Show Turkey Carving Encyclopedia Explains Mow How Will that succulent Thanks Thanks- Thanksgiving fth giving turkey be carved Into watering mouth sli ces 5 or will the he man of the house hack it a mangled wreck CarvIng a turkey is an annual trauma for some people but is simplicity itself fort for others As with wah so many things Its It's easy when you know how DRAWINGS taken from World Book Dook Encyclopedia show you Ou how First remove the leg Iy by turnIng the turkey on Its side with its breastbone away from you Hold the end of the drumstick and ard pun pull it forward AS the knife cuts the taint 1 Next carve the drumstick h in to 10 lengthwise cn slices b standing n an n its thIck end and lit the thin end with your hand hanel Fi Figure L CARVE THE TH thigh after the leg Expose the thighbone by slicing down to it it Remove the thi thighbone by running the point of the knife around it and lifting it it up with the fork Then finish slicing the thIgh meat m ai Figure 13 3 I If you want only a f few W large slices from the carve I with th the grain Slice lengthwise until you reach the wing j joint int I then remove the wIng Continue I slicing until you have carved aU all aUthe the white meat on one side of r the turkey turkey Figure 4 IF yOU WANT small slices from the breast carve across the thc grain First remove the wing then slice at an angle angl of about 45 degrees Continue carving slices until you reach the breastbone Loosen the sli 51 c ces s by cutting along the bon bone th a And that's I hats hat's all ail there there is to it H i PROVIDED ot of course that you have lve the tho proper tools The I article on pleat Meat and Meat bleat ing Book says say's The me kept well-kept ng set Is very important to good carving A good carving knife needs to be sharpened only once In a while but It should always be steeled led before using lOA A meat platter or a carving t board r lU l S 'S Mt fun i cutting and makes carving cas easier ier A large carvIng fork fOlk holds the me met t much more firmly than an ordinary d dinner nn r fork |