Turkey, Turkey, Turkey!! by Sue Kubecka : Dolphin Talk

Turkey, Turkey, Turkey!! by Sue Kubecka

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Posted by Joyce Rhyne on 19 Dec 13 - 0 Comments

T-Bo & the Smoker Bells

Saturday, November 23, 2013, dawned chilly and overcast, but that didn’t stop a group of enthusiastic chefs entered into the Third Annual Turkey Cookoff as sponsored by Eloisa Newsome of Josie’s. Five official entrants plus 1 unofficial (Joe Newsome) braved the somewhat inclement weather to prepare their prize winning or almost prize winning turkeys as the air teemed with the aroma of turkeys plus all kinds of wood & hickory smoke. Fun seemed to be the overwhelming aim of each cook and helper as they all joked back and forth with each other and sampled some of the ribs and jambalaya, that were waiting to increase the viability of each cook.

Besides of having a great deal of fun and amusement and sending delightful aromas into the air, this was all for a good cause as the entry fees along with visitors’ donations were sent to our Volunteer Fire Department. AND the cooked turkeys were then sent to the Benevolence Fund to be distributed in Thanksgiving Baskets. So no one loses and everyone benefits. Our thanks to Eloisa and Joe Newsome for their bravity and courage in putting this on ….

The following teams were entered and their places shown:

1- Team Butterballs, chef, Leroy Smith, entered fried & smoked turkey; Won first place again with Fried Turkey

2- Grand Slam Cookers, chefs: Curtis & Amy Gosnel, Sandy Taylor & Mundo; entering fried turkey and sangria; first place in sangria

3- Wild Hogs, chefs: Pat Ezelle & Christina Ezelle; Connie Westfall & Robert Martinez. These chefs prepared smoked and fried turkey using mesquite & applewood plus a dry rub; also entered sangria and a cobbler; they won first in cobbler

4- T-Bo & The Smoker Bells: Kim Dickens, Deidre McCollum and Steven Few; entered a smoked turkey, cherry almond cobbler and peach sangria; took first in pit turkey!

5- The Trophy Hunters: Kim Jones & John Jones; Emma Raby & David Hawes; Chantelle Pence, Glenna Brown, Patti Hutson and Jane Lane. They prepared 3 turkeys in the Cajun Microwave and a peach cobbler.