Holiday Turkey - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 to 10 lb.) turkey
1/2 lemon
salt
1 tsp. thyme
1/2 c. butter or Crisco oil
1/4 tsp. Tabasco sauce

Preparation

Wipe turkey with damp towel.
Rub inside with lemon, salt and Tabasco sauce.
Loosely stuff body and neck cavities with dressing allowing 1 cup per pound of meat.
Truss bird by tying legs, running string under wings, back to legs and tie.
Rub butter or oil over entire outside of turkey.
Roast in a preheated 350\u00b0 oven for 45 minutes; turn on other side and roast for 45 minutes more. Turn on back and roast for 2 hours, basting with butter or oil every 20 minutes.
Serves 6 to 8.