WEM kindergarten students shared how they would “Cook a Turkey” if they had the chance.
I cook my turkey with a stove. My turkey cost $100 and I got it from Wal-Mart. I got my turkey home with a car. When I cooked my turkey I put cereal in the pan with my turkey. I cooked it on 400 degrees for one minute. I ate ketchup and ranch, and chicken nuggets and ice cream with my turkey. My family ate the turkey with me. My turkey tastes good. Haddie Guy
My big brother, Thomas, or my daddy shot the turkey. I put it in a net and drive it home with a big truck. First I take out the guts and skin it, then I put it in the oven on medium for 5-15 minutes. I eat it with broccoli, tomatoes, carrots, and celery. I eat it with my whole family. It will taste like chicken. Hazel Hackett
We could go to Wal-Mart. It is a $1 turkey in a pan. Corn, bananas, and hot dogs are enjoyed with Thanksgiving turkey. You bake turkey for 2 minutes at 100 degree oven. I will eat turkey with my whole family, cousins, grandparents, and sisters Elly and Nayone. Neve Paulson
We get it from a farm and it costs 5 bucks. You gotta replace it back. We cooked it in some bacon. You gotta put sugar in it. We cooked it in 6 minutes at burning. You gotta eat it with a fork. I eat it with some ham. My mom, dad, and brother ate it with me. It tasted like some juice. We ate it at Valentine’s Day. At Thanksgiving we eat dessert and play with our toys. Thanksgiving gets always love. Teddy Haakonson
First you buy a turkey, then you bring it home and cook it in the oven with vegetables for four hours. Finally you get to eat it with your family. Faith Lee
I got my turkey from mom’s farm. It did not cost anything because it came from the farm. Grandpa shot it with a gun and we pulled the feathers off. We seasoned it and put it in the oven. We had potatoes, corn, gravy, salt, and pepper. And we had pie for dessert. Dad, mom, Chad, Sydney, Margo, Scott, grandpa, and grandma all had Thanksgiving supper together. Oh year, and my baby sister Rilah. Hallie Kuball
I would try to chase a turkey, but I don’t know what they look like. If I caught one I would bring it home in a tractor. I would cook it on a stove with green beans and chicken alfredo. My mommy, my daddy, my sister, my two brothers, grandma and grandpa, and baby Knox would eat it with me. It would be so delicious and we would eat it all up. Remmi Hopkins
We will eat turkey. Put it in the oven for 10 minutes. We would likely just catch the turkey, probably shoot it. Loaded it up in the back of dad’s truck. Probably eat some mac and cheese and salad. The Kimbros and Knishs will eat the turkey. Lanie Kimbro
Shot my turkey and bring it home in the car. Cook the turkey into a meat chicken and cook it for 20 minutes. My whole family will eat the meat chicken turkey. My meat chicken will taste good and salty. We will eat with salt and pepper and corn and water and chocolate milk. Ayva Hofbauer
I got my turkey from HyVee because that’s a real food store. We got a super big turkey so we could share with my whole family. My turkey cost probably twenty dollars. I made sure the turkey was in a bag and we brought it home in the back of our car. before I put the turkey in the oven I mashed it up and took off the skin. I really like mashed potatoes with my turkey, but I forgot how to cook them. The turkey should probably cook at 39 degrees for “mmm” 9 or 20 minutes. We also made hame, chicken, eggbake, and ice cream. My whole family ate with us. Mommy, dad, grandma and grandpa, my cousins Kaylen, Emery, and their parents Kyeria and Eric, Aunt Stacey and Uncle Todd, and great grandmas Judy and Gigi. It tasted good. Kollyns Halvorson
We get our turkeys from the yard. Our turkeys cost 1 million dollars. We cook our turkeys in a pan. We add candy to cook with our turkey. We cook our turkey at 530 degrees. Our turkey takes 35 minutes to cook. We eat bread with our turkey but NO potatoes. Grandma Heidi and neighbor Lu eat turkey with us. The turkey tastes good. We save our leftovers in the freezer and the fridge. Jackson Hachfeld
Get the turkey from a farm for $250. Got it home in the white and black jeep. Cook it in a pan. Add mayo and chicken. Cook it in the oven at 4 degrees for 30 hours. Serve with green beans, mashed potatoes, and sour cream. Kollins and Lainey ate it with me. It tasted like butter, mashed potatoes, and fries. Madelyn Gonzalez
I got my turkey from WalMart. My turkey cost $13. I brought it home in my mom’s car. I put the turkey in a pan. I seasoned it with pepper and salt. Then I put it in the oven at 60 degrees. I cooked it for 10 minutes. I ate mashed potatoes with my turkey. My aunt, uncle, grandma, mom, dad, and my whole family ate the turkey. The turkey was delicious. Vada Wanker
First you go to the farm to get the turkey. You leave it alive and strap it in the truck with you. It cost $100. You then cook it in the oven at 99 degrees for 60 hours. You add eggs and toast with the turkey. When it’s ready you eat it with cookies and apple pie. All the grown ups ate the turkey with me. It was good. Garett Hanson
We bought the turkey from the Dollar Store. It cost us $10. When we got home we cooked it in the oven at 8 degree F. We added...
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