The Butterball
Turkey Talk-Line's Most Memorable Calls:
- Home alone, a Kentucky woman was in the doghouse when she
called the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line. While preparing the turkey, her chihuahua jumped
into the bird's body cavity and couldn't get out. She tried pulling the dog and shaking
the bird, but nothing worked. She and the dog became more and more distraught. After
calming the woman down, the Talk-Line home economist suggested carefully cutting the
opening in the cavity of the turkey wider. It worked and Fido was freed!
- Birdie, eagle and turkey? Roasting a turkey doesn't have to
interfere with the daily routine, so said a retired Floridian. He called "Turkey
Central" for turkey grilling tips while waiting to tee off from the 14th hole.
- Taking turkey preparation an extra step, a Virginian
wondered, "How do you thaw a fresh turkey?" The Talk-Line staffer explained that
fresh turkeys aren't frozen and don't need to be thawed.
- Don't wait until the last minute! A Georgian woman took the
"Be prepared" motto to heart. She had just agreed to host the following year's
Thanksgiving Dinner and called the Talk-Line a year ahead of time for turkey tips.
- A Southern woman called to comment, "On Thanksgiving
Day, the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line is more important than the President. He can take the
day off, but the Talk-Line staff can't." (The Butterball Turkey Talk-Line is open
Thanksgiving Day, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Central Standard Time.)
- A woman called 1-800-323-4848 to find out how long it would
take to roast her turkey. To answer the question, the Talk-Line home economist asked how
much the bird weighed. The woman responded, "I don't know, it's still running around
outside."
- Tofu turkey? No matter how you slice it, Thanksgiving just
isn't Thanksgiving without turkey. A restaurant owner in California wanted to know how to
roast a turkey for a vegetarian menu.
- White meat, anyone? A West Coast woman took turkey
preparation to extremes by scrubbing her bird with bleach. Afterward, she called the
Talk-Line to find out how to clean off the bleach. To her dismay, she was advised to
dispose of the turkey.
- A young girl called on behalf of her mother who needed
roasting advice To provide approximate roasting times, the home economist asked what size
the turkey was. Without asking her mother the little girl paused, then replied,
"Medium."
- A novice turkey-cooking chef wanted to know if the yellow
netting and wrapper around the turkey should be removed before roasting. Envisioning a
melted plastic turkey blob, the home economist responded, "Yes," then offered
complete roasting directions.
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