Turkey Legs and Mead
Two questions:
How do I cook turkey legs. Renaissance Faire style would be great, but any offerings would be much appreciated. I am making them for a birthday party with a Meat and Mead theme, and have ordered a case of about thirty frozen (I know, right? But they don't sell them any smaller) drumsticks. I will have access to an oven (maybe two) and a grill.
Also, if anyone in the Triangle Area of North Carolina--Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill etc.--knows how to get mead, please please please let me know. Otherwise it'll just be wine and beer, but mead'd be super cool!
Thanks so much!
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4 Comments:
I'm not sure if this is still the case, but when I lived in Greensboro, the Harris Teeter at Friendly Center used to sell mead in the wine section. I'm not a huge fan of mead, so I never tried it and can't vouch for the taste or authenticity, but I always thought it was cool that they sold it. (I know that G'bro is the Triad, rather than the Triangle, but perhaps other HTs in the area also sell it?) It seems like the name or label had something to do with Chaucer...
nonsenseprecious at 4:36PM on 09/02/09
I have found this is an excellent version of turkey (or chicken) legs, similar to those at Texas faires:
http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/maboncooking/r/Turkey_Leg.htm
I've subbed maple syrup for the honey with good results.
As for mead - go to sca.org to find a link to a local group and see if there are Society for Creative Anachronism people near you who make mead. That might be the best way to look. You can get recipes online but you're right to get advice from people who are making it. This is an easy recipe for a weak mead if you don't find someone close to show you how to do it:
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cariadoc/drinks.html#1
morgancain at 4:48PM on 09/02/09
I was at a rennfaire in Maryland and this company called the bee folks ttp://www.beefolks.com were selling mead making kits. They don't sell the kits online but you might be able to make special arrangements or something.
missjess at 4:54PM on 09/02/09
sounds like fun .... why not as your neighborhood liquor store if they can order it for you....
pooch at 10:13PM on 09/02/09