Editor's note

The following “recipes” are offered as a humorous look at how youngsters view cooking the traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner. They are not intended to be reproduced.

First, I shoot the turkey. We cook it at 70 degrees. I have my turkey cut into little pieces.

— Jackson Reiners

First I shoot the turkey. Next I get the guts out. Then I cook it at 7 degrees.

— Brody Carlson

My dad gets the turkey. Dad cooks it. My mom and dad eat it with Jacob.

— Jacob Matiski

First shoot the turkey. Next, cook it at 60 degrees for 80 minutes. I like to eat it with a fork.

— Charlie Greenlee

First, I went hunting for a turkey. Next I cook the turkey at 800 minutes. Last I eat the turkey.

— Ayla Nieken

First I get a turkey from the store. Next I take the feathers off. It cooks for 60 minutes at 10 degrees. Last I take it out of the oven to eat.

— Austin Coe

My mom buys the turkey at the grocery store then my mom cooks the turkey for 15 minutes at 20 degrees. My mom eats the turkey with her hands!

— Raeanna Gause

I go to my grandpa’s house for turkey. My grandpa cooks it for 2 hours on 300 degrees! I eat it with my family.

— Nyssa Beck

You get your turkey at Super 1. You put it in the oven at 20 degrees for 10 minutes. Last you eat it.

— Aidan Helmer

My mom shoots the turkey. Next, mom cooks it at 100 degrees. I eat it!

— Alex Eggen

I hunt for a turkey. Next, I put it in the oven for 10 minutes at 10 degrees. I eat my turkey with a fork.

— Joslyn May Dalton

First, my grampa shoots the turkey. RUN, turkey, RUN. Next we cook the turkey. Last we eat the turkey.

— Hayden George

First, I season the turkey. Next, I put it in the oven. Last, I baste and check the turkey.

— Nicholas Modderman

My papa shoots the turkey. My mom stands by the oven and pokes the turkey to see when its done. Last, we all eat it!

— Ashton Martin

First, we get to the grocery store. I cook the turkey at 201 degrees for 50 minutes.

— Austin Durbin

We get our turkey at the store. It cooks at 8 degrees for 7 minutes. I eat the turkey on the floor.

— Tianna Sadewasser

First, I get my turkey at the forest. Next I cook it for 800 minutes. Last, I eat it with a spoon!

— Cass Stull

First I buy the turkey at the store. I want to cook it for fourteen minutes at 15 degrees. Last I take the stuffing out of the turkey.

— Katie Etienne