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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">From: Tom Mc Rae
<<a href="mailto:thomas.mcrae@bigpond.com">thomas.mcrae@bigpond.com</a>><br>
Subject: DELECTABLES Tenderest Turkey Ever<br>
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Benjamin Franklin prepared a turkey as follows.</p>
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Take six Leyden jars and connect as a battery.</p>
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Connect a steel chain to this then wrap the other end around the bird's thighs.</p>
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On lifting the turkey so its head touches the prime conductor it dies instantly.</p>
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Those tempted to try this should be warned that when experimenting with the
method Franklin received such a major shock that <br>
'It seem'd an universal Blow from head to foot throughout the Body.....My arms
and Back of my neck felt somewhat numb<br>
the remainder of the Evening and my Breastbone was sore for a Week after if it
had been bruiz'd" (SIC)<br>
</p><p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">But he conceded..."Birds killed in this Manner eat uncommonly
tender."</p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">ANY TAKERS FOR NEXT
THANKSGIVING ?</p>
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Best Regards<br>
Tom Mc Rae<br>
Brisbane Australia<br>
An honest man's the noblest work of God (Robert Burns)</p>
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