When I was in college many years ago, my German professor was just recently back from a year as an exchange professor. He regaled us with the story of his Christmas there.
   He went to a local butcher shop and asked if they could get him a turkey (not a common item then, I gather). The butcher said yes, but it would be frozen, not fresh. Dr. Kress said that would be fine. The day before, he went to the shop to pick it up, planning to leave it out all night to defrost.
It was a nice turkey... but.... the way it arrived was startling. The supplier had removed the head.... and frozen it... entrails, feathers and all! It took 2 days to defrost, scald, pluck and clean...
Dinner was good, but two days late.
   You have to ask the right questions.