Win Your Thanksgiving Turkey!
Do you know where you're getting your turkey this year? Not yet? Then we've got a contest for you! The good folks at D'Artagnan are providing us with a turkey a day to give away to one lucky Serious Eats reader from today until Sunday, November 18.*
D'Artagnan is a purveyor of many things delicious—from pâtés to sausages, foie gras to wild mushrooms, game meat to truffles. But what we're especially interested in right now is their turkey.
D'Artagnan's certified organic birds are fed organic grains and pure spring water—no protein supplements, added poultry or fish byproducts, pesticides or herbicides. Additionally no antibiotics, no growth hormones. The result is a poultry with great flavor, tenderness, and a 25 percent lower fat content than standard commercially raised turkey.
We will be giving away 12- to 14-pound organic free-range birds for the duration of the contest. Contest open only to participants in the continental U.S.
Win a Turkey
To enter to win, just answer the following question in the comments below:
Who gets to break the wishbone in your house?
One (1) winner will be chosen at random from among the commenters. Feel free to enter every day, but you may win only once during the lifetime of the contest. Comments for this entry will be open until noon ET tomorrow (Nov. 12). The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
*Sorry, but we have to limit shipping to the continental U.S. Birds will be shipped from D'Artagnan no later than Monday, November 19.
Comments are closed: 148 Comments:
The youngest at the table
Mike Sula at 1:04PM on 11/11/07
me
Kevin at 1:15PM on 11/11/07
i do actually
zekks at 1:27PM on 11/11/07
Whoever remembers where it is after it dries out for a few days or weeks...
subeast at 1:28PM on 11/11/07
Our family has always taken turns with the wishbone,and my youngest daughter always knows whose turn it is!
amylou61 at 1:29PM on 11/11/07
It used to be the youngest, but I believe the one from last year is still waiting somewhere...
amusingcalliope at 1:30PM on 11/11/07
Whoever wants it the most! ...which is always my husband.
Svera at 1:32PM on 11/11/07
My little sister and I
slaskow at 1:32PM on 11/11/07
The hostess, over dessert and the games.
tgr1104 at 1:33PM on 11/11/07
my momma.
gimpgimp at 1:35PM on 11/11/07
White
le_avion at 1:35PM on 11/11/07
Either one of us.
le_avion at 1:36PM on 11/11/07
it is rotational
Eroca at 1:39PM on 11/11/07
Whoever cooked it.
Marilyn at 1:40PM on 11/11/07
we roll a die for it!
kimeats at 1:48PM on 11/11/07
The kids, who each grab a side and pull.
beegoode at 1:51PM on 11/11/07
Usually whoever remembers it is there.
jamiephoto at 1:51PM on 11/11/07
whoever wants to really.
intheyearofthepig at 1:51PM on 11/11/07
We have a number drawing. The two that are closest to the number picked gets to break the wishbone.
Nettie at 1:52PM on 11/11/07
Nobody in my family does it.
GarrettL at 2:03PM on 11/11/07
whoever gets to it first
ceforrester at 2:04PM on 11/11/07
The youngest in the house - usually, my younger brother and myself!
(and there's always a fight over the "proper" and "fair" grips to use when breaking the wishbone)
Hestial at 2:11PM on 11/11/07
Most of the time, nobody does. We're usually too stuffed to think about it.
TheJTrain at 2:13PM on 11/11/07
Whoever thinks of it first.
schnitzel at 2:17PM on 11/11/07
the cook chooses
tenpointfarmer at 2:19PM on 11/11/07
me!
winnekat at 2:26PM on 11/11/07
Whoever wants to.
robotbill at 2:28PM on 11/11/07
Usually me :)
Erin at 2:35PM on 11/11/07
Whoever cooks the bird gets to choose the pullers of the wishbone. However, it's traditional to dry it out overnight and pull it the following day.
Eliz. at 2:36PM on 11/11/07
We used to do when everyone was younger, but we don't do that anymore. They got saved up so that we could do a few at a time (3 siblings)
xalexx at 2:40PM on 11/11/07
Usually the ones that make the turkey stock get to do the wishbone - me and my mother-in-law.
etyper333 at 2:46PM on 11/11/07
Whoever wants it
beanish at 2:47PM on 11/11/07
anyone
cairech at 2:52PM on 11/11/07
the kids
isol8d at 2:54PM on 11/11/07
My sister and I used to but I can't remember the last time we did. I'll make a point of it this year!
