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Page 4B,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Thanksgiving Turkey In 8 Easy Steps
(NAPSI)-To help
the bird you serve get
“gobbled up” this holiday
try these easy tips from
“Flavors of America” TV
host and cookbook author
Chef Jim Coleman and
Chef’sChoice®. These
experts have teamed up
to take you through the
process of serving up
the perfect bird, includ
ing choosing, seasoning,
cooking and carving the
turkey.
Choosing The Turkey
• Step 1: When choos
ing your turkey, allow 1.5
pounds for each guest. For
eight guests, you’ll want at
least a 12 lb. turkey. There
will be ample leftovers.
• Step 2: If you’re buying
a frozen turkey, allow 24
hours of thawing for every
four-to-hve pounds; a
fresh turkey should not sit
more than 48 to 72 hours
before preparation.
• Hints: According to
Coleman, there is no
scientific evidence that
bird gender makes a dif
ference in quality or taste.
Environment and feed,
however, can determine a
taste difference.
Turkeys can be frozen up
to 12 months. If you have
a frozen turkey from last
year, it’s safe to cook for
this year’s feast if it has
remained frozen through
out the year.
• Step 3: Flavor your
turkey with Coleman’s
“holiday rub” (recipe for
12 lb. turkey).
Thanksgiving Recipe:
The Holiday Rub
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh
thyme leaves (save stems)
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh
rosemary (save stems)
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh
sage (save stems)
2 Tbsp. minced garlic
2 Tbsp. minced shallots
3 lemons
Mix all ingredients
above, set aside stems.
Pepper to taste.
Step 4: Wash turkey
inside and out with cold
water and pat dry with
paper towels. Place turkey
in roasting pan and lift
up the skin starting near
the neck, and rub mixture
onto the meat under the
skin.
Squeeze juice of one
lemon over turkey. Use
remaining herb mixture to
coat top of bird. Prick two
lemons and place them
into cavity with the stems
from sage, rosemary, and
thyme.
Step 5: Preheat oven
to 350°. Cook until juice
runs clear when turkey is
pierced at the base of leg.
The turkey is done when
the meat thermometer
reads 180° in the thick
est part of the bird. After
the turkey is cooked, let it
cool for 15 minutes. Cool
ing makes the meat easier
to slice.
How to Carve A
Turkey
Step 6: Use a very sharp
carving knife to carve the
turkey. Sharp knives are
safer and they will help
you smoothly cut thin,
even slices without shred
ding the meat. You don’t
have to be an expert to put
a razor-sharp edge on your
knife. A sharpener like
Chef’sChoice EdgeSelect
120 can make sharpening
easy. The sharpener uses
100 percent diamond-
coated disks and a revo
lutionary polishing stage
to create a professional
knife edge in seconds. The
precision guides eliminate
guesswork, making pre
dictable, razor-sharp edges
every time it’s used.
Step 7: Remove and set
aside the legs and the last
joint of each wing. Make
a long, deep (to the bone),
horizontal “base cut” into
the breast just above the
wing. Be sure to use a
good, sharp knife.
Step 8: Slice down verti
cally through the breast
until you meet the original
base cut. This will release
perfect, even slices.
“Two common mistakes
people make after cooking
their turkey is not waiting
long enough for the bird
to rest after it comes out
of the oven, and improp
erly carving the turkey
by using a dull knife or
the wrong technique. If
you slice the turkey too
soon, most of the juices
will run out and your
meat will be dry. And if
you carve improperly or
use a dull knife, carving
may be more difficult and
your turkey could become
unappetizing,” Coleman
said.
By following these tur
key carving instructions,
you can have a turkey that
looks as good as it tastes.
For help finding a sharp
ener that’s right for you,
call (800) 342-3255 or go
to www.chefschoice.com.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Three keys to thwarting online
thieves this holiday season
(ARA) - Online shopping
is about to reach epic pro
portions. The Internet will
soon buzz with party invi
tations and holiday wishes
sent from afar. Americans
will go online to find ideas
for their holiday shopping
lists, directions to party
sites, and deals on airfare,
hotel rooms and rental cars
for those who will travel
between now and New
Year’s.
Identity thieves, spam
mers, hackers and other
online evildoers will have a
lot to be happy about - and
plenty of opportunities
- this holiday season. Pro
tecting your PC - and all
the personal information
it either holds or transmits
for you on a daily basis - is
more important than ever
during the holidays.
No one wants to give
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criminals. To avoid falling
prey to online threats this
holiday season, follow
these simple steps:
1. Lise security and anti
virus software.
Having Internet security
software on your PC is
a must. Without it, your
computer is at risk from
hackers, viruses, spyware
and other programs, com
monly called “malware”
that are designed to steal
your personal information
or otherwise cause you
problems. Many Internet
security products, like
AVG Internet Security,
offer free versions that you
can download online. If
you like the product, you
can pay to upgrade to a
full version with additional
protection features like
anti-virus and anti-spy-
ware, anti-Spam, identity
protection and a firewall.
