For the ninth year in a row, students in Megan Geise's kindergarten class at Watsontown Elementary have put together their own "How To Cook A Turkey" book. The recipes are .... priceless.



"My mom buys our turkey at Weis. She cuts the head off. She pops the eyeballs out and throws them away. She cooks the rest of the turkey. She flattens the turkey and puts it in the oven. She cooks it for 10 seconds. She knows it is done when she counts to 10. When the oven beeps, she gets it out. We eat all of the stuff that is on the turkey. We eat the feathers. One got stuck in my throat. I coughed and it came out. It was good!"

— Wyatt Newman



"My gram and mom make our turkey. The turkey comes from the grocery store. They bring it home. They clean the turkey with soap and water. They put barbecue on the turkey and put it in the stove on a pan. I think for 10 minutes at 30 degrees. They check it by looking through the glass door. A little thing rings and that means it is done. They take it out, cut it up, and let us eat. I like it!"

— Justin Blair



"Sometimes my dad shoots the turkey. He goes into the woods in the middle of the night. He takes a flashlight with him so that he can see. If he sees a bear, he will run to his car fast. He has a tree house that he waits in. He waits about 3 minutes for the turkey to come. He jumps down quietly and shoots it. He likes to shoot ones with just 3 or 4 feathers. He rips off the feathers while he is in the woods. He brings it back to his truck (in the back). He puts it in a garbage bag. He puts some aerosol in the bag so it doesn't smell. He lets the bullet in the turkey. He pulls it out when he gets home. He waits until tomorrow to show my mom and clean it. He takes a towel and wipes it. They put 2 'spritzes' of salt and pepper on the turkey. They put oil in the pan and on the turkey. They put it in the microwave and turn it to '4, 55.'"

— Kaelyn Watson



"My mom buys our turkey at a farm. The farm smells bad. We bring it home. She takes the feathers off with her hand and throws them in the trash. She puts it in the microwave for 6 hours. She looks at the microwave time to know when it is done. She takes it out and puts salsa on it. She cuts it and then we eat it. It is good. It tastes like meat."

— Francisco Caraballo



"Thanksgiving turkeys come from eggs. They have a gobbler and a beak. They can fly. They are fat. My dad shoots our turkey for Thanksgiving. We take it to our house and take all of the feathers off with a feather "saurer." We check it for ticks. We put it in the oven. Cook it for 45 minutes at 40 degrees. We know it is done when the timer goes off."

— Jeremiah Wagner



"We go to the store to buy the turkey. My mom goes to the other stores to get the salt to put on the turkey. She takes the legs off and cleans the outsides with a spoon. She puts salt inside the turkey. She cooks it in the crock-pot for two minutes at 90 degrees. When the buzzer goes off, she gets it out of the crock-pot and cuts it up for me. She eats hers whole."

— Logan Smedley



"We go to Me-ma's for Thanksgiving. Pappy Dave shoots the turkey. If he doesn't get one, he buys it at Wal-Mart. Pap pulls the feathers. He cuts them with like scissors and snaps them off. We clean the head out or throw it away. Pap washes it. He does everything. He washes it in the sink with soap and water. He puts seasons on the turkey (like spicy and regular). He puts it in a pan. He reheats the oven 60 degrees and puts the turkey in for 20 minutes. The timer goes off and that's when the turkey is done. He takes it out of the oven and cuts it into little pieces. That's all he does. Just Pappy and Me-ma eat it. This is what Me-ma tells me he does."

— Chaz Day



"My mom buys our turkey at Food Rite. We are going to eat it before Thanksgiving. Dad and I might go hunting for another one. If we don't get one, I guess we will eat the one from Food Rite. Dad and I will take the head off. I don't know if there is any guts, but I would say probably there are. If there are guts, we would throw them away. We would probably take the feathers off, but I don't know how. We give the turkey to mom. Mom puts celery in it and washes it. She puts pepper and salt on it. She spreads it around. She puts rice in it. She puts the turkey in the oven for probably an hour. It probably gets a little brown and that is how you know it is done. Mom lets it cool. She rips it apart and puts it in dishes so we can eat it. I think I'll like it!"

