Stuffed Wild Turkey - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 lbs turkey, wild, dressed
8 slices bacon
1 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup celery, chopped
1/2 cup water
1 (12 ounce) package cornbread stuffing mix (herb-seasoned)
1 piece chicken bouillon (cube)
1/2 cup water, hot
1/2 cup Burgundy wine
6 slices bacon
1/2 cup Burgundy wine

Preparation

Rinse the bird and pat dry inside and out.
Brown 8 slices of bacon in a skillet `until CRISP, then drain reserving the drippings.
Saute the onions and celery in the bacon drippings in a skillet until brown, and add cup of water and simmer for 5 min...
Combine the stuffing mix, bouillon cube (dissolved in cup of hot water), cup burgundy, onion and crumpled bacon in a bowl mixing well.
Stuff and truss the turkey.
Place the bird in a roaster and arrange 4 slices of bacon across the breast. Wrap 1 bacon slice around each leg and cover tightly with foil.
Place the lid on the roaster and bake at 300 for 4 hours.
Pour remaining burgundy over the turkey and bake uncovered for 40 more min. basting every 10 min.
Let stand for 10 min. before slicing and serve.