guts out. third, you take a turkey out of the oven the oven was 1000F and it was cooked  for 1 hour and then you could take it out and eat it

Nicholas Berger

First you buy a turkey at Walmart. Next, you thaw the turkey and after you thaw the turkey you put season and salt, and peper. Then, you put the turkey in the oven for 900F for a half a minute. Last you eat the turkey, with mash potatoes. Thats how to cook a turkey.

Crystal Elena Carreon

My mom goes to the store then my mom puts the turkey on the counter then she guts it then my mom deepfrys it then she puts seasoning it then she cooks it at 350F then My mom takes the turkey then my mom sucks it with a turkey baster then we eat it with mashed potatoes and gravy.

Santino Martinez

First, we buy the turkey at Safeway. Second, we unthaw the turkey in hot water. third, we season the turkey with salt. fourth, we put it in the oven to 1000F to an hour. then, we take it out of the oven and let it cool off. Next we bake all the other things and then we eat it on Thanksgiving Day.

Angel Bernal

First, my family and I go to WalMart and get all we need. Second, we thaw it out in cold water. Then we take the guts out. After we season it with pepper, salt, garlic pepper and we put it in the oven for an hour in a half and we cook mashedpotatoes and gravy, salad, corn.

Trinity Cordova

First you buy it at safeway or walmart. then you thaw it out then you get the guts out. then you put season on it then you put it in the stove to 1000F for a hour then you eat it.

Raya King

First you buy a turkey at the store. Second you thaw  it out. Third you season it with melon juice. Fourth you put stuffing in the turkey. Finally you cook it at 1000F for 1 hour. Then you check it with a thermometer. If it’s done take it out and eat it.

Bryanna Ortiz

First, buy a turkey safeway. Second, you thaw it out. Third, season it. Fouth, put on the oven for 1000F. Next, take the guts and gones out. After, put the turkey in the oven. Then, check it in two minutes. After that, take it out of the oven. After that one put your turkey on a plat. Then, put on your favorite kinds of food. Finally, eat your food.

Miliano Cruz

First, we buy it at Safeway. Next, we thaw it out in the bathtub with cold water. After that, we gut it out. Then, we put stuffing in the turkey. Fourth, we season it. Preheat the at 3000F Finilly, we cook the turkey for an hour and a half. Then theres your turkey. Have a happy thanksgiving!

Wesley Adam John VanMatre

First you buy a turkey from Safeway. Second, you cut the turkey open and take all of the bones and all of the guts. Third, you put stuffing in the turkey. Fourth, you put your oven on 1000F. Fifth, you put it in your oven on 20 minutes to cook your turkey. Finally, you can take your turkey and you can eat it! Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Thomas Hibpshman

First you buy it at Walmart. Second then you thaw it in cold water. Third then ou gut the turkey. Forth then you stuff the turkey. Fifth then you season the turkey. Sixth then cook the turkey at 7000F a hour. And I also like mashed potatoes with gravy.

Alan Pacheco

First, buy a turckey from Safeway or Walmart. Second, thaw it out an then you season it with any seasoning salt, pepper or lemon juce or even melon juce. Finally, put the turkey in the oven for four hours ad when it is done take it out and eat it. I like my turchey with pumkinpie.

Shelby Hope Faris

Ms. Philpy’s 2nd grade

Peakview School

First You alway’s wash it. second then you put it on a pan. Third You should season it. forth Put hotsauce on it. fith Put salt on it. Put elk in it. Put stuffing in it. Put in the oven. Set the oven for 3000. Keep it in the oven for 1 hr.

Chris

Ingredients, turkey thermometer oven juice pan seasonings turkey stuffing potatoes. First, put the turkey in the oven. Second, then turn on the oven on 300. Third, I take a break and relax. Finally, I take the turkey out of the oven and eat the turkey.

Cherokee

Spices stuffing potatoes pan sace seasonings oven turnon tureenbeans. Put the stuffing in he turkey put it in the oven 3000 20 menits.

Eric Helms

First, Pot, turn on the oven to 3560. Second, pluck the Turkey. Tird, salt the turkey. Fourth, Pepper the turkey. Fith, stuff the elk in the turkey. Sixth, Potatoes put jiuce the turkey. Seventh put the turkey in the oven. Eigth, cook for ten minutes. Ninth, enjoy the turkey.

