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How To Have An Animal-Friendly Feast. Ask the cook to make stuffing with vegetable broth instead of broth from bird drippings. Cook the stuffing in a casserole dish, rather than inside a turkey. Swap the butter for nondairy margarine or olive oil. Great gravy is a cinch with vegan Hain vegetarian gravy mix or Franco-American mushroom gravy in a can. Don’t let anyone tell you to pick the meat chunks out of dishes. Ask for almonds instead of bacon or ham in green-bean and other casseroles. Tofurky and Unturkey are lip-smacking alternatives to actual birds. Ask mom or dad to order one from Tofurky.com or NowandZen.net, or look for one at your local grocery store or health food store.
If Aunt Suzie Gets Sassy, Don’t Be Caught Tongue-Tied! Clue In Curious Relatives With These Fascinating Facts. Turkeys can tell at least hundreds of different flock members apart. Turkeys remember their favorite places. One flock of rescued turkeys bounded ahead excitedly when they drew near to a creek where they had played once before. Turkeys grieve and come to the rescue of hurt friends—even when they know that their own lives are at risk. A mother turkey loves her chicks so much that even if her babies are killed by a predator, in sadness, she will continue to take food to the nest for days. In the wild, turkeys chase grasshoppers and sun- and dustbathe. They also play games that are similar to “leapfrog” and “tag.”
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