Jeana at 2:57PM on 11/11/07
My little sister and I...when Mom remembers to save it!
katief at 3:00PM on 11/11/07
It's usually the youngest two, who are 11 and 16.
mistyp at 3:02PM on 11/11/07
We break this year's bone to determine who breaks it next year! No, complete lie. Usually it's the youngest person at the table, and the winner gets the first piece of pie. And usually the second!
glassdog at 3:04PM on 11/11/07
whoever debones the turkey - she also always gets to pick which side to hold onto - so you know I never win...
cmckenna at 3:06PM on 11/11/07
My son and me, while my vegetarian daughter looks the other way :)
RitaC at 3:11PM on 11/11/07
whomever has the guts to help wash and dry after that extravaganza!
ChelleyD01 at 3:12PM on 11/11/07
Hmm. I don't think we've ever dug out the wishbone. I guess technically I get to break it,since I'm the one doing the carving.
ErikaWaz at 3:13PM on 11/11/07
That's a tradition we never adopted in my home, so nobody breaks the wishbone..
grahams at 3:14PM on 11/11/07
My 2-year old and his uncle.
dmorriso at 3:16PM on 11/11/07
The oldest and the youngest at the table always get to at my house.
Scoggdog at 3:19PM on 11/11/07
I share the wishbone with my grandson.
I love his giggle when he "wins".
suegsf at 3:30PM on 11/11/07
My pooch.
jb_dc at 3:37PM on 11/11/07
The chef (which is usually my mother) and the person of their choosing (which is usually myself).
jd7979 at 3:47PM on 11/11/07
Whoever helps with the dishes.
SelimaCat at 3:48PM on 11/11/07
It rotated between us three kids...but I'm pretty sure as the oldest, I missed my turn a few times.
birdlime at 3:51PM on 11/11/07
My daughter and I.
liannenc at 3:55PM on 11/11/07
we usually put it on the window sill to dry out, forget about it, then throw it away in a week...
stevea at 3:56PM on 11/11/07
White....but after reading thru the comments for the past few days, just might venture a few slices of dark this year.... :)
JeffsInTheKitchen at 3:57PM on 11/11/07
whoever carved the turkey.
allenb at 4:00PM on 11/11/07
i do
cupcup at 4:09PM on 11/11/07
When I was young it was always my mom and dad. But this is my first year to have my own Thanksgiving so I'll definitely be on one side of that bone!
Michaela at 4:10PM on 11/11/07
The cook. This year, that's me.
Lippy at 4:11PM on 11/11/07
me!
thebigguy at 4:28PM on 11/11/07
the youngest & the oldest
jlipof at 4:45PM on 11/11/07
I always break it!! :))
freeinhim at 4:48PM on 11/11/07
Always the little'uns.
sobriquet at 4:54PM on 11/11/07
The one that cooks the bird gets to decide if it doesn't get broken apart when prepping....
proccers at 4:56PM on 11/11/07
I always let the wishbone dry for a couple of days then let my two girls have at it . They are now 29 and 22 years old and they still play tug of war with it . LOL
NewEnglandBites at 4:58PM on 11/11/07
myself and my wife. our daughter is too young right now.
feep at 5:01PM on 11/11/07
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KennyA at 5:10PM on 11/11/07
Whoever finds the wishbone at our house gets to break it with whomever else they decide on. It's always interesting when we forget about it first.
LunaPierCook at 5:12PM on 11/11/07
Whoever hosts Thanksgiving dinner
brunjaune at 5:29PM on 11/11/07
The kids.
madball911 at 5:35PM on 11/11/07
the 2 youngest at the table
awtane at 5:43PM on 11/11/07
Whomever finds it first!!
prostudent at 5:55PM on 11/11/07
We don't break the wishbones.
MerMade07 at 6:09PM on 11/11/07
The garbage can.
prozzmozz at 6:10PM on 11/11/07
Superstition! We don't break wishbones. We have a friend who has a candle-lit chandelier in his second home that is festooned with unbroken wishbones. So we dry it off and send it to him.
tmdonahue at 6:14PM on 11/11/07
Mom & the baby.
christianne at 6:15PM on 11/11/07
my daughters fight over it.
n5rat at 6:30PM on 11/11/07
we don't.
cybercita at 6:37PM on 11/11/07
I has always been my thing... even when my mom would just make roasted chicken, that piece was my special piece.
malenky at 6:59PM on 11/11/07
We have no special ritual for dealing with the wishbone. Frankly, we're just grateful if my 25 year old son doesn't eat it.
Dogstar at 6:59PM on 11/11/07
The person who cares enough to get it. Surprisingly often, no one goes for the wishbone.
jessie at 7:21PM on 11/11/07
Cook's choice...usually the younger kids get to fight over it.