Kenneth Russell Mitchell   

Zuria

Pot oven turkey stuffing turkey thermometer salt pepper recipe. First, put the oven on 2710. Second, get a big pot. Therd, get the recipe. Furth, stuff the turkey with stuffing. Fifth, when it is finished put the thermomiter in the turkey to see if it is finished. sixth, put salt and pepper and then eat it.

Jaziah Caine Sandoval

Ingredients spices pan or pot oven turkey sauce seasonings turkey thermometer salt pepper wash your hands. Directions First Go to the store and by a turkey. Secent put the turkey in the pot or pan. third turn on the oven and set it ubot 3000. Fourth put the seasoning on the turkey. fith then put the turkey in the oven set it ubot 10 minuts. Last eat it.

Raynessa

First, wash your hands. Second, boil the hot water. Next add spices. Put the turkey in the hot water. Add Grandmas Love. Last bake the turkey at 5 ddegrees for 10 minutes.

Nacona Ortega-Ault

Turn on the oven about 3000 for five minutes cook turkey. Get a cake pan. Add stuffing in it. Put turkey in the oven for one hour. First, wash your hands. Get Turkey out of the freezer. Then, read Cook book then turn on the oven about 3000. For five minutes. Cook Turkey. Next, get a cake pan put Turkey in the pan. Thrid, add stuffing in the Turkey. Put Turkey in the oven for one hour. Lat, enjoy your Turkey.

Annette Fresquez

ingredients step 1 spises juse stuffing. direction step 2 turn the stove on. put the turkey on the stove. let it sit. add the spises. set the table up. get the turkey off the stove. eat the turkey.

Robby

Ingredients turkey spices pot thermometer recipe. First buy a turkey. Next wash your hands. Then put spices on the turkey. Then cook turkey for 70 minits. Last eat it.

Alysa Kemp

Spanish Peaks

Child Care

At home. Put dead tigers, dead ducks, and a tarantula on it. Cook it for six eightynine hours.

Damien, 4 yrs.

I put sugar on it and put it in the oven and cook it and put sugar and eat it!

Lexy, 3 yrs.

At mommy’s house. You cut it and color.

Adrian, 2 yrs.

On the campfire, put salt on it, put butter on it and dirt. Cook it for two days in a row.

Giovanni, 3 yrs.

Brown paint, ham, eggs, cook it on the stove fore about 65 minutes.

Harley, 4 yrs.

Put salt, peppers, butter, and flour on it.  Cook it on the stove for like just maybe five hours.

Kendyl, 5 yrs.

Some food, chicken nuggets, some samiches. Cook it in the oven for four minutes.

Clarence, 4 yrs.

I would put salt and pepper on it. And cook it in the oven for an hour.

Samantha, 6 yrs.

Salt and pepper and um a little bit of chili on it. Um, then we have to put it in the oven, like maybe five minutes.

Sebastian F., 4 yrs.

Put salt, butter, and rice on it, and cheese. Cook it in a pan or four minutes. Then you eat it.

Thomas, 4 yrs.

Put normal meat, salt and pepper on it.  Cook it in the oven for five minutes.

Elizabeth, 5 yrs.

I don’ know. I don’ know, um, uh, put feathers on it. Put stuff in the cook..cook it in the kitchen.

Vincent,  6 yrs.

You buy it at Wal-mart. You take it home with you. Then you thaw it.  Then you season it with fajita seasonings and pepper and salt. Then you take out the guts and stuff. You preheat the oven to 700oF. Cook it in the oven for an hour.

Alan, 8 yrs.

First go buy one. Turn the oven on to 10. Unwrap the turkey. Put stuffing in the turkey. Put it in the oven for until 15 minutes.

Amanda, 9 yrs.

Put it in the oven. Cook for 6 minutes.

Sebastian T., 6yrs.

Five minutes at my house. Put chili on it. Put salt and pepper.

Van, 6 yrs.

Cook it on the stove. Put oil on it and flour, salt, sugar.  Cook it for a few weeks.

Ty, 3 yrs.

I bake it. And eat it.

Syres, 4 yrs.

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