Thanksgiving With Parrots

 November 24th, 2009
Posted By:
Jamieleigh
Jamieleigh
This is another gem that has been circulating around the bird forums for years.  The author is unknown.  Enjoy!

Photo by Anna Sloan

Ingredients:

Turkey stuffing, Sweet potatoes, Mashed potatoes, Gravy, Green beans, Cranberry Sauce, Hot rolls and butter, Relish tray, Pumpkin pie with whipped cream, Hot coffee


Instructions:
  1. Get up early in the morning and have a cup of coffee. It’s going to be a long day, so place your Parrot on a perch nearby to keep you company while you prepare the meal.
  2. Remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.
  3. Prepare stuffing, and remove Parrot from edge of stuffing bowl and return him to perch.
  4. Stuff turkey and place it in the roasting pan, and remove Parrot from edge of pan and return him to perch.
  5. Have another cup of coffee to steady your nerves.
  6. Remove Parrot’s head from turkey cavity and return him to perch.
  7. Re-stuff the turkey.
  8. Prepare relish tray, and remember to make twice as much so that you’ll have a regular size serving after the Parrot has eaten his fill.
  9. Remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.
  10. Prepare cranberry sauce, discard berries accidentally flung to the floor by Parrot.
  11. Peel potatoes remove Parrot from edge of potato bowl and return him to perch.
  12. Arrange sweet potatoes in a pan and cover with brown sugar and mini-marshmallows.
  13. Remove Parrot from edge of pan and return him to perch.
  14. Replace missing marshmallows.
  15. Brew another pot of coffee. While it is brewing, clean up and replace the torn filter.
  16. Pry coffee bean from Parrot beak. Have another cup of coffee.
  17. Remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch
When it is time to serve the meal:

  1. Place roasted turkey on a large platter, and cover beak marks with strategically placed sprigs of parsley.
  2. Put mashed potatoes into serving bowl, re-whip at last minute to conceal beak marks and claw prints.
  3. Place pan of sweet potatoes on sideboard, forget presentation as there’s no way to hide the areas of missing marshmallows.
  4. Put rolls in decorative basket, remove Parrot from side of basket and return him to perch.
  5. Remove beaked rolls, serve what’s left.
  6. Set a stick of butter out on the counter to soften. think better and return it to the refrigerator.
  7. Wipe down counter to remove mashed potato claw tracks.
  8. Remove Parrot from kitchen counter and return him to perch.
  9. Cut the pie into serving slices.
  10. Wipe whipped cream off Parrot’s beak and place large dollops of remaining whipped cream on pie slices.
  11. Whole slices are then served to guests, beaked-out portions should be reserved for hosts and hostesses.
  12. Place Parrot inside cage and lock the door.
  13. Sit down to a nice relaxing dinner with your family – accompanied by plaintive cries of “WANT DINNER!” from the other room
  14. I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving with their families and birds!


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3 Comments on “Thanksgiving With Parrots”

Yvonne  11/24/2009 1:15 pm

And here all this time I thought it was just my bird!


Teresa  11/24/2009 4:51 pm

I love this. This will be my first Thanksgiving with my 3 Umbrella Cockatoos. I would never have them near the kitchen while I ws cooking the dinner. They are not crazy about the kitchen area anyways. I plan on making them their own long grain rice dressing. I hope they like it.


Robin Z  11/30/2009 8:31 pm

This pretty much sums up every meal at my house. hahaha Nice to know I’m not alone.