If anyone needs tips on how to prepare their Thanksgiving turkey this year, these first graders are here to help.
In short, the following recipes result in a lot of consumption of sweets, and possibly some severely undercooked poultry.
Stephanie Bradley from J.K. Gourdin Elementary and Cameryn Emory from Moncks Corner Elementary recently assigned similar writing prompts to their first-graders asking them to explain their own step-by-step methods in how they would cook their Thanksgiving turkey.
Check out what the students came up with below.
J.K. Gourdin Elementary
Bradley’s students seemed to very much agree that the absolute first thing one should do to a turkey is wash it. Then there is a good bit of poking, seasoning and massaging the bird – not necessarily in that order. Oven times may vary.
Read more of Bradley's class recipes here.
Kaysha Gregg
First, wash it. Next, massage it. Then, season it. Finally, Gregg wrote she would add cornbread, put it in the oven for 30 minutes and then poke it and eat it.
Ervin Gadsden
First, wash it. Ervin wrote this is followed by a combination of massaging, poking and prodding the turkey. Next, season the cornbread. Then, put it in the oven for 50 minutes.
Layaura Dorsey
First, I will wash it. Next, I will season, massage and stuff the turkey. Then, I will cook the turkey for 75 minutes in the oven.
Nevaeh Ellington-Smalls
First, season and massage it. Neveah would add cornbread. Next, wash it, stuff it and put it in the oven. Neveah wrote she would use grease, too. Third step is to eat.
Lucas Wilson
First, I will wash it. Then, I will season it and massage it and put in cornbread. Then, cook it in the oven for 100 minutes. Then, I will eat it.
YahSeer Hardy-Morant
First, I will wash and then season. Next, I massage the turkey. Then, I cook it for 20 minutes.
Moncks Corner Elementary
Emory’s students were very much into the different items they would put in, on and around their turkey. Remember: hot sauce is a staple this Thanksgiving; keep a generous amount on hand.
Read more of Emory's class recipes here.
Lennox Westfall
Cook the turkey at 20 degrees Fahrenheit for 105 seconds. Stuff the turkey with strawberries, grapes and watermelon. Dress it with fries. For best results, serve the turkey with mashed potatoes, fries and more watermelon.
Acc’asia President
Cook the turkey at 12 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour. Stuff the turkey with fish, sharks and more turkey. Dress it with some more fish. For best results, serve the turkey with even more fish, salmon and Ramen noodles.
Kailyn Steed
Cook the turkey at 19 degrees Fahrenheit for 19 minutes. Stuff the turkey with caramel, carrots and ketchup. Dress the turkey with onions. For best results, serve the turkey with pepperoni, chicken and chocolate.
Mia Wright
Cook the turkey at 343 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour and 43 minutes. Stuff the turkey with wings, candy and hot sauce. Dress the turkey with cupcakes. For best results, serve the turkey with pizza, cheese sticks and some more cupcakes.
Winter Wright
Cook the turkey at 91 degrees Fahrenheit for 91 minutes. Stuff the turkey with hot sauce, three times over. Dress it with even more hot sauce. For best results, serve the turkey with three more helpings of hot sauce.
Skylar Scott
Cook the turkey at 51 degrees Fahrenheit for 51 minutes. Stuff the turkey with colors like purple and pink, plus some vegetables. Dress the turkey with food coloring. For best results, serve the turkey with fruit, mashed potatoes and chicken.
