not technically helpful...

[cellio]

I was trying to find out if Butterball turkeys actually contain butter, so I went to their web site. I could find nothing about ingredients/additives on the site, but I found this in the "about us" section: "In fact, the Butterball name was chosen to characterize a new, special breed of broad-breasted white feather turkeys, not because the turkeys contain butter, as many mistakenly believe."

Just a few more words could have removed the ambiguity. So it's a mistake to believe that the turkeys contain butter, or (what this technically says) that it's a mistake to believe that their name has anything to do with the possible presence of butter? Having failed to disambiguate with the resources they provide, I sent them email.

Odd detail: while they have a domain name (the obvious one, in fact), customer support has an AOL address.

Update: Reply received; no butter. (See comments.)

Comments

[anniemal.livejournal.com]

I have decidedly weird photographs of my hand with butter under a turkey skin. I buy cheap turkeys and imbue them. May or may not do it this year. It worked well. Maybe plain. For mom and our mutual weight gain. Jellied cranberry sauce or Mama Stamberg's Relish. Just glad I'm not going to have to deal with strangers. That was a scare.

[sue-n-julia.livejournal.com]

Try using sage and garlic instead of butter under the skin for a taste treat. Or, stuff under the skin with stuffing instead of in the body. The stuffing is a little drier and stiffer, but *very* tasty.

S

[cellio]

Mmm, garlic. There is rarely enough garlic. :-)