Bayou Catholic Magazine November 2012 - Christmas Traditions

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The deeper meaning of Christmas

Adopt a Family for Christmas

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Christmas Competition Santas galore, Jesus’ glory

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Christmas Traditions

By MITCH FINLEY

Catholic News Service

Christmas has levels of meaning.

On the surface is the commercial “ h o l i d a y / shopping” season.

It’s fun to enjoy Christmas on this level. But an adult Catholic faith craves more, a richer, more spiritually nourishing grasp of the meaning of Christmas.

One helpful exercise is to take a good, long look at what the New Testament tells us. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke include what Scripture scholars call “infancy narratives,” texts that narrate the 62 event theologians call the Incarnation -- the taking on by God of human nature in time and space.

Ask any Christian above the age of 8 to tell you the story of the birth of Jesus, and you’ll get some version of a blend of the infancy narratives in Matthew and Luke.

To gain a better understanding of Christmas, however, it’s valuable to go even deeper into the mystery by looking at the similarities and differences in how each of the four Gospels presents the Incarnation.

The Gospel of Mark, the oldest of the Gospels, says nothing about the conception and birth of Jesus.

The same is true of the letters of St. Paul, which pre-date the Gospels.

We can conclude that it was not until the later decades of the first century that Christians began asking about the conception and birth of Jesus, and this was when the Gospels of Matthew and Luke took on the written forms that we are familiar with today.

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The Deeper Meaning of Christmas reflects on the fact that Jesus was fully human, yet he was also “the Word” who was “with” God and “was” God. Matthew’s infancy narrative, which pre-dates Luke, establishes, theologically, Jesus’ royal lineage from Adam to Joseph, “the husband of Mary.” It recounts the unique nature of Jesus’ conception and the arrival of the Magi.

For Matthew, these events are important first because of what

they say about Jesus and who he is, a being who is both human and divine.

The appearance of the Magi is a reminder too that the Gospel is addressed to all of humankind, an important point for the Jewish Christians who first heard Matthew’s Gospel.

F i n a l l y , Matthew alone tells the stories of the Holy Family’s escape to and return from Egypt and the slaughter by Herod’s soldiers of the holy innocents.

One of the central purposes of this narrative is to draw parallels between Jesus and Moses, who had similar experiences.

CNS PHOTO The incarnation, in other words, is about more than the birth of a romanticized “baby Jesus.” For Matthew, it’s about who Jesus is, the Son of God, and his gift of salvation.

The infancy narrative in Luke’s Gospel recounts the annunciation, Mary’s visit to Elizabeth and the birth of John the Baptist, the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, and Jesus’ birth.

It also recounts the arrival of the shepherds, the circumcision and naming of Jesus, and his presentation in the temple, the appearance there of Simeon and Anna, and the finding of the 12-year-old Jesus in the temple.

Each of these elements of Luke’s infancy narrative has its own theological point to make.

For example, the circumstances of Jesus’ birth declare his homelessness and his poverty. The shepherds, unsavory characters at the time, echo the welcome extended by the Gospel to the poor and marginalized.

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Doing without the things that most of us take for granted is a way of life for some families in our community.

Jennifer Gaudet, associate director of Individual and Family Assistance for Catholic Charities Diocese of HoumaThibodaux, says that some children cannot go to social events, cannot expect certain toys for Christmas or their birthday, or even have a Christmas tree because their families cannot afford these things.

At Christmastime, there are organizations such as Catholic Charities Adopt-aFamily Program that strive to help these children make their dreams come true.

“It hurts when underprivileged children can’t 64 do what they feel everyone else is doing. They feel as if they are always left out of all the fun,” Gaudet explains.

“With the generous support of Catholic parishioners and area businesses last year who adopted whole families, 229 underprivileged children in Terrebonne Parish received much of what they asked for: Rollerblades, Barbie dolls, fishing equipment, CD players, art supplies and more.”

