Thanksgiving Live: The Fire Department

Our turkey is so big that searing it at 500F set off the fire alarms first thing this morning! We had only wanted a small bird, under 15 lbs, but ended up with a huge 19-pounder. I guess they grow big on our CSA farm! Or, maybe our oven wasn't quite clean enough to handle the high heat. (it is now!) Anyway, smoke filled the house and both the battery alarms and hard-wired alarm system began to blare, scaring the cats. The kids, who were entranced by toys brought by Gong (it's Christmas here, not Thanksgiving, with a self-propelled race track, 50 new pieces of faux food, AND a talking V-tech globe! I told you Gong was excited), hardly noticed. I managed a teachable moment, though, and we practiced "get low and go," while Mama through open all the windows and doors. Then I told the alarm company not to send the fire department. At least it's a warm enough day to leave the whole house open for awhile!

A Lesson for Today

You know how you are supposed to throw flour on a grease fire?

Well, they never mention that the flour will also catch fire.

It does eventually burn out.