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Ingredients
- 6 quarts of water
- 2 cups salt
- 2 cups clover honey
- 6 bay leaves
- 4 large garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 3 tablespoons black peppercorns
- 1 orange peeled and juiced
- 1 each 8-10 pound turkey
- 1 onion cut into quarters
- 3 celery stalks roughly chopped
- 1 stick butter
- 3 tablespoons parsley
- 2 tablespoons thyme
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoons salt
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