“Since I have an understanding of what it feels like to live in poverty conditions, I am extremely grateful

to the efforts of our community to assist these young children. I am not sure if our parishioners fully understand the depths of which their gifts reach into the human soul. After all, it is more than just a pair of Rollerblades that is being

given,” says Gaudet.

Gaudet sees these children receive some things that go beyond the joy of receiving a toy. n Self-esteem – children now discover that they can join their friends in fun activities like skating on the sidewalks. n Lessened stress levels – Parents see what has been given to them and no longer have to worry about how they will provide gifts for their children or go into uncontrollable debt as a result of Christmas pressure. n Renewed sense of wonder and excitement – The depression of poverty is temporarily lifted and a fresh sense of what the future might hold in store for them becomes alive. n Courage – The strength to try harder to better their conditions is renewed as the care and warmth of the community enters into their hearts.

“This program is more than just giving and receiving. It is mainly about sharing one’s love and strength with someone else who feels tired and run down.

By participating in this type of program, the strength of our ever loving Christ child becomes present to both parties and joy fills the air,” Gaudet says.

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or Christmas How to Adopt a Family for Christmas There are several options for those who would like to participate: n Businesses and families who wish to interact directly with a family in need may participate in the Adopt a Family Program. Once a group knows how much money they have available to assist a family, they need to decide how they wish to help – with food, badly needed items for the home, clothes for the family or toys for the children.

Once this decision is made, the group may call Catholic Charities in Houma at (985)876-0490.

Gaudet will help match the group with a needy family.

Once a decision is made, the group will deliver the gifts to the family or if they prefer to remain anonymous, they can have Catholic Charities’ staff distribute the gifts

to the adopted family. n Parishioners may anonymously participate in the program by taking an ornament off a tree found in their parish church and buy a gift for the child they selected. Each ornament has the first name of the child printed on it, along with the age, gender and gift suggestion.

Gifts purchased for the child are placed at the altar during the following weekend Mass so that they may be blessed.

Gaudet thanks all parishes who participated in the program last year and lists those who are participating this Christmas season – Annunziata, Houma; Holy Rosary, Houma; Maria Immacolata, Houma; and St. Bernadette, Houma. Some church parishes organize their own toy drives. However, they work in cooperation with Catholic Charities

to ensure that names of the needy are not duplicated, according to Gaudet. These parishes include St. Bridget, Schriever; Holy Family, Grand Caillou; and St. Ann, Bourg.

Other parishes hold gift drives for the elderly in nursing homes such as the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma; for local military personnel such as St. Louis in Bayou Blue or for people who are unable to leave their home due to illness; and children living in St. Louis Infant Center such as St. Anthony of Padua in Bayou Black. n In lieu of purchasing gifts, cash donations may be made to the program by sending checks to Catholic Charities Christmas Drive, 1220 Aycock St., Houma, LA 70360. These donations are used to help supplement gifts for older children and any families that may have lost all of their belongings due to a fire after the Catholic Charities toys have been distributed.

Gaudet says that Catholic Charities cooperates with the Salvation Army and Lions Clubs in the area to ensure names of the needy are not duplicated.

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We all take our hits in the name of love. I’m a mom. I can relate. I remember when my 3-year-old son came to me with a small cut on his finger, so I covered it with a glowin-the-dark Spider-Man Band-Aid. “Fanks,” he said, admiring his finger, and in the sweetest voice, he said, “I luf you.”

“Awww,” I said, “I love you too, buddy!” I leaned in for a hug when my son looked up at me as if he’d forgotten I was standing there.

By JANELLE ALBERTS

Catholic News Service

I love the bombardment of this season’s cheery props: wreaths and Christmas trees, that red-suited jolly guy in every mall.

Last year it started early. My kids and I were saying our nightly prayers when my son corrected his sister.

“Um, you don’t ask Jesus for that stuff,” he said. “You ask Santa.”

