GARBAGE CAN TURKEY

This works when the RV oven isn’t big enough or if you’re camping in a tent!

1 new metal garbage can with lid, washed & label removed

1 three foot section of 1 inch iron pipe, washed

1 roll heavy-duty aluminum foil

1 Bag briquettes & starters

1 10-12 pound turkey

butchers twine

your favorite poultry rub

1 heavy hammer

Directions:

Purchase a small garbage can & length of pipe at your local hardware store. Find an appropriate spot for your oven set up. It should be free of grass or anything that will burn, preferably gravel, sand or dirt. Fill the lid to heaping with briquettes & light them to start heating. Drive the pipe into the ground so the can fit upside down on it with about a 6-inch clearance. Lay a covering of 2 thicknesses of foil hugging around the pipe & covering the ground that will extend about 6 inches beyond the inverted can. Make a covering of foil on the top of the pipe about the size of a tennis ball. This will go up inside the turkey toward the neck to hold the turkey upright. Remove the giblet package & wash & dry the turkey inside & out. Coat the turkey with the rub. Do NOT stuff the turkey! Sprinkle the inside of the turkey with sea salt. Tie the wings & legs of the turkey to the body with the twine. Place the turkey on the pipe making sure the bird does not touch the top of the can. Place the can over the turkey & on the foil. Cover the bottom of the can (now the top) with red-hot coals. Place two rings of coals around the base of the can. Add new coals as needed to keep the entire can hot. Keep adding coals for the next 2-21/2 hours depending on the size of your turkey. Your turkey will be done, juicy & ready for the hungry campers! This is a great project for the guys while the gals fix the rest of the potluck Thanksgiving! I personally have not done this but a friend promises you won’t be disappointed! Serves 12 hungry campers. Happy dining! Mary Lou Smith