Sneak Attack

Can you believe it? This week will issue in the Thanksgiving holiday, and if you’re like me, you’re still wondering what the heck happened to summer! This sneak attack by the holiday season found my hubby and I frantically loading up the grocery cart late one evening this past weekend with the all the necessary goodies for making Thanksgiving dinner. Well, almost all the goodies. Seems we’re not the only ones who enjoy fresh turnips and brussels sprouts with our turkey, both were completely wiped out, and the fresh cranberries were also slim pickings. We rushed back frantically to make sure there were still turkeys to be had and indeed there were, although the turkey prices left both of us standing there slack jawed and with glazed eyes. It shouldn’t have come as a surprise though as reports lately state turkey is in high demand, with U.S.production of turkey up by two percent this year, and exports of turkey meat up twenty-four percent, which is a good thing. All in all turkey is still very affordable holiday fare; being that with the turkey and all the fixings you can still feed a family of ten for well under four dollars a person. And of course then there’s the left overs!