And you can't deep fry anything larger than 15 pounds, according to the link above. That at least makes sense. But I agree with Spaw, deep frying something that would ordinarily be fairly good for you is a cultural affectation that fits the category of "I deep fry it because I can."

My shopping is complete, with the exception of fresh mushrooms I'll pick up the day before to go in the stuffing. I asked the kids this morning to take their dibs on what they're going to help with. My son chose rolls, so it looks like Moonglow gets to work on the stuffing. Not that it gets stuffed into the bird, it gets baked on the side, so she won't have to get up at the crack of dawn like I will to start the bird.

SRS