Show biad for christ dinne a christmas christma turkey CHOOSING I 1 of the right size this year will assure every guest plenty of delicious meat and at the same time avoid the usual post christmas series of turkey hash meals according to miss annabelle amabelle robinson associate in home economics education at the college of agriculture university of nil mi nois nois A general rule of the thumb Ls Is to allow three fourths to a pound of dressed tur fur key for e each a c guest if the bird is to be served w with I 1 t h dressing the 9 pound allowance probably will be ample if there is no I 1 dressing m more 0 r e meat will be needed and the larger allowance e 0 will be the safest at the above GUE rates a 15 pound turkey will feed approximately 20 people while a 10 pound bird will be sufficient for 13 guests since many families do not not plan to have more than five or six six at the christmas table even smaller birds probably will be in demand however it usually is bet ter to get a bird weighing at least ten pounds p 0 u n d s dressed since OF all smaller turkeys do not develop as fine a flavor unless the size of the turkey is is entirely out of proportion to the kyj number of din jab ner guests y enough will be b left for only one GUESTS GUE P I 1 ftc or two meals of cold turkey miss robinson said whether the turkey is chosen from the homo flock or bought at a market it should be a fat plump bird and preferably a young one I 1 the skin should be smooth and clean and the th breast and thighs plump and meaty the bird should be reasonably fat since the fat imparts a better flavor and prevents prevent the dry tasteless flavor common to turkeys in pow poor flesh |