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“I was tawking to da band aid,” he said.

We can’t blame the kiddos. They think that they’re giving credit where credit is due.

Wrapping our heads around the Christmas story and the ultimate gift it brings can take time.

When I was little, Christmas was celebrated on our family farm in Iowa, where winter is no joke. We’d drive around to see farmsteads lit with Christmas lights, but every time we pulled into our

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own driveway, someone had to get out of the snugly, heated car and open the garage door.

I remember praying one of my earliest prayers. It was something like, “God, I don’t want to get out and open that garage door.”

I didn’t ask for anything; just, if you’re there, God, hear my prayer.

Hear me.

Can you really hear? Are you there?

And wouldn’t you know, we came over our gravel hill, and ... Yes! The garage door was open!

I did spy my dad coming in from one of the sheds for a late dinner, and even then I thought that he’d opened the garage door early, knowing that his gaggle was coming home soon. And I’m sure that he had no inkling that it would mean that much to a little doubter in the backseat of the family car.

But it meant something to me.

Luke 2:6 says, “The time came for (Mary) to have her child.”

The first Christmas. The most amazing gift.

Luke 2:7 says, “She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him

in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”

Swaddling clothes. A manger.

Details that might not mean much to some.

In Luke 2:12, the angel said to the shepherds, “And this will be a sign for you: You will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”

It meant something to them.

And what about all the people of that time who’d been taught what Isaiah 7:14 said long ago?

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign; the young woman, pregnant and about to bear a son, shall name him Emmanuel.”

It certainly meant something to them.

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A welcome Christmas gift

By FATHER STANLEY J. KONIECZNY Catholic News Service

The unseasonably warm weather gave Tim one last opportunity to add to the lights and Christmas decorations on his porch and lawn.

But gusty breezes made it difficult to hold onto the latest additions -- banners that read, “Hope,” “Peace,” “Joy” and other traditional watchwords of the season.

Struggling with “Peace” in the shape of a dove, Tim glanced across the street at the stark, somewhat untidy porch of his bachelor neighbor, Walter, who did not

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even bother to hang a wreath of holly.

“Next year, we’re going to simplify our display like old Walter; maybe he has the right idea,” Tim vowed as “Peace” snapped in his face and around his head.

Over the flapping of nylon, Tim heard a door slam and then a pleasant “Morning.”

It was Walter, who always was economical with the words of his greetings.

“I’m off to do my Christmas shopping down at the hardware store,” he mentioned to Tim. “Christmas shopping at a hardware store? What an odd man,” Tim thought.

Within 30 minutes, Walter was back.

“I finished my Christmas shopping and decorating in one stop,” he yelled to Tim, who muttered, “This I have to see.”

Tim crossed the street in time to find Walter picking up a handful of yellowed fliers for lawn services and delivery pizza from around his front door.

“You’re just in time,” Walter told Tim as he reached inside the door, and, with a flourish, produced a brand new doormat with the word “welcome” scrolled in black script against deep brown pile.

“You buy a new doormat and you call that Christmas shopping and decorating?” Tim asked in exasperation.

“No, not a doormat; a welcome mat,” Walter corrected, adding, “And it is a decoration that happens to celebrate the most important word in all of Christmas.”

Walter sat down on the porch, made himself comfortable and then explained: “You see one Christmas, a number of years ago, I was

far from home on business. I went to Mass and heard a priest preach about ‘welcome’ as the most important word, the holiest word uttered at the first Christmas.

This priest said that the word that everyone longed to hear at Bethlehem that holy night was ‘welcome.’

“After their long journey to Bethlehem, the only word that Joseph and Mary prayed to hear was ‘welcome.’

“Can you imagine how they felt when one caring innkeeper finally extended his hand to the carpenter, saying, ‘My friend, you and your wife are welcome to stay in the stable out back’?

