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Subscribe to RSSTelevision host and entertaining expert Martha Stewart appeared on Wednesday night’s “Colbert Report” and offered up a rare bit of holiday wisdom.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s important to remember the little touches. Prepare the centerpiece with care, plan recipes to suit the crowd and don’t forget to booze the bird before slaughter.
That’s right. Like all of her other holiday handiwork, Stewart is hands-on with killing the turkeys. She told host Stephen Colbert that she’s responsible for knocking out six gobblers this year alone — with her bare hands. But don't go thinking Stewart's a brute. She makes sure the birds are lit up before lights out.
“You know those little bottles of cognac and bourbon that are on the airplanes?” Stewart began. “Before the bird is slaughtered, you ... ”
“You get the bird drunk?” Colbert asked.
A smiling domestic diva nodded.
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Somebody should get her drunk.
It is so sad that some this people are so misorientated what life is all about. Just few days with out food will fix them up. It is never wrong recipe. And than give him turkey leg he would eat bon too.
So what do you think the Ingins and settlers ate?
I've always suspected Martha is a bit "off." I don't suppose it ever occurred to her to not eat turkey at all.
I agree with you Linda-1898177, as I don't eat meat. However, at least she does try to make it better for them before their horrific slaughter. Other than that, I could care less about this woman.
eat or don't eat meat giving the bird some liquor doesn't make martha "off" as Twilite49 says it's a great way to ease the stress for the bird. Another plus if you get it nearly pass out drunk theres probably enough alcohol in it to add a great bit of flavor. For those that don't know the alcohol will cook out so you won't catch a buzz from eating the bird.
Actually, the alcohol doesn't completely cook off. Depending on the recipe, up to 1/3 of the alcohol can stay with the food after preparation. Just saying. . . .
I'm deathly allergic to alcohol, but I cook with it often. Enough cooks off that my body does not react to it. It does give food a wondeful flavor if done correctly.
Oh hell just pour booze down the guests throats and they will think the turkey is great.
lol,,me thinks Martha has been sipping from those little bottles of cognac and bourbon. I can happily say I have never bought anything remotely associated with little Miss Martha. She annoys me. Course,,most people do. :)
I agree with you Petunia-1740566. Miss Martha annoy's me to know end. My aunt on the other hand loved her. I also don't purchase any of her products. It's my way of saying "Go Away!"
I was thrilled to see her get her just desserts when she was sent to prison.
Wrong again, I may not be a Martha fan but she did not get her $'s because most people dont like her.
What does PETA have to say now...
I'm sure Martha would supply little bottles of cognac and bourbon for all PETA members too. Before she rips their heads off. Figuratively speaking, of course.
Unless you're a vegan... shhhhhhhhhh. We all know what happens to the little cows, pigs, and chickens. Are you upset that the turkeys were killed or are you upset that they were LIQUORED UP BEFORE they were killed? I mean...really?
I really like Martha Stewart....she's 'eccentric' and I find that entertaining.
whatever, at least she doesnt eat the processed pre-packaged turkeys that come from factories where theyre too fat to even walk and spend their lives just eating. PETA can go suck martha's dick.
So, does it make the meat taste better?
Josie, honey, Martha is a girl
And I believe you have missed the irony in Josie's statement.
Kate, it is often argued that free-range or wild turkey (bird, not whiskey) taste better than the process-line tukeys but it's a matter of taste. Wild turkey, while good, it a bit "game-y" and is more dark meat than white. Never had a free-range bird so I can't comment there. I've read how those turkeys are treated and it's horrible, but for taste, give me a nice fat Butterball.
Twisted-2643289 I couldn't have said it better! If you eat meat then you have no right to complain. Slaughterhouses are much, much worse.
Meat! NOM NOM! I don't waste, and I don't promote hunting for sport, but I eat meat and I love it. If you enjoy the luxury of leather, steak, chicken wings, seared ahi, soaps, jell-o, prescription medicines, cosmetics, and other products related to the use of animals, don't bash Martha because she kills her turkey herself. If you want to bash her, then bash her for being nauseatingly boring. There is a food chain, and I'm proud to be at the top of it.
enjoy eating your meat..but you cant scape from the laws of karma...you are what you eat(=
Bren, you do realise that every last thing we humans (or any creature on this magnificent planet for that matter) eat, including fruits and veggies, are living things? Infact, I've read studies that showed that plants even scream, though inaudible to us, when we begin the process of eating/harming them.
Simply put, if you want to live on this planet, in some form or another you have to consume another life form. A cute turkey or chicken is in no way superiour to a drab vegetable or fruit.
Do you really need to have the difference between plants and animals explained to you?
I mean, really? You see no difference between a sentient animal with a brain and a nervous system and a cabbage?
