TALKING TURKEYS:To ensure your turkey meat is moist and not dry, start cooking your turkey upside down so the juices soak into the breast. Turn it back upright for the last hour or so. Alan A

Buy a free-range rather than an imported blast-frozen turkey and you will happily eat it for three days. A poor-quality bird will leave you wondering what to eat on St Stephen's Day. There is also the animal-cruelty issue. Battery or free-range turkey? Were I an eater of turkey, it would have to be Irish, free-range, organic all the way. Laura