The cost of buying Internet
security and anti-virus
software pales compared
with what you stand to lose
if you don’t have it.
Be sure to look for anti
virus software that also
helps with online threats
that can attack through so
cial networking sites. With
more people using social
networking sites to stay in
touch regarding holiday
plans, and college students
getting ready to head back
to school after winter
break, safe social network
ing is more important than
ever. AVG offers Online
Shield, which allows you to
safely social network, chat,
download and exchange
files without risking virus
infection. Log on to www.
AVG to learn more.
2. Protect your privacy
Before you type any per
sonal, identifying informa
tion into a website’s form,
read the site’s privacy
policy first - no matter how
long and dull it seems. You
may be surprised by what
you find. If a site’s privacy
policy tells you the site
will share your information
with others, you may want
to do business elsewhere.
Likewise, become
informed on the privacy
settings of your favorite
social networking sites.
Some major sites are noto
rious for making changes,
introducing upgrades or
adding new services that
affect your privacy. In es
sence, you may be required
to reinforce your privacy
settings every time the site
makes a change, or risk
discovering that infor
mation you thought was
private is actually available
for the whole Internet to
see.
3. Be a savvy online
shopper
The American Bar As
sociation recommends you
always use a credit card for
online purchases, rather
than a debit card, money
order, cashier’s check,
certified check, direct
bank withdrawal or C.O.D
(cash on delivery). Federal
law limits your liability
to just $50 if an unauthor
ized charge shows up on
your credit card statement.
Some websites and card
issuers will even pay that
amount for you in the event
your card number was used
illegally.
Make sure the website is
secure before you make a
purchase. You should find
an icon of an unbroken
key or closed lock in the
browser window. A broken
key or open lock may mean
the site is not secure. Also,
check the web address on
the page where you are
supposed to enter pay
ment info. It should begin
with “https” instead of just
“http.”
Always read the site’s
refund or returns policy.
No law requires a mer
chant to accept a return
and issue a refund unless
the item is defective or has
been misrepresented by
the merchant. Finally, keep
good records of all online
purchases. Always print a
receipt of the transaction
and save e-mail receipts.
If you ordered something
based on an advertisement
promising a specific deal
or delivery time, keep cop
ies of the ad.
Your Friends May Be
Affecting Your Weight
(SPM Wire) Is obe
sity contagious? Can
you catch it from your
friends? And if you have
skinny friends, can this
help you lose weight?
According to new
research this may, indeed,
be the case.
Researchers at Harvard
University say America’s
obesity epidemic won’t
plateau until at least 42
percent of adults are
obese, according to math
ematical modeling based
on 40 years of research.
This new research,
which recently was
published in the journal
“PLoS Computational
Biology,” runs counter to
recent assertions by some
experts that the obesity
rate, which has been at 34
percent for the past five
years, may have peaked.
This figure doesn’t take
into account an additional
34 percent of American
adults who are over
weight but not obese,
according to the federal
government’s Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention.
While studying the
issue, the scientists also
found that friends may
be impacting each other’s
weight.
The Harvard scientists
assert that the prolifera
tion of adult obesity in
recent decades may be
due to social networks.
They found that a non-
obese American adult
has a 2 percent chance
of becoming obese in
any given year, and that
this number rises by 0.4
percentage points with
each obese social contact,
meaning that five obese
contacts doubles the risk
of becoming obese.
This may be because
ideas about food portions,
exercise and what counts
as a normal body size all
seem to be influenced by
the people to whom we’re
connected.
However, you don’t
need to get rid of friends
to manage your weight.
That’s because research
ers also found that when
see Friends,
page 6B
LEE COUNTY
Lee County Board Of
Elections & Registration
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that Logic and Accuracy
Testing on the voting equipment to be used for
voting in the November 30,2010 General Elec
tion Runoff will begin at 8:30 a.m. on November
15,2010. The testing will be held in the Elections
and Registration Office and the Elections Storage
Building located at 102 Starksville Ave., North,
Leesburg, Georgia. Testing will continue daily until
completed. For further information contact the
Elections and Registration Office at 759-6002.
Veronica M. Johnson
Supervisor of Elections n.10.10
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LEE COUNTY
Life works well here.
Lee County Board Of
Elections & Registration
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-492 notice is hereby
given that the computation and canvassing of the
returns of votes cast in the November 30,2010
General Election Runoff will take place in the
Elections and Registration Office in the T. Page
Tharp Governmental Building, 102 Starksville
Ave., North, Leesburg, Georgia. Computation and
canvassing will begin Wednesday, December 1,
2010 at 9:00 a.m. The returns will be certified on
November 3,2010 at 1:00 p.m.
Veronica Johnson
Supervisor of Elections