Regarding the "size" of Turkeys; if you will go to the Link on the bottom of the article, to The-Perfect-Turkey dot com, there is a section on Turkey History.
He talks about the weight there and also about how Breeding and Corporate Greed has eliminated all but 4 of the "Natural" turkeys. Basically, when one buys a standard turkey at the local Mega Market, there is just one kind, generally speaking.
Wait, let me just post a direct Link to that part of his Website:
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Regarding the "size" of Turkeys; if you will go to the Link on the bottom of the article, to The-Perfect-Turkey dot com, there is a section on Turkey History.
He talks about the weight there and also about how Breeding and Corporate Greed has eliminated all but 4 of the "Natural" turkeys. Basically, when one buys a standard turkey at the local Mega Market, there is just one kind, generally speaking.
Wait, let me just post a direct Link to that part of his Website: