13346 Mon Oct 11 20:16:13 -0700 2004 5 4 Pacific Northwest 0 27241 Greetings, I'm interested in buying a fresh turkey for this Thanksgiving and am looking for recommendations where (or where not to) order. Thanks in advance! Mon Oct 11 20:16:13 -0700 2004 0 dogdaze 1 27244 Thundering Hooves farm (a family farm in Walla Walla) is selling turkeys this year-- they have a standard and a heritage breed. They're not cheap but I've gotten some really great meat products from them in the past. They are at: www.thunderinghooves.net Mon Oct 11 21:10:43 -0700 2004 27241 0 chococat 1 27247 Please, remember to put the city. Mon Oct 11 22:02:35 -0700 2004 27241 0 Nick 2 27268 Whoops -- city is Seattle, thanks. Wed Oct 13 01:11:47 -0700 2004 27247 0 dogdaze 1 27330 I bought mine from Don & Joe's down at Pike Place last year - it was great. They offer fresh turkeys (the one I bought) and fresh organic turkeys. Fri Oct 15 14:45:43 -0700 2004 27241 0 gobble 2 27331 Not only that, . . . . I was recounting to a couple I was sitting next to at Salumi about how I'd ordered a turkey from A&J Meats, and later determined that I wanted to roast it in butterflied form. When I phoned A&J to inquire about having it butterflied, the person I was talking to became apoplectic, insisting that it was impossible, and in fact *illegal*, for them to do such a thing. In stark contrast, when I called Don & Joe's, their response was "How soon do you want to pick it up?" Beyond that, when they found out I was making giblet stuffing, they threw in a pile of extra giblets gratis. Not to mention the fact that they were happy to receive payment via credit card. Smell ya' later, A&J! Fri Oct 15 15:13:04 -0700 2004 27330 0 not-the-bad-steve