“And then, when shepherds ducked their heads in to peer onto the poor shelter, they were blessed by Mary’s gentle greeting of ‘Welcome. This is my son, Jesus,’ as she invited the visitors to come closer to the tiny bundle that she cradled tenderly.”

“Well, when I came home from that trip, I noticed that the welcome mat by my front door was becoming a little thin and threadbare, just like the rest of the place. So that holiday season and every year after that I have replaced my doormat and have renewed that most holy message of Christmas: Welcome!

“That is all the decorating I need to do.”

Walter then picked up a hardware store bag, extended it to Tim, and said, “Oh, Tim, sorry to mention it, but I noticed that your welcome mat is a bit worn, too.

Here’s your replacement. Merry Christmas! You and Anne are welcome to come over this evening for a bit of Christmas cheer and to break in my welcome mat.”

Then Walter added, “And tell Anne that she’s welcome to bring a plate of her Christmas cookies as well.”

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The greatest gift for Christmas

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My 8-year-old nephew wants his two front teeth for Christmas. He’s missing four, but he thinks two would be a big improvement.

The question, “What do you want for Christmas?” is a very different question than “What is your greatest wish or longing for this Christmas?”

I spent a day asking folks those two questions. The first elicits a laundry list of things: iPads, toys, a toaster oven, gold earrings, teeth!

Most items in the want list were material things one could buy at a store, on TV or the Internet.

The answers to the second question about wishes and longings for this Christmas were not about consumables; they were more thought-provoking and were harder to acquire: having the whole family together, good health, a loved one returned from military service, a repaired relationship with a child or world peace.

The wishes and longings were matters of the heart; they were hopes emerging from deep within the human spirit.

For most adults who gave this question some thought, the longings were about bringing family or loved ones together or ending

long disputes or separations from others. As the age of the responders increased, the priority of material gifts for Christmas decreased.

Today Christians are inundated with the promise of things for Christmas from catalogues, websites and shopping malls. Many people’s expectations go beyond what can be bought with money.

I simply want things to slow down, to be less busy and chaotic, said one young woman as she thought about her Christmas longings. I just want some peace and quiet.

An unemployed man said he just wanted a job. Another said he wished that Santa could get him out of the debt he incurred in an auto accident.

The human longings of the heart for belonging to family, for unity and reconciliation and for healing are buried beneath the wish lists from Santa. But those longings are alive and well. They emerge when we ask the question: What do you wish or long for?

A woman whose daughter has run away wants her child back for Christmas. The brother whose sibling has cancer wants a return to full health. A divorced man whose family is separated wishes he could spend time during the holiday with

his children.

For those who are lonely or ill, addicted or alienated, Christmas is a dark time. John’s Gospel carries the Christmas promise that Christ is our light. God incarnate shines in the darkness and nothing in our lives can overpower that light.

The Christmas message sustains our desire to be united with one another, to be loved unconditionally as family and to find peace.

Accepting Jesus Christ into our lives and into our hearts fulfills those profound human needs lying unarticulated beneath the commercialized holiday.

Making out a list of Christmas hints for our friends and families is not a bad thing to do. Nor is a wish for a new sweater or smartphone a bad thing. But those things will pass away, and within a month our insatiable appetites will create new lists.

Christmas is the time to ask the better question about what we long for, the nonperishable gifts we seek that will satisfy or heal or bring us peace.

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Crabmeat and Shrimp-Stuffed Mirliton

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Prep Time: 2 Hours Yields: 6 Serving

Comment: Mirliton, which originated in Mexico, is known by many Americans as “chayote squash” or “vegetable pear” and by the French as “christophene.” The vegetable was brought to Bayou Country by the Canary Islanders or “Los Isleños,” who relocated to Louisiana when Spain took ownership of the territory from France. This South Louisiana delicacy is wonderful when stuffed with shrimp and crabmeat.

