Thanksgiving Famous Pumpkin Nut Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, melted
4 eggs
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) pumpkin
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2-3/4 cups flour
1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions:

Melt butter.
Add eggs and pumpkin. Beat thoroughly.
Add sugars, baking soda and powder, and spices. Beat thoroughly until all lumps are removed.
Add flour. Beat thoroughly.
Add nuts and mix.
Spoon into 2 greased bread pans.
Bake for 1 hour at 350°F. Test with toothpick to ensure loaves are ready.

Herbed Roasted Turkey

Ingredients:

1 whole 12 to 14 lb turkey
1/2 cup rosemary sprigs(fresh)
1/2 cup sage leaves(fresh)
1 apple(quartered)
1 stalk celery(halved)
1 onion(halved)
1/2 cup butter(melted).

Instructions:

Remove giblets and neck from turkey; reserve for other uses if desired.
 Rinse turkey with cold water and pat dry.Loosen skin from the turkey breast a bit not totally detaching.
Place rosemary and sage under skin then smooth skin over herbs and back into place.Place apple celery and onion into the neck cavity.
 Place the turkey breast side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan and brush with melted butter.
Cover turkey loosely with a "tent" of aluminum foil.Bake at 325 degrees until meat thermometer registers about 180 degrees.
This should take from 3 1/2 to 4 hours but begin checking after 3 hours.
Remove turkey and let stand 15 minutes before carving. Serve with gravy.