When it comes to cooking the bird, Darlene Tewes says she enjoys trying new things, whether it’s on the grill or deep fried. So I want to have a turkey which I’ll fix today and tomorrow and slice it and freeze it and have it while I’m still having the wonderful memory of Thanksgiving at my son-in-law's. Tewes Poultry raises chickens year round for eggs and meat. So what I intend to do is fix a turkey for myself because when you go to somebody else’s house you don’t get leftovers. Our farm specializes in quality poultry in Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky. He believes in it.Īnd we all love going to their house on Thanksgiving for that reason. My son-in-law is from France and he’s a wonderful cook and he’s having Thanksgiving and he gets his turkeys here.
Blanche Shuh says her family will gobble up more than one Tewes turkey.īlanche: "Thanksgiving is so special. Satisified customers return year-after-year. whatever one the biggest one we have, he said he wants it." Allison Tewes has taken more than 60 orders before 11a.m.Īllison: "People just love it.some guy called today and he just said he wants the biggest one. Just a week before Thanksgiving and the phone is ringing off the hook. Cover and microwave for 2 minutes, or until cauliflower has thawed and fresh veggies have softened. So everybody that comes in here gets a fresh turkey." Place cauliflower, pepper and onion in a medium microwave-safe bowl. So everybody knows their jobs and everybody you know, from little kids on up, my husbands siblings, some of them are in their 70’s now and they still come. There are 80 grandchildren in the family and now we have great grandchildren who also help us. But we have a lot of extended family cause my husband is one of 17 children. Darlene says, with 2500 fresh turkeys to prepare from start to finish, it’s a blessing that family comes back to help before the big holiday.ĭarlene: "We have about probably 70 family members that come and help us that weekend. This week a few thousand people will flock to the Tewes farm to pick up their main course.
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No bones about it, Tewes says this time of year either makes or breaks his business and, he-says, raising free range quality turkeys is hard work.ĭan: "I had to put extra straw down to keep them dry." On this day, nearly 1500 of the birds roam the barn
Dan has been raising and selling free range turkeys all his life. Tewes poultry has been a family affair since the early 1900’s and now Dan and his wife Darlene own the farm. At least 2500 of those will be purchased from Tewes Poultry farm in Erlanger.ĭan Tewes steps into the industrial sized refrigerator and brings out a 39-and-a-half pound turkey that will kick off the holiday season for a group of employees at the Cincinnati Northern Kentucky international airport. The National Turkey Federation estimates that more than 46 million turkeys will be consumed this Thanksgiving. And hundreds of those turkeys will come from a Northern Kentucky farm. WEKU's Cheri Lawson reports, for many families, the centerpiece of the celebration is the turkey. This week Americans will come together to celebrate and give thanks. Thanksgiving has become a holiday for family, football and feasting.
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