Woman who complained about ‘pink’ turkey actually bought gammon
'We cooked the big 12lb turkey yesterday and when we carved it was still very, very pink inside.'
Christmas can be a stressful time in the kitchen, but when one woman’s ‘turkey’ refused to cook it turned out to be an embarrassing case of mistaken identity.
The woman, known as Zoe, contacted NL Woodcock Butchers in Oldham, Greater Manchester, saying she had been left ‘very disappointed’ after cooking what she thought was a 12lb turkey.
She told the butcher she had been forced to put the bird back in the oven as when she carved it, the meat was ‘still very, very pink’.
Zoe kept cooking the so-called turkey but ‘gave-up’ two hours later, serving Christmas dinner meatless as it was still pink.
She then went back into the kitchen to ‘nibble’ on the ‘now very dry meat’ only to realise it was gammon.
Her message read: ‘So we cooked the big 12lb turkey yesterday and when we carved it was still very, very pink inside so we had to put it back in the oven.
‘One hour later we got it back out again but still pink my husband carved it and all and put it back in because we thought it would cook quicker like this.
‘Eventually, we gave up and had Christmas dinner two hours late with no meat. When I went to the kitchen later I had a nibble on the outside of the now very dried out meat and realised it wasn’t turkey it was gammon.
‘Very disappointed I have to say.’
However, when she told the butcher of her disappointment, he pointed out she had ordered a Christmas hamper that didn’t come with a turkey.
Neil the butcher replied: ‘Hi Zoe we are sorry about that but looking at your previous messages you ordered the hamper 6 which was the full gammon join and didn’t come with a turkey.’
Realising her mistake, Zoe apologised and asked if there were any turkeys left.
Fortunately, the butcher saw the funny side and offered to give Zoe a turkey crown free of charge.
Neil said: ‘We will drop you a boneless turkey breast on Wednesday.
‘The price is nothing as it’s the best laugh I’ve had this year. Hope all the family get well soon.’
The butchers later shared the exchange on Facebook, writing: ‘Looking after our customers. Sorry, Zoe but we thought it was funny.’
And the exchange has certainly made others chuckle with customers calling the mishap was ‘priceless’ and ‘absolutely brilliant’.
Others credited Zoe for ‘being a great sport’ about it all and thanked her for the laugh.
Zoe later commented: ‘I’m so pleased everyone has had such a massive laugh at our stupidity.’
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