Our Youngest Chefs from Butler County Teach You How to Cook a Turkey (Brace Yourself!)

Gemma Farough (5)

I would get a turkey from a farm. You cook it in a pan in the oven and add whatever ingredients you want. It can feed 11 people. I usually like to eat ice cream and corn dogs with my turkey!

Gracelyn Howard (5)

You get a turkey from a Thanksgiving store.You stuff it with chicken. You leave it by itself in the oven for 10 minutes. I think this will feed like five people. I like to eat mashed potatoes with gravy on top with the turkey.

Aubrey Parker (5)

I would get a turkey from Walmart. I would not stuff the turkey. I would put it on the cooking pan and put a little hot sauce on it for my mom because she loves hot sauce. I would cook this in my house where the kitchen is on a pan for 10 minutes. All four people in my house can eat it.

Rixton Sykes (5)

I would shoot my turkey and take the bullet out so I don’t eat the bullet. I would put it in a bag and save it for a couple of days in the fridge. Then I would take it out of the bag and put it on a pan. And then I would put it on my roof to heat up from the sun. Then throw it in the oven. Then after that I would put blue and green food coloring on it to make it look like a Farari. Now it is ready to eat. I’ll cut it and take the bones out. My whole family and everyone in the whole entire world can eat this turkey.

Addison Whitlow (6)

I could get a turkey from a farm. You can put it in a pot or pan on the stove and cook it for 6 hours. Sissy, Gabe, mom, dad and me can eat this turkey.

Paisley Cox (6)

I would get my turkey from the grocery store. I would put a heater in the fridge and cook it in there. Cook it for 6 minutes. Ten people can eat the turkey. I like hot dogs with my turkey.

River Hester (6)

I would get a turkey from a turkey. I would put it in a microwave for 10 minutes. Only my family could eat this size turkey.

Jacilynn Tuttle (5)

I can get a turkey from the store. I would put it in a bird frying pan and it will take 11 minutes to cook. Five people can eat my turkey.

Oliver King (5)

I can get my turkey from a farm. I would put it in the oven for 40 minutes. My family could eat it and others could stay the night and eat it too. We can eat McDonald’s with it.

Victoria King (6)

I would get a turkey from Walmart because my Mimi works there. I would cook it in the oven with my mom because I don’t want to touch it because it would burn my hand. I would leave it in the oven for 50 seconds. 55 people could eat this turkey. I would have more turkey and yucky bananas with it.

Raylee Turner (6)

I would get a turkey from outside. I would cook it in a pan or something for 50 minutes. My family could eat it and we could have mashed potatoes with it.

Dylan Brather (5)

You can get a turkey from a farm. You can cook it in the stove for 20 minutes. We can have salt and cheese on it. My dad, mom and nana, me and my brother can eat this even my whole family.

Maliki Hudson (6)

I can get a turkey from my dad’s house, he has turkeys at his house. I can put it in a pan on the stove for probably 20 hours. I will eat it with salt. Three people will be able to eat the turkey.

Layna Kappesser (5)

I can find the turkey outside somewhere. I would put it in the microwave for 5 minutes. I would cook mashed potatoes with it and my mom, my sister and me would eat it. Not my dad because he doesn’t like turkey.

Porter Pendley (5)

I would get my turkey from the Boogie Barn. I would get it out and put it in the sink and wash it. Then I will get some salt and cook it for 9 minutes on the stove and get the phone and invite Mammaw, Papaw, Andrew and Papa. I would cook corn on the cob with salt and beans with it.

Lennox Cardwell (5)

I would go get my turkey from a farm. Then I would put it in a bag and put it in my car. I will put it in the oven for 3 minutes. I would put the turkey on a pot holder in the oven so the turkey won’t get burned by the oven. And I would turn the timer on. I like chicken nuggets so I would cook it with the turkey. Me, mommy, Luca and Gammy get to eat this turkey.

Lafe Byrd (5)

I would definitely find a turkey at a farm, but I would not eat the gobbler on its neck! I would bring it home and kill it. I would grill my turkey because that makes it good. I would put salt on it too. My favorite is corn so I would make that too. It would take 60 minutes to grill. My whole family and all of my friends and my teacher can eat it!

Elianna Hernandez-Velasco (5)

I read a book in the library about getting a chicken at a farm so I think I can get a turkey at a farm. I think I can cook it in the microwave for 11 minutes. I like green noodles, they are good and kind of spicy. I think 5 people could eat all of this food.

Rene Ramos Gonzalez  (5)

I get a turkey and I cook it with a fire! I eat turkey and all of my family. I like hot talkies with it too.

Melania Sales (5)

I can get a turkey from the store and cook it. Mommy and me eat it.

Adriana Pablo Mendoza (6)

I can get a turkey from a store. We can cook on a stove and stir it up. My mommy, daddy, and sister Ashley can eat it at home.

Yanci Lopez Gomez (6)

I get turkey to eat from a store. Mama can cook it on the stove. My family can eat all the food.

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