ROASTED TURKEY, 🦃.

Main Ingredient: 

• 12 pound Turkey, if serving a party of 8 people.

Margarine Mixture Ingredients:

• 1 stick, in other words 4oz, of vegetable based margarine or vegetable shortening,
• 1teaspoon of fresh thyme leaves and/or rosemary, chopped or minced, depending on the size of the turkey,
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced.

Stuffing Mixture Ingredients:

• 1 lemon, quartered,
• 1 carrot, sliced,
• 1 bunch of fresh thyme,
• Salt and Pepper,
• 1 Large Spanish Onion, quartered, skins separated,
• 1 garlic clove, minced,

Garnish Ingredients:

• Lemons, halved,
• Bed of Fresh Bay Leaves, or other Edible Green and/or Herbal Leaves,

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 
2. Line a roasting pan with parchment paper or foil.  Set aside.
3. Melt the margarine in a small saucepan. Add one teaspoon of fresh thyme leaves, minced, and the juice of a lemon to the margarine.  Set aside margarine mixture.
4. Remove the giblets and unneeded waste from the turkey. Wash the entire turkey, including it's cavity and outside. Remove the excess fat, and pinfeathers. 
5. Place the turkey  into a large roasting pan. Season the cavity with salt and pepper.  Roughly mix the stuffing mixture in a medium sized bowl. Stuff the cavity with the stuffing mixture needed to moisturize the turkey. Brush and slather the outside of the turkey with the margarine mixture, and season with salt and pepper.
6. Tie  up the legs with string, and tuck the tips of the wings under the turkey's bottom side.
7. Roast the turkey for approximately 2.5 hours. Place in Foil and onto a cutting board, and let cool for approximately 20 minutes.  Cover serving dish or cutting board with garnish of leaves, lay the turkey on the leaves, and place lemon halves around the turkey.
8. Serve.

* Be aware:  1.5 lbs of turkey per person is needed when deciding what size of turkey to purchase. Therefore, be sure to adjust the recipe, as needed, according to how many people are served.  If you are serving a party of 8 people, then you multiply 8 by 1.5, and the resultant calculation explains that a 12 pound Turkey is needed for a group of 8 people.*