(is yuckshire a typo, or intentional...?) You were suggesting the

So this baseball player, I think Fats Fothergill, got
into an argument with the umpire, and they got into it
close up, and the ump sprayed the player, whereupon Fats
spat in his face. The ump said, mine was an accident!,
and the player said, mine was intentional! Which got
him thrown out of the game and fined a week's salary,
whereupon Fats said "the fine was more than I expectorated."

Hmmm... a fortuitous typo, then... (G)

Mine was, in fact, intentional. And the ball player
was Stanley "Frenchy" Bordagaray, not Fats Fothergill.

possibility of cooking slices longer in a pan as one option (I thought), wouldn't that give something resembling drippings...?

Depends on the length.

Oh, ok... ;)

And my idea was to sous-vide or foil-cook to a
reasonable temperature and then crank the grill,
which would be not be healthy for the drippings.

And how nice for my eyes to have been acute enough (just)
to recognize the location.

That, too... :)

It was a touch and go thing.

Rather, and they had all the responsibilities for leftovers
that a host would have without the advantages of having
had the picnic,

Oh, they at least had the benefit of visitors, and someone else
cooking for them... ;) And none of the responsibilities for planning things.... ;)

Seems, too, that the grandboys don't visit nearly
as often as would be wished.

Our plan was to take them out for a local color lunch, and their
plan had been to take us out for a local color lunch, but I
overruled all that and made stuff out of what we had.

After all, there was such an abundant supply of it... :)

We should have stayed another few days to eat up all
the perishables, but Bonnie had a concert to play in
before we cut loose for across the pond.

"Miles to go before I sleep" and all that.... ;)

Something like that: miles to go before the
leftovers spoil.

Burt does enjoy and appreciate your cooking... ;)

He said so, and afterward Shirley gave me a big old kiss,
so all must have been reasonably well.

I'd guess so... :)

I haven't heard otherwise.

Burt has stooped a bit and is a little plumper than he was,
his height settling into girth more or less, and Shirley is
as lovely as ever, perky despite her recent travails. I
hope they last a good long time more, enough to have them
attend at least one more picnic.

We'll just have to continue to schedule picnics close enough to them..

For sure.

Quite doable....

We do have a southern contingent to think of: of
course, back when, there were a couple picnics each
year in widely separated locations.

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Turkey and Pecan Casserole
Categories: Chicken, Main-dish
Yield: 6 Servings

8 c Turkey, cooked & cubed
1/2 ts Mixed vegetable seasoning
8 tb Butter
4 sm Cloves garlic, minced
2 tb Scallions, chopped
6 tb Brandy
1 c White wine
2 tb Tomato paste
6 tb Whole wheat flour
1 c Mushrooms, chopped
2 c Broth
1 lb Pecans
1 1/2 c Sour cream
1/2 c Fresh parsley, chopped

Season turkey with mixed vegetable seasoning. In skillet, melt 1/2 of
butter and brown turkey; place turkey in ovenproof casserole with lid. In
same skillet, saute garlic and scallions. Add brandy and wine; increase
heat and boil about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low and whisk in tomato
paste, and flour. Cook, stirring until smooth. Add mushrooms and broth.
Pour sauce over turkey in casserole. Add pecans. Bake covered 35 to 40
minutes or until turkey is tender. Remove from oven.

Spoon about 2 cups of turkey sauce into bowl; stir in sour cream; return
to casserole, stirring until thoroughly combined. Return to oven and
bake
covered about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve. U/l to DT by
Burt Ford 11/97.

Source: Burt Ford, The Dinner Table

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