Eric decided that he wanted to start the tradition of deep frying a turkey for Christmas Eve. Little did we know it would turn into quite the ordeal. The night before Christmas Eve we decided we better start preparing this thing and make sure we had enough oil. We put the turkey in the pot and then filled it with water so we knew how much oil we would need. Well I had bought a 4.5 gallon jug of peanut oil from Sam's a couple of days ago, but as we were filling the bought with water we soon realized we weren't even close to having enough oil. We put the turkey in a brine which was kosher salt and brown sugar and water. So Christmas Eve morning I went to Sam's to pick up another jug, but they were out. So I ended up at Walmart. They were almost sold out, but I was able to get 3 more gallons of oil. It was a little more pricier than Sam's but I figured at this point we had to cook they dang thing.
Sallie and Jerry came over at 1:00. We starting the oil at about 1:00 and by 2:00 it was up to temperature. We put the turkey in and the cooking began. It took another 15 minutes to bring the oil back up to temperature and then it had to cook for about 35 minutes. It looked so good when Eric pulled it out. He was so proud of himself. It was a pretty dang expensive turkey, but it tasted really good. We also cooked yummy potatoes, yams, and a veggie tray. Sallie also brought Eric's dessert. The dessert has been named after Eric since it is his favorite. It is hard to get him to share it. We enjoyed the evening listening to music, watching a movie, and playing games. We opened out pj's and they left about 10:00 and then we went to bed.
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