Tableau Vivante at 7:31PM on 11/11/07
generally it's me who requests the wishbone. no one else really cares, but i like the tradition.
pumpkinspice at 7:44PM on 11/11/07
I have twin nephews and the tradition is that they get the wishbone. Even now, when they're soon to graduate from high school, they're still enthusiastic about it.
Ed Brayton at 7:49PM on 11/11/07
My sci-tech son, David, figured out the wishbone trick when he was about four. He knew that whoever held it at the highest point shifted the fulcrum balance so they would win the break. Consequently, he always has the honor of breaking the wishbone---
Teachertalk at 8:05PM on 11/11/07
The children always get to break the wishbone. It is a contest between two at our house to see who gets the longer end.
EmilyK at 8:14PM on 11/11/07
my brother
KarynMC at 8:29PM on 11/11/07
me
linda at 8:36PM on 11/11/07
no one really cares about the wishbone at our house, the fight is over the turkey tail.
NomNomNom at 8:37PM on 11/11/07
Me.
carbonaria at 8:48PM on 11/11/07
little cousins
JP001 at 9:07PM on 11/11/07
the youngest always breaks the wishbone!
tortor at 9:07PM on 11/11/07
My son and I for the past 25 years! Happy Thanksgiving!
densogirl at 9:10PM on 11/11/07
Our two kids get the honors
Bebemiqui at 9:15PM on 11/11/07
Normally my husband and I do but our 3 year old niece is visiting this year so all bets are off!
rudbeckia at 9:19PM on 11/11/07
Somehow my kids have never really gotten the "wishbone thing," maybe because it's not something my wife or her family seem to do. So, since I grew up with full-family competition for the wishbone, I'm lucky that way - I get dibs on the wishbone without so much as a whisper of protest. OTOH, it's much more likely that the wishbone will be cut or broken, since no one but me cares about it. And then, of course, I have to convince one of the kids that the breaking and wishing on the wishbone ritual might be cool - if for no other reason than to humor me.
curmudgeon at 9:20PM on 11/11/07
We remove it, clean it off a bit, and put it in the freezer. On New Year's Day, the cook and the cleaner-upper will make a new year wish and then compete accordingly.
pyewacket at 9:29PM on 11/11/07
It seems that we've forgone this tradition of yore. Typically it ends up drying out on the counter, falling behind clutter only to be found a year later. I think last year, I just tossed it out with the carcass after I made stock.
rickster at 9:33PM on 11/11/07
Usually the youngest gets the right to the wishbone. It used to be my favorite part of Thanksgiving when I was young, then I started to focus on the food instead.
FoodBoy at 9:57PM on 11/11/07
Whoever calls it first. Kinda like calling shotgun when getting into a car.
phattymatt at 9:59PM on 11/11/07
Usually it's my sister & I.
billygoat at 10:03PM on 11/11/07
I do!
sunmoonstars75 at 10:28PM on 11/11/07
I do of course, I am the one who cooks it!
...cook, chef, culinary sponge, traveler, volunteer, missionary.
tyronebcookin
tyronebcookin at 10:51PM on 11/11/07
the guest of honor or the eldest guest
holybasil at 10:57PM on 11/11/07
Dark :)
SarahAlex at 11:00PM on 11/11/07
I almost always forget about it until I'm getting ready to put the turkey in the frig. Then I usually share it with whoever is in the kitchen with me.
Lyds1 at 11:34PM on 11/11/07
Nobody.
paris221966 at 12:04AM on 11/12/07
MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
cornellfoodie at 12:16AM on 11/12/07
With seven children in this house along with a hubby who is a child at heart on some things... it's the first person that finds the wishbone and whoever he or she asks to break it with them.
I would lvoe to win a turkey for us this year! Blogged ya: http://laurawilliamsmusings.blogspot.com/2007/11/sunday-edition-of-contests-galore_11.html
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Laura
lauraw68@yahoo.com
LauraWilliamsMusings at 12:27AM on 11/12/07
We only have one child at this point who is old enough to understand the process, so its usually him and either Mommy or Daddy. Starting next year or so, its going to be more of a fight to see which of his younger twin brothers gets the other stick.
Oooh, an organic turkey would be AWESOME! Thanks for the chance to win!
ShamaLamaMama at 12:35AM on 11/12/07
1) Whoever finds it and 2) The person that first notices that the wishbone is found
jpark107 at 12:38AM on 11/12/07
The wishbone generally goes to the youngest person there. However, the last few years have been adults-only, and we are way too competitive to just let them have it. Now it goes to whoever finds it first and whoever they want to challenge.
brandi at 1:10AM on 11/12/07
whoever gets to it first!
mynameispeaches at 3:02AM on 11/12/07
Our daughter Clair, who will be home from college for Thanksgiving.
sw8t at 3:48AM on 11/12/07
My niece and nephew, who happen to be the youngest grandkids.
