This section is from the book "Capital City Recipes", by First Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.). Woman's Auxiliary. Also available from Amazon: Capital City Cook Book, A Collection Of Practical Tested Receipts By Many Of The Best Housekeepers.
Turkey (8 pounds), ......................................1
Hard Biscuit or Rolls, ..................................12
Pepper - Teaspoonfuls, ..................................1
Salt - Dessertspoonfuls, ................................1
Onions - Medium-sized, ................................1
Celery Seed - Teaspoonfuls, ..........................1
Butter - Tablespoonfuls, ..............................2
Eggs (beaten), ..............................................1
Rub pepper and ,salt into the turkey, inside and out, with the hand. Make a stuffing of the biscuit or rolls grated and the other ingredients. Stuff the day before cooking if the fowl has been well drawn - or if it has been killed and hung up for 24 hours previously. If the turkey is fat, rub a little butter over it; if not, use it more plentifully. If the turkey is tough, steam 2 hours before baking; if tender, put immediately into the roasting-pan, as steaming or parboiling renders it tasteless. After placing the fowl in the pan sprinkle with flour and let the flour brown; then pour over it 1 pint of hot water. Baste frequently. Let it roast slowly about 2 1/2 hours, or until a rich dark brown. Cut up the giblets (already cooked in the pan with the turkey), skim off the fat and serve in a gravy-boat. "AUNT BETTY."
Dress and stuff as for roast turkey, only adding 1 small teaspoonful of powdered sage to the stuffing. Serve with acid jelly.
 
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