Troubling news. My turkey baster has a hole in the bulb, and I have looked for a replacement in four different stores. None of them had any.

Is the turkey baster obsolete?

If so, that is bad in two ways. One is that turkey-baster flute players are doomed. Another is that my sister took nursing and learned that many burns suffered in the kitchen could be avoided by the use of a baster.

I know, let's all march on Washington playing 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' on turkey basters so suppliers can see how demand there is for turkey basters.

For the present, I am getting by by covering the hole with a piece of freezer tape.