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In reply to the discussion: My nephew just sent a text saying he'll only attend our Thanksgiving if we're serving an "indigenously sourced turkey." [View all]
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(60,235 posts)63. We get out turkey from poultry vendors here in Germany
They are raised here, and their chickens are (as far as we know, and requested) not raised with hormones or antibiotics, but we have no way of controlling that. We just hope for the best.
When we are on vacation on Cape Cod, there are always families of wild turkeys all over the place, but we have been told that they are not suitable for eating, as they are tough and gamey. The domesticated ones must have undergone some selective breeding. I'm sure that suits the wild ones just fine, since nobody bothers them.
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My nephew just sent a text saying he'll only attend our Thanksgiving if we're serving an "indigenously sourced turkey." [View all]
PeaceWave
Nov 2025
OP
Maybe let him know it's too late for this year but you'd welcome his participation
mahina
Nov 2025
#2
Also say that you would be so proud next year when he brings the appropriate turkey that HE PAID FOR.
viva la
Nov 2025
#51
Tell him the only way to find out what is being served is to show up and see for oneself.
RockRaven
Nov 2025
#4
Turkeys are native to the Americas, so any turkey you get is "indigenously sourced."
Ocelot II
Nov 2025
#7
Tell him you've already selected your bird & invite him to buy next year's
SheltieLover
Nov 2025
#10
My sister has promised she will channel Leslie for Thanksgiving. Because we all need her!
Scrivener7
Nov 2025
#40
Well, but it's Columbus Day that's now called Indigenous People's Day. Not Thanksgiving.
Scrivener7
Nov 2025
#39
Tell him he can go shoot a deer. There were five of them on the original Thanksgiving menu.
rsdsharp
Nov 2025
#30
They're native in the sense that they are the descendants of indigenous animals.
Ocelot II
Nov 2025
#46
Tell him you're sorry to hear that and he will be missed. Then say, "Buh bye."
Scrivener7
Nov 2025
#38
Tell them not to speak Spanish near visitors or it will be the oven for them.
Ping Tung
Nov 2025
#55
Safeway turkey: Complicit with late stage capitalist status quo colonial empire oppressors, and too much white meat.
betsuni
Nov 2025
#61