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Getting ready for the big feast

By adamg on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 8:24am
Buying a turkey at Quincy Market

In 1952, Bostonians could still buy fresh-killed turkeys at Quincy Market.

From the BPL Leslie Jones collection. Posted under this Creative Commons license.

Neighborhoods: 
Downtown
Topics: 
History
Holidays
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Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Thanksgiving


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Comments

By Turkey Liberation Front on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 9:22am.

We want justice for our ancestors!

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By Stevil on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 9:57am.

You're either with us or against us and after what you and your fowl ilk are doing in Brookline - you (and we) shall get your just desserts tomorrow!

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By anon on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 9:47am.

Yummy, save me a talon.

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By Hyde_Parker on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 10:08am.

We do a fresh-kill turkey every year for Thanksgiving. Exponentially better than even the WF non-frozen birds. If there's a turkey farm year you, I highly recommend getting your turkey there.

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By joe d on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 10:24am.

get your fresh turkey?

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By Hyde_Parker on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 11:20am.

Our turkey comes from a guy at my mom's school who raises turkeys as a hobby. He does private sales for Thanksgiving (is this even legal? it probably isn't.) I wish he would do it for Christmas as well, but he said that he doesn't have the capacity (or the interest) to make his operation larger.

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By anon on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 1:20pm.

For personal consumption it is definitely legal to raise poultry unless a town bylaw restricts it. Selling to other people without permitting might not be legal unless it is a really low volume.

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By ECG on Wed, 11/27/2013 - 2:08pm.

Lilac Hedge Farm, which is at the Dewey Sq farmer's market, was taking orders for their fresh turkeys.

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