Did You All Have A "Normal Christmas Dinner"? Well, I Sure Didn't!!!

oh i hear ya, i would no have eaten that bird either. you know things like that happen. you are just lucky you were smart enough to notice something was wrong

Hi momma! It could have been worse! We could have eaten the bird and gotten deathly ill! I know I made the right choice to throw it out! It definitely was a sick bird! That was one of the red flags too the fact that it didn't look right, it didn't smell when it was cooking! I'm glad you had a great holiday!

Opal,That is the kind of luck I usually have but with me it is in buying "things". If there is a defective piece of equipment or a toy on that shelf....my little hand is going to go for it like a magnet. I'll bet your glad that it is all over and you can hopefully kick back and relax now. phew!

Hi sid! Yes, I was very upset! Out of all the birds in the freezer I picked a sick one! How did I know? They were all frozen!

Hi zandi! Sounds like you had more of a restaurant going! I should have gone to your house!

Hi lyzabelle! I just didn't like the way the turkey looked from the beginning. I cooked it and the fact that it didn't have that wonderful turkey smell and it just didn't look like all my other cooke turkeys looked was just too many "don't dare eat it" signs! "When in doubt, throw it out"!

Hi PastorP! Merry Christmas! Your dinner sounds pretty yummy! Like you said, at least it wasn't rancid! I'm still pretty upset about the bird thing, but I guess things could have been worse!

If you had served it and everyone got sick it certainly would have been worse all the way around. I am hungry for some butternut squash soup.

Hi Drew! Welcome to Mylot! I've been cooking turkeys for many many years and that's how I knew that this one was bad!

yes with some of the family was great!

Hi Lakota! Glad you still had a fun Christmas! As long as you spent is with family that's all that matters! Hugs, Opal

Hi lkbooi! I love Chinese New Year! Did you see that what we did have for our Christmas Dinner was Chinese Food and that is my very favorite! The turkey was a frozen turkey bought at a grocery store where I always shop and unfortunately, I was the only person to have this problem! But, I got my money back! And like I said I ended up having my favorite food anyway! Where I live there are a few Chinese Restaurants that I know the owners and I love to go there for Chinese New Years! I have become friends with them over the many years and it is such fun to celebrate their holiday too! Happy New Year to you and your family in advance!

Hi Opal, at first I thought that you didn’t have sufficient time to go for your favorite restaurant anymore. Therefore you just simply picked whatever food to serve as dinner in that very moment. You live in united state right? It’s out of my expectation that people there like you do love Chinese food. It’s so nice to know that you are a Chinese food lover. No wonder you chose Chinese food for Christmas Eve dinner then. I’m glad to know that you have got your money back. The owner of the grocery is really a nice person. It sounds that you are not only regular customer of these chinese food restaurants you are their friends as well. Here in my place there are thousand and one diverse Chinese foods available here and all of them are respective delicious. The price of them is low as compared to those in big town and cities. We like to take our relatives as well as friends to the nearby seafood restaurant to enjoy the fresh and yummy dishes served there when they visit us during Chinese New Year. This outlet is famous of its seafood. It is located in a fishing village and we can reach there by spending just about a twenty minute drive. Take care and have a nice day!

Oh, meant to add, had a lovely turkey dinner at my aunt's this year and came home with lots of leftovers.

Hey Barbara! Didn't think about getting Kentucky Fried! We do have one in the neighborhood, but I doubt that it was open anyway! Being from a Jewish family I knew the Chinese Restaurant would be open for sure! I am not a practicing Jew anymore, but thankfully I was right!lol

Well, I hope they treat you right. I'd watch what you get from there from now on if I were you. Ugh!

Hi celtic! I called the store's Manager first thing this morning! He was very nice and said to bring my store card so they can print out the receipt! They will "make it up to me" which I guess means return my money! Great! How about the money for the dinner that I had to pay for to replace the rancid bird? Yeah, right! I threw the turkey out because it was making me gag! I am still upset! I was going to get another one, but bf said "no way"! So I will either get some lobster tails or a nice cut of steak for New Years instead with the refunded money!

Hey bo! Great to see ya! It was pretty upsetting, but I know that I made the right call! I like your story! At least it had a happy ending and you did get to eat turkey! I'm trying to decide if I want another bird! I was so looking forward to leftovers!

Ugggghhhhh. I have seen enough turkey and ham this year! I was seriously thinking about doing a pot roast with all the fixings this year.*L*

Hi Karen! That sounds delicious! I should have gone for the pork too! That seems like what most of the people here did too and then maybe I would have had Christmas Dinner! lol

Hey bounce! I really loved having Chinese Food since it is really one of my all time favs! But, it was the principle of it all! I cooked all day and had to throw out the bird, and the sides! I spoke to the Manager of the store and he said that they "would make it up to me"! So, I guess I will get my money back! I wanted to get another bird, but my boyfriend said "no way"! So, I am thinking about getting some nice lobster tails or a nice cut of steak for New Year's Eve instead! And nice to meet ya! Sent you a friend's request!

Hey there's another one that I haven't tried! Lobster tails for New Year's eve. But I imagine it would be hard to prepare. Or do you just boil it on water?

Hi Rob! Happy New Year to you and yours! I am happy that I was just smart enough to know that something was definitely wrong with that bird and not to serve it! Could have been worse! We all could have gotten really sick! So, I am thankful for what it was and we did have a good time! So hope your family did too!

Whatever happened to that Christmas goose people used to eat.

Wow that sounds so good I might even try that one! We had BBQ'd ribs...they were awesome!

Hey missy~ Sconi's dinner sounds so delicious! I already asked him if I could have a slice!

Just thought I'd jump in and wish you a wonderful Christmas dear friend. Sending you a big Wolfie hug along with some mistletoe ;0) I'll raise a glass to you and wish for a happy and successful and certainly positive 2010 xxxx And you can share my crispy duck and prawn balls any time xxxx

Hi thea! I didn't keep the bird because it was making me sick looking at it! I called the Manager of the store this morning already and he said there was no problem. All I needed was my store card so they could print the receipt. I guess they will give me the money or another bird! I don't want that store brand bird, but I think I still want to cook my turkey! How insane am I?

Hi Kathy! I'm glad you had a nice Christmas! I've never been at a Ruby Tuesdays! My girlfriend suggested we go to a dinner, but I'm so not a dinner fan! So, we decided on the Chinese take out and it was yummy! But, I still want my turkey! I was looking forward to the leftovers!

I don't blame you. I would have rather have had the turkey, myself. I love Chinese food, though, and I'm glad yours was good. Ruby Tuesday's has a good salad bar. You should try it if you ever get a chance. I love salads, anyway. Kathy.

Hi Sue! It was a frozen turkey, but it didn't look right! And it didn't smell at all when it was cooking! A healthy turkey smells wonderful when it is cooking! Also, the carcass had a "sick" look inside! I have made too many turkeys in my time to know that this one wasn't a healthy bird!

Hiya opal, He or she should be giving you your money back and pretty quick. Perhaps being frozen it´s gone over the date and that´s why it was so tricky to tell the difference. Anyway did you have the Chinese Cookies with your Chinese Take Away? Hope they were full of good tidings Opal.