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Ingredients: 6 mirlitons, sliced lengthwise 1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat 1 pound (70–90 count) shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/4 pound butter 1 cup diced onions 1 cup diced celery 1/2 cup diced red bell peppers 1/4 cup minced garlic 1 tbsp chopped basil salt and black pepper to taste granulated garlic to taste Louisiana hot sauce to taste 1/4 cup chopped parsley 2 cups seasoned Italian bread crumbs, divided 12 pats butter Method: Preheat oven to 375°F. Boil sliced mirlitons in lightly salted water 30–40 minutes or until meat is tender enough to scoop from shells. Once tender, remove from water and cool. Using a teaspoon, remove seeds and gently scoop all meat out of shell, being careful not to tear shell. Discard excess liquid accumulated while scooping meat. Reserve meat and save shells for stuffing. In a 12-inch, cast iron skillet, melt 1/4 pound butter over medium-high heat and sauté onions, celery, bell peppers, minced garlic and basil for 3–5 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. Blend in shrimp and cook 2–3 minutes or until pink and curled. Mix in reserved meat from mirlitons. Cook 15–20 minutes, chopping large pieces with a cooking spoon. After most of liquid has evaporated, remove from heat and season with

salt, pepper, granulated garlic, hot sauce and parsley.

Fold in crabmeat, being careful not to break lumps.

Sprinkle in approximately 1-1/2 cups bread crumbs to absorb any excess liquid and to hold stuffing intact.

Divide mixture into 12 equal portions and stuff into hollowed-out shells. Place stuffed mirlitons on a baking pan and sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs. Top each mirliton with 1 pat of butter. Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown. Serve 1 mirliton half as a vegetable side or 2 halves as an entrée.

(From “Hooks, Lies & Alibis: Louisiana’s Authoritative Collection of Game Fish & Seafood Cookery,” Chef John Folse & Michaela York, Chef John Folse & Company Publishing, 2517 South Philippe Avenue, Gonzales, LA 70737, www.jfolse.com.)

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Baked Pumpkin Lafourche Prep Time: 1 1/2 Hours Yields: 6–8 Servings

Comment: Pumpkin is certainly more American than apple pie.

One of the first vegetables given to the early colonists by the Native American Indians was pumpkin. In those days, the seeds were as important as the entire pumpkin. These seeds were the snack foods for the children. This candied pumpkin recipe is one of my favorites.

Ingredients: 1 large pumpkin or cushaw 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup melted butter 3 large apples, peeled and diced 1/2 cup Louisiana cane syrup 1/2 cup honey cinnamon to taste nutmeg to taste allspice to taste 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup golden raisins 1 ounce sherry marshmallows (optional) 74

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Method: Preheat oven to 375°F. Using a sharp butcher knife or cleaver, cut the pumpkin into 3-inch cubes, with peel intact. Scoop out and discard all of the seeds and stringy pulp from the cubes. In a 2-gallon stockpot over medium-high heat, place pumpkin in enough water to cover by 2 inches. Add sugar, bring to a rolling boil and reduce heat to simmer. Cook until pumpkin is tender to the touch. Remove from heat and strain, reserving 1 cup of poaching liquid. Cool pumpkin under cold running water. Using a paring knife or large spoon, scrape the softened pulp into a large mixing bowl, discarding peels.

Once all the pulp has been removed, drain off excess water and set aside. In a heavy-bottomed, cast iron pot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add apples and sauté 2–3 minutes. Add pumpkin pulp, cane syrup, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, stirring to blend all ingredients well. Add raisins and sherry and cook on medium-high heat until mixture is heated thoroughly.

Ladle in a small amount of reserved poaching liquid as needed to keep the mixture moist. Once well blended, carefully pour the mixture into an oven-proof casserole dish and top with marshmallows. Cover and bake 20– 30 minutes or until slightly browned around the edges.

Serve as a starch accompaniment to any entrée or add 3 whole eggs and use as a pie or turnover filling.