— Derek Thomas



"My mom buys the turkey at Wal-Mart. The turkey is naked. Mommy puts a wrapper on it. She puts it in the oven for 10 hours at five degrees. The stove beeps — that means the turkey is done. She takes it out of the oven and puts in on the stove for it to cool off. She puts it on the table and makes stuffing, vegetables, and fruit. She sits down and eats with us."

— Grace Vognet



"My mom does our turkey. She makes it out of raw chicken fingers and meat. She gets the chicken fingers and the meat from Wal-Mart. We sometimes eat at McDonald's on Thanksgiving. They serve turkey only on Thanksgiving Day. When she gets the chicken from Wal-Mart she kills it. She opens the belly up. She puts the meat and chicken fingers inside the belly. She uses a knife and cuts all of the guts out. This is how my mom cooked our turkey when I was four years old. She cooks it up to 300 degrees. She puts more chicken fingers and meat inside the body. She puts salt, pepper, and garlic powder inside. Cook it for 900 degrees so it tastes gooder. That is it! It tastes like a 1000 percent."

— Leo Forte



"My dad does not cook our turkey because he is playing video games. My mom goes to the store when it is morning and sunny. The "payers" shoot the turkeys before they get to the store. The "payers" put the turkeys in a freezer. The "payers" put something around the turkey legs so they can't walk. Nothing freezes inside the turkey when it is in the freezer. It is really cold in there. She goes inside the freezer and pays for the turkey. She pays 3 and 4 dollars for the turkey.

When she gets the turkey home, she puts it in a freezer. She gets it out and cooks it on the stove. She puts the turkey back in the freezer until Thanksgiving."

— Maddox Leitenberger



"My mom buys some bread. We invite some people over. My mom buys a turkey at Wal-Mart. We put the turkey in the oven and cook it for three minutes at 70 degrees. We invite some more people like my grammy. Mommy takes the turkey out of the oven and puts it on a plate. My mom puts it on the table and we eat it. Then everyone goes home."

— Joslynn Rhoades



"Pap shoots the turkey up in his field. He takes a knife and skins it. He puts the feathers and head in the garbage. Pap washes the turkey with soap and water inside and outside. Pap puts the turkey on a pan then in the oven. He turns the knob to hot and keeps the turkey in the oven for one minute. Pap checks the turkey with a glove. He touches the turkey with a turkey glove and says, "it's done." Pap takes it out of the oven and puts salt on it. We put it on the table and then plates. We eat it. It is good. We have a good Thanksgiving!"

— Alex Cuchine



"Wal-Mart goes to the farm to get turkeys. All of the Wal-Mart people go in three cars. They ask the farmer for 50 turkeys. The turkeys cost 50 dollars. The workers take nets to catch turkeys. Everyone wears blue to do this. They run around and start catching turkeys. They put the turkeys in big Wal-Mart bags. They cut little holes in the bags. They untie the bags and carry them into Wal-Mart. They cut the feathers off with knives. They cut off the "waddles." They throw them away. They cook the turkey in the oven for one minute. They put them in the oven one at a time. They run around the "bock" while they flap their wings."

— Caydence Miller



"Mom buys the turkey from Wal-Mart. It is just meat. She doesn't cook it. She puts it in the refrigerator for one day. She cooks it on the stove on a pan for a long time (30 times). To see if it is done, she takes the lid up. She pokes holes in it to see if it is done. She puts it on a paper plate and we eat it."

— Elizabeth Buck



"GOD makes turkeys out of magnets. He just throws them down from blue sticky sky. GOD comes down and catches the turkeys. He pulls the turkey's hands — they can reach up to the clouds. GOD makes the turkeys rain into the grocery store. My family goes into the store in the cages to buy our turkey. GOD goes back up into heaven to take care of the people and animals that are dead. My whole family goes into the cage (not my dog - he stays home). We yell at the turkeys to stay in the cage. We kick it until it's dead (it takes a long time). My dad goes home to get a plate and gloves to pick up the dirty stuff. My dad gets water to clean it. He "took" the turkey into the oven. He just makes "plain old" turkey. He cooks it for 11 minutes. He puts barbecue on it to make it yummy when it is done cooking."

