Thanksgiving Cheat Sheet

Choose the Right Thanksgiving Turkey

Free range. Kosher. Self-Basted. How to pick the bird that best suits your palate, your philosophy, and your wallet

Choose the Right Thanksgiving Turkey
Jessie Hartland
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Organic Turkey

What the Label Means
Turkeys bearing the organic label are raised free of antibiotics and growth hormones, are given access to the outdoors (also qualifying them as free-range), and are fed organic feed, which by law contains no genetically modified grains, pesticides or herbicides, or animal by-products.

What to Expect
Organic birds have a pronounced turkey flavor.

Price
$3.50 to $4.50 a pound.

Shown
Eberly’s, which is available under the D’Artagnan label as well and offers capons, chickens, Cornish hens, ducks, geese, guinea hens, and pheasants; www.eberlypoultry.com.


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