Be sure to let us know the results. Yum is right. It all sounds good.

I love the Boston Market brand, and have also used Heinz, both good

Buy turkey broth or chicken broth in cans and make your own. Pretty easy.

to "fix" the color of a gravy that's too light, add the tiniest drop of "kitchen bouquet"-and be careful! it's a vegetable concentrate, and makes beef gravy look deep and rich. and if the color is just too "white", add a teeeeeny drop of yellow food coloring to it, and stir. you can deepen flavors with soup concentrate or boullion cubes, too--i dissolve them in 1/4 cup of water, and just add drizzles and taste. if you have time for the wonderful turkey wings gravy recipe i see here, try oven browning them, or browning them in a frying pan, just to get color, before you toss them in the water. it brings out a deeper color and flavor, too. good luck--there's always the good ol' jar for standby!

THANK YOU! Just realized I am in the same boat! My son will also fry the turkey. Can't eat mashed potatoes without gravy. Again this board has saved me. Happy holiday to everyone.

That's exactly how I make gravy when I haven't roasted a turkey. It's very good and everyone loves it. It wins big over the store bought jars or cans! I pick the chicken off the wings and put that into my gravy too.

Hi mandyk; I'm originally from Maryland too. Glad to see you on the board!

If you use the Heinz in a jar or a mix for your gravy, always put it in a bowl with a lid, so it does not spill. Don't take it in the jar--and it is your secret recipe! I really love the homemade gravy, even though it is a lot of trouble to make. I think it is worth it, but if you don't have time to practice first, use your "secret recipe!'

Kathy in Texas

Wal Mart carries a good can gravy it is La gout brand name in a large can and very tasty I bring it every year for my daughter They also used to carry it at pi& save

Another idea, one we're doing since I'm smoking a turkey and our neighbor is making the gravy -- Wednesday I'm bringing the giblet pack from the turkey over to her place -- she'll make gravy from those.