"This Bagged Roast Turkey recipe won second prize in The 1989 Old Farmer's Almanac Recipe Contest. The recipe was submitted by June Stewart of Wheeling, Illinois. Note on below: We recommend using an oven-roasting bag, not a brown bag such as often found at grocery stores, for this recipe. Refer to the oven-cooking bag package for specific directions of how to use it...."
INGREDIENTS
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large turkey (15 to 22 pounds)
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1 large, plain oven-roasting bag
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1 clove garlic, minced
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1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
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giblets and neck from turkey
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2 ribs celery, chopped
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1 clove garlic, minced
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1 onion, quartered
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1 parsnip, quartered
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1 teaspoon each salt, pepper, marjoram, and sage
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4 to 6 slices cornbread (depending on size of turkey)
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2 cups cubed wheat bread
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2 onions, diced
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2 apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
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2 cups chopped celery
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1 cup chopped chestnut meats
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1/2 cup grated carrot
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2 tablespoons ground fresh sage
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2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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1 cup butter, melted
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1 cup giblet stock, strained
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giblet meat, chopped fine