IdeaRat at 3:53AM on 11/12/07
Usually the youngest family member who is able...it is considered an honor in our family :-)
Teri at 5:38AM on 11/12/07
We always gave it to the youngest also.
Littlebluesiren at 6:14AM on 11/12/07
grandma and whomever she chooses
maialisa at 7:13AM on 11/12/07
My Dad used to break it when we were little but when we got older he would make my brother and I fight over it.
jscarpetta at 7:29AM on 11/12/07
The youngest.
tsegada at 7:33AM on 11/12/07
The person with the best (completely improbable, funny & bad) bad luck story gets the honor. Give to those who need it.
drunkykitty at 7:41AM on 11/12/07
Whoever cooked the turkey gets to break the wishbone, with a co-breaker of their choice.
ConschBTJ at 8:34AM on 11/12/07
The youngest two people at my table get to pull apart the wishbone. Unless it somehow gets demolished during the carving!
Library Lady at 8:43AM on 11/12/07
the young'uns
miamia at 8:53AM on 11/12/07
I let the kids do it.
wisekaren at 8:55AM on 11/12/07
The youngest kids in our family get to split the wishbone.
janniceinraleigh at 9:15AM on 11/12/07
Everyone usually forgets about it except for my mom and me.
Catherine at 9:29AM on 11/12/07
whoever remembers it, after letting it dry for a couple of days.
Alm25 at 9:29AM on 11/12/07
Yeah - the wishbone usually hangs from the window opener for, oh, 3 months or so. Then whosoever remembers it gets to break it with the person who happens to be there at the time.
cjbark at 9:34AM on 11/12/07
I've never been present at a Thanksgiving where this was done.
thebasilqueen at 9:36AM on 11/12/07
my daughter and my wife.
grs100 at 9:36AM on 11/12/07
Me. My Birthday is usually celebrated on Thanksgiving. They feel guilty for never having a birthday cake and instead putting candles in whatever the pie happens to be.
lakeloverhh at 9:40AM on 11/12/07
My fiancee and I
damnlamb at 9:56AM on 11/12/07
the youngest
mrsbao at 10:11AM on 11/12/07
Unfortunately no one now. When the little ones get older they will.
QuinnD at 10:14AM on 11/12/07
Do you know that I've never EVER broken a wishbone...I will be cooking my very first turkey this weekend for a pre-Thanksgiving potluck, so we'll just have to see about me getting to break my very first wishbone.
Kimberly at 10:20AM on 11/12/07
the scavenger who picks at the carcass while everyone else is passed out (me).
jmunchie at 10:36AM on 11/12/07
The honor falls to the person who cleans the carcass willingly - so usually their wish is that someone else will start the clean up...
MissFive at 10:40AM on 11/12/07
If we host Thanksgiving at our home, my two teenage sons break the wishbone. If my sister has Thanksgiving, her two daughters do the honors. Please enter me in your wonderful contest. Thanks, Cindi
jchoppes@hotmail.com
windycindy at 10:42AM on 11/12/07
My brother and I duke it out every year!
emilypl at 10:51AM on 11/12/07
Whoever decides to throw it out after it sits next to the sink "drying" for a week or two.
stlyankfan at 10:55AM on 11/12/07
No one at this point. The family was scattered and the tradition died out. I'm happy this came up. Now that most of us are in one city again, I think I will start it up again. It was always the youngest and the cook. The cook always let the youngest win.
NO_Pam at 11:15AM on 11/12/07
I usually break it when I carve the turkey...
NYkittyNY at 11:23AM on 11/12/07
Whoever cooks the turkey!
ejosef at 11:25AM on 11/12/07
my sister
foodinmouth at 11:26AM on 11/12/07
Years ago, my youngest sibling at the table; these days, no one.
LindaY at 11:26AM on 11/12/07
My two daughters
sjwoodin at 11:32AM on 11/12/07
my kiddos
Bebemiqui at 12:06PM on 11/12/07
My cousins.
nokrapt at 12:15PM on 11/12/07
And we have a winnah!
NETTIE, come on down! You've got yourself a turkey. Someone from Serious Eats will be contacting you shortly to get shipping details straight.
Congrats and happy gobbling!
For the rest of you. You can play again, since we're giving away one turkey a day up to and including Nov. 18. Good luck!
And just a reminder, folks: You can only make one comment per post. Anyone making multiple comments is disqualified!
Adam Kuban at 12:45PM on 11/12/07