Welcome to Prince William County's 3rd Annual Turkey Drop!
In the infamous Turkey Drop Episode of WKRP in Cincinnati that aired on Oct. 30, 1978, "The Big Guy" launched a Thanksgiving Radio Promotion to give away Turkeys to fans for Thanksgiving. The idea was to toss the birds from a helicopter into the awaiting crowd below. Since Turkeys don't fly, this large Turkey giveaway turned to a mass bombing of the awaiting bird lovers.
Les Nessman was on location covering the chaos live: "What a sight, ladies and gentlemen. What a sight. The 'copter seems to circling the parking area now. I guess it's looking for a place to land. No! Something just came out of the back of a helicopter. It's a dark object, perhaps a skydiver plummeting to the earth from only two thousand feet in the air... There's a third... No parachutes yet... Those can't be skydivers. I can't tell just yet what they are but... Oh my God! They're turkeys! Oh no! Johnny can you get this? Oh, they're crashing to the earth right in front of our eyes! One just went through the windshield of a parked car! This is terrible! Everyone's running around pushing each other. Oh my goodness! Oh, the humanity! People are running about. The turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement! Folks, I don't know how much longer... The crowd is running for their lives."
When I was growing up, I liked the Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Stew about as much as the actual Turkey dinner. So yummy. Here's my mom's recipe, as best I can remember:
Ingredients:
- Leftover cooked turkey – dice or shred it.
- White, yellow or sweet onions
- Garlic cloves
- Carrot – slice or dice, just try to keep them the same size
- Celery – slice into 1-inch pieces
- Potatoes – cube into small 1-inch pieces. Try to keep them the same size
- Thyme – if you have fresh thyme use that, if not, dried thyme is fine
- Bay leaf
- Chicken broth – or turkey broth
- All-purpose flour
- Salt and black pepper – to open up the flavors! Salt is used not just to add saltiness, but it helps bring out the flavors in the soup. So avoid skipping it!
Time to cook:
- Chop and prep all ingredients.
- Sear ingredients (primarily onions, garlic and veggies) and then add liquid, herbs and then lastly cooked turkey into a Dutch oven (use one that is 6 qt or larger). You can use a large pot as well.
- Thicken the broth. Then garnish and serve. That's it!
Give it a try. Add Write Notes after the holidays. Was it as delicious as I always remembered.
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