Written By: - Date published: 8:15 am, November 22nd, 2007 - 43 comments
Categories: International -
Tags: International
We at The Standard would like to wish our US counterparts a very happy Thanksgiving tomorrow.
Of course we’d hate to think that just because it’s not a traditional holiday here in NZ we should be in any way deterred from eating till we can’t move as is the tradition in the US – gluttony in the interests of international solidarity.
Ordinary old turkey not your thing? Pictured above is a turducken (Link to NYT) – a partially de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck, which itself is stuffed with a small de-boned chicken.
The Wikipedia numbers suggest that a single serving (1/12) will provide nearly the entirety of your daily energy requirements – the vast percentage, as you might expect, from fat. You might want to go for a brisk walk afterwards. I’d suggest 150Km.
Three birds not enough for you? Again from Wikipedia, apparently “The largest recorded nested bird roast is 17 birds, attributed to a royal feast in France in the 19th century – a bustard stuffed with a turkey, a goose, a pheasant, a chicken, a duck, a guinea fowl, a teal, a woodcock, a partridge, a plover, a lapwing, a quail, a thrush, a lark, an Ortolan Bunting and a Garden Warbler. The final bird is small enough that it can be stuffed with a single olive”…
Though they’re quick to point out that “This dish probably could not be recreated in the modern era as many of the listed birds are now protected species.”
Quelle dommage!
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Thats ok – how did you find the FAQ page? I was just about to start the how to do links before I got distracted. The format sucks as well – need to make it easier to read.
The FAQ page is linked from The Standard banner!
In posts above I used the “s” tag which didn’t work (view source shows no remaining trace of it), Tane did a retro edit to put in a “strike” tag which did work. I’ll test again:
testing strike tagtesting s tag[lprent: Trying on this page]
test with stest with strikeboth work – don’t forget the / in the tailing tag.
I’ve been doing it in the standard comment box. No sysop priv’s
Well then this is peculiar! I don’t forget the / in the tail. Tripple checking all examples below – let’s go:
testing s tag
testing s tag again
testing strike tagNope! Safari 1.3.2 on an ancient mac laptop.
But I notice that the s tag is now working in my post of 9:59 pm – huh?
I give in. People who are logged in get a tinymce editor. I’ll add it to the profile page. I’ll extend it it a bit