Natalie with your sharp cabbage and quick plant like wit we now have a baseline of difference.
Josie, are you unable to express yourself without being crude & disgusting? ever?
Actually, the article should have explained why, and how that is standard operating procedure on the farm, and not some strange idea that Ms. Stewart came up with.
My grandmother raised chickens, and before slaughtering them, she would force a small amount of whiskey down their throats.
The birds then don't see the ax comming and die happy, and because so, the muscles of the bird are not tensed up, and the meat is tender.
It's a win-win for the birds and us!
Questions?
She has done this for years. She does it with Lobsters also.
First it was illegal trading of stocks, now it's crimes against nature? I hate to see what she does next. Hide your kids, hide your wife, heck hide your husband too!!!
She's so weird... I agree with everyone about the meat thing, but that doesn't excuse the fact that she's just so weird.
I LOVE Martha. If she says get the bird drunk, then get the bird drunk.
Why does anyone have a problem with giving the turkeys a buzz? Far kinder than it otherwise would be. I don't know about having a d**k, but Martha sure has balls!
WOW!! It's okay when Marhta kills animals, but when Sarah Palin does it, Sarah gets media scrutiny. Such hypocrits you are!!!
Did Sarah eat the wolves she hunted from the helicopter? I don't think puppy stew was ever on her menu. She definitely should be criticized for that.
Yep. The world is full of hypocrits. I don't hunt, but I do like meat and fish. I like my fruits and veggies too. I prefer meat that I can get straight from the farmer from his private stock. It is much more flavorful and doesn't have all the anti-biotics and other nasty stuff fed to the animals.
If you have never tried wild meat, to get the "gamey" flavor out of it, soak it in milk first. My Grandpa was a hunter and he taught me that trick. I think I've tasted just about everything you can hunt for food with the exception of Bear. He wouldn't hunt Bear or Ducks or Wolves.
Besides the reason Wolves are hunted is to keep them from killing the farmer's stock, not for meat.
Yep Gramma, I came from a hunting family too. I've had duck, venison, elk, grouse, pheasant, carribou, bear, and antelope. It still doesn't mean that you need to go up in a helicopter and hunt wolves.
Bah, I don't think that little sip of whiskey makes a difference to that bird. Just chop the head off and be done with it. That bird was put on Earth for man to eat, so dadgummit, I'm gonna eat it. I didn't make it to the top of the food chain to eat soy and tofu and look like some sickly creature. I want meat and lots of it. I prefer meat harvested from nature as God intended, not shot full of steroids and genetically engineered. I like a nice big fat doe, or a wild turkey, maybe a wild hog. Kill what I eat, eat what I kill.
As I said before, I eat meat, fish, fruit & veggies. That includes soybeans and tofu.
I also stated above, I don't hunt, but I will eat meat that has been hunted.
If Sarah Palin did that to Turkeys... the midia would be all over her --- I recall Sarah's book and how she killed bears and dear for food... the media went after her for that. Hey... but Martha is not Sarah.
Hunting wolves from helicopters is not the same as raising game for dinner.
I love it. I wonder what the turkeys are thinking? "Hey Lurky! The water's a little funny tasting but I can't stop drinking it."
"Yeah Gobbles. I noticed that too. I also now have an urge to take off all my feathers and run around til I fall down"
"I hear you Lurky. But I'm getting tired. I think I'm just gonna rest my head here on this stump."
Love the dialogue!
The midia got after palin for killing dears? Are you just ajankin are cheins here or is det haw yous talk
WOW it is clear with the economy the way it is it has really effected our education system!
Palin isn't qualified to mop Martha's floors, but hey, we are getting off topic again. It probably helps Martha more than the turkeys to give them some booze. I know I couldn't break their poor little necks, but I am having one for dinner on Tday
Goodness Gracious!
This is why I hate the idea of celebrities, If any normal person did that to a turkey (By the way i'm sure it is a lot more humaine than just cornering it and slinging it around, or whatever you do to kill a turkey) it would be fine, but the very second Martha makes a remark (And for all we know it was a joke, because this show is a comedy) about getting a turkey drunk before killing it you people just go mad! You need to calm down! There are people who are abusing animals and we hear about it every day in the news, So instead of bickering about Martha getting an animal drunk, why don't you bicker about the sick people who tie puppies up to 4-wheelers and then drive around, or tie rubber-bands around their ankles and causing them to loose their feet, OR PEOPLE WHO TRAIN DOGS SO THAT THEY HAVE TO LIVE A LIFE OF FIGHTING OTHER DOGS FOR SOME PEOPLES AMUSEMENT AND SO THEY CAN MAKE A QUICK BUCK! I honestly don't care what Martha Stewart does, becasue no matter how famous she is, she is just a person, and she is a much better person that someone who ACTUALLY abuses animals.