Slate Magazine - Recycled

The case against Thanksgiving leftover recipes.

Jill Hunter Pellettieri — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:52:51 EST

Americans everywhere are about to be inundated with turkey leftovers, and the urge to recycle those leftovers into bizarre new forms—like turkey fried rice and turkey dinner muffins—will be great, perhaps irresistible. In a 2007 article, reprinted below, Jill Hunter Pellettieri cautioned against the practice, claiming that whatever "bastardized concoction" you can cook up isn't worth the effort. Don't get fancy—just eat a turkey sandwich.

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Why do we eat turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas?

Michelle Tsai — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:07:47 EST

Turkey is a mainstay of the Thanksgiving dinner. But it's not necessarily the best-tasting beast around, nor the cheapest. So how did turkey come to monopolize the holiday? In a 2007 article reprinted below, Michelle Tsai explained.

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What's the best vegetarian turkey? (Hint: It's not Tofurky.)

Juliet Lapidos — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:33:29 EST

On Thanksgiving Day, vegetarians generally stick to the side dishes. But it needn't be so. Last year, Juliet Lapidos decided to find the best faux turkey on the market. She sampled four types of veggie turkey so that you don't have to. The article is reprinted below.

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How do farmers produce so many turkeys for Thanksgiving?

Nina Shen Rastogi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:51:20 EST

Clearly, there's a lot of demand for turkeys on Thanksgiving. What's less obvious is how turkey suppliers meet such massive, single-day demand for their not-usually-that-popular product. In 2008, the "Explainer" probed the world of turkey economics, discovering how farmers cope with the holiday. The article is reprinted below.

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Why vampire movies always break all the vampire rules.

Christopher Beam — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:05:01 EST

Robert Pattison and Kristen Stewart return to the big screen in Twilight: New Moon this Friday. The first installment shied away from vampire myths and offered a modern take on the subject. Last year, Christopher Beam pointed out that Twilight and other recent movies were quick to discredit old vampire legends. The original article is reprinted below.

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