— Kelly Johnson



"If I was going to cook our turkey, I would put it in hot lava. The nearest volcano is in America. I would get there in a racecar. I would take 50 buckets and fill them up with water. I would put the fire in the buckets. I would get my dad to help me fill the buckets with paper. My dad bought 50 new buckets for this turkey. We call for a big truck to come and pick up the buckets. My dad and I go home. We put the turkey in the lava. It burns it up. We take a huge crane to take it out. We take it in the house and eat it."

— Ethan Carper



"We are having Thanksgiving at Uncle Nick's house. Me and my mom are making the turkey. We are going to get the turkey at Bi-Lo. First, we put it on the stove on a plate. We cook it for 10 minutes. We know it is done when mom, well she just knows. We put it in a plastic bag and we take it to my Uncle Nick's house. Uncle Nick takes the turkey out of the plastic bag and puts in on a plate. We eat it! It is Good!"

— Cadence Gardiner



"Mommy buys the turkey from Wal-Mart. The turkey is all brown. She puts the turkey in a pan and puts it in the oven for about 10 seconds at 10 degrees. The microwave beeps when the turkey is done. Mommy cuts the turkey and puts it on a plate. She puts the turkey on the table. I've never tried turkey before, but I am going to try it this year."

— Michelle McGuire



"Mom buys the turkey from Bi-Lo. It is dead. It is ugly. She cuts the head with a knife. We all eat the head. Mom cuts the eyes off and throws them away. She puts the turkey in a pan. She puts salt on the turkey. We put it up to 30 hot and leave it sit there for 30 minutes. When it is done, it is the same ugly as before. The ugly looks "kinda" funny. Even though it is ugly, it still tastes good."

— Brandon Emmert



"Nan buys a "live" turkey from I don't know where. I think she buys it from the store. She brings the turkey home. She puts the turkey in a pan as big as the turkey. She cooks it with no hands. She cooks the turkey on the grill for 10. The turkey beeps and that is how she knows it is done. She bring the turkey in a pan and slices it. She gives it to me and everybody. I like it."

— Austin Koch



"My mother cooks our turkey. She goes into the forest for our turkey with my dad. My sisters and brother go into the woods with them. We walk around. He shoots the turkey. My mommy and sister only want a purple turkey this year. We put the turkey in a basket. We put the basket in my house. We cover it up with my blanket. He takes it out of the basket and puts it in a pan. My mom puts three bowls of salt on the turkey."

— Veronica Hess



"My mom does not hunt. She is very scared that she will shoot herself. She thinks that people that hunt are dangerous. "Junior" gets our turkey. He goes in the forest. He finds them when they come out of the forest. He runs and then he shoots them. He tries to shoot a brown and red turkey. He puts the turkey in a bag and takes it home. He kills it again. He cooks it in the microwave for about 10 days. He rips off the turkey legs. He dips the legs in ketchup. It crunches when he eats it. The turkey turns into a chicken."

— Colton Bogert



"My gram and mom make our turkey. The turkey comes from the grocery store. They bring it home. They clean the turkey with soap and water. The put barbecue on the turkey and put it in the stove on a pan. I think for 10 minutes at 30 degrees. They check it by looking through the glass door. A little thing rings and that means it is done. They take it out, cut it up, and let us eat. I like it!"

— Justin Blair



"Turkeys come from Wal-Mart. The people at Wal-Mart make the turkeys. They put them in the oven. They put them in the oven on a cookie sheet. Four people who work at Wal-Mart go into a cornfield and shoot the turkeys. They don't let girls go because they can't shoot the gun. The four men from Wal-Mart are 11 years old. They get paid for doing this — 10 dollars. They carry the turkeys and put them in their truck. The men carry the turkeys into Wal-Mart and skin them. They take a knife and skin them — they skin the skin off. This recipe will take 1000 years to get done. They throw all of the heads in a garbage can. They wash the blood off and wrap the turkeys up. My dad and my mom go and get it. She doesn't go by herself because it is rude. She pays 20 dollars for the turkey."

— Tre' Swartz