(From “The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine,” Chef John Folse, CEC, AAC, Owner & CEO of Chef John Folse & Company, 2517 South Philippe Avenue, Gonzales, La. 70737, www.jfolse.com.)

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Ruth Fertel’s P laquemines Parish Oyster Dressing Prep Time: 2 Hours Yields: 15–20 Servings

Comment: Oyster dressing is a classic dish that is served on virtually every Thanksgiving table in Plaquemines Parish. This magnificent recipe is from the famous founder of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Ruth Fertel.

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Ingredients: 1 gallon oysters, liquid reserved 1/4 pound butter 1 pound smoked sausage, minced 1 pound hot pork sausage, minced 3 cups diced onions 2 cups diced celery 2 cups diced green bell peppers 1 cup diced red bell peppers 1/4 cup minced garlic 12 chicken bouillon cubes salt and black pepper to taste red pepper flakes to taste granulated garlic to taste 3 (30-inch) loaves stale French bread, cubed 1 dozen eggs, beaten 1 pound butter, melted

Method: Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large saucepan, heat oysters and liquid over medium heat until edges begin to curl. Drain oysters, reserving liquid, and set aside to cool. When oysters are cool to touch, chop coarsely and set aside. In a large Dutch oven, melt 1/4 pound of butter over medium-high heat. Add sausages and sauté until fat is rendered. Add onions, celery, bell peppers and minced garlic and sauté 3–5 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. Stir in chopped oysters, reserved oyster liquid and bouillon cubes. Bring to a rolling boil, reduce to simmer and cook 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt, peppers and granulated garlic. Stir bread into oyster mixture, 2 cups at a time, until enough bread has been added to absorb liquid but mixture is still moist. Remove from heat and blend in eggs and melted butter. Pour contents into a large baking pan, cover with foil and bake 1 hour. Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.

(From “After the Hunt: Louisiana’s Authoritative Collection of Wild Game & Game Fish Cookery,” Chef John Folse, CEC, AAC, Owner & CEO of Chef John Folse & Company, 2517 South Philippe Avenue, Gonzales, LA 70737, www.jfolse.com. )

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Chef John Folse’s Roasted Turkey Prep Time: 4 Hours Yields: 10–12 Servings

Comment: When planning a dinner, remember that one pound of uncooked turkey will feed one person. Allow bird to defrost in the refrigerator for approximately two days prior to roasting.

Ingredients: 1 (15-pound) turkey salt and cracked black pepper to taste granulated garlic to taste 1/4 pound butter, softened 2 tbsps minced garlic 6 basil leaves 4 cups diced onions 2 cups diced celery 2 cups diced carrots 3 oranges, quartered 8 whole cloves garlic paprika for color

Method: Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove giblets from neck cavity.

If a wire retainer is holding legs in place, remove it prior to seasoning bird. Rinse turkey well, inside and out, with cold water. Place in a roasting pan and season generously, inside and out, with salt, pepper and granulated garlic. Extra seasoning should be placed inside cavity. Blend butter and minced garlic then rub mixture under breast skin. Place 3 basil leaves under skin on each side of breast. Stuff half of onions, celery, carrots, oranges and whole garlic inside bird and place remaining half in baking pan. Squeeze juice of 2 orange quarters over turkey breast. Rub paprika evenly on breasts and legs. Tie legs in place with butcher’s twine then cover roasting pan tightly with foil. Bake approximately 3-1/2 hours then remove foil and check meat. Turkey is done when legs pull away easily and internal temperature reaches 170°F. Remove cover and allow turkey to brown 30 minutes. It is best to allow bird to rest 30–45 minutes prior to carving. Serve turkey with natural drippings, or strain drippings and thicken with a light roux. A turkey usually requires a cooking time of 12–15 minutes per pound.

(From “The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine,” Chef John Folse, CEC, AAC, Owner & CEO of Chef John Folse & Company, 2517 South Philippe Avenue, Gonzales, LA 70737, www.jfolse.com.)

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