I have a fun memory helping my Grandma Bingham make these Thanksgiving turkeys when I was 12 years old. I came across this recipe in my copy of Grandma’s Golden Goodies recipe book which is a compilation of my Grandma Ethel Bingham's recipes. I'm going to make them this year with the kids and see if we can get them to look like turkeys. We used them as table decorations, but they could also just be a fun snack activity to do before the big feast, too.
Ingredients:
Pear halves
Bananas
Pineapple rings
with juice
Olives
Maraschino cherries
Pineapple
Sauce (see recipe below)
Whipping
cream
Directions:
Prepare on Lettuce leaf:
Body – pear half
Neck – about 1/3 banana; fasten upright
to pear half at narrow end with toothpick
Tail – ½ pineapple slice; fasten to
wide end of pear (over end) with toothpick
Head – fasten olive to banana top with
toothpick
Wattle – slice of maraschino cherry;
fasten below head to banana neck with toothpick
Wings – dressing;* pour across back
*Dressing for Wings:
Mix equal amounts of pineapple sauce (see recipe below) and sweetened
whipped cream to form dressing.
Pineapple sauce
1 ½ Tbsp.
cornstarch
½ cup sugar
1 cup
pineapple juice
Dash salt
¾ cup water
1 Tbsp lemon
juice or vinegar
Combine
cornstarch and sugar, stir in juice and water.
Bring to boil, stirring constantly.
Boil until clear. Add lemon
juice.
