Lynn 7448 & Matilda ~ I would be cautious to use olive oil in that it may have a lower burning point than crisco has. Butter, too. If you use those, do let me know how they turn out. I can tell you that oil, crisco, & butter all have about 100 calories per tablespoon.
So glad your turkey turned out well, c joyce!! wooHOO! So glad you took a chance! It truly is a marvelous, beautiful, moist, and tasty method.
emsgranny! How Fun that you stumbled across this recipe. Hope your turkey is just like your mom used to make.
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