Richard Parsons

Kitchens in hospitals and nursing homes tend to favor egg products over shelled eggs for this reason, according to Richard Parsons of the USDA.
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Parsons said there are just 43 egg-cracking companies in the country, even fewer that do the marketing and distribution like the Taylors.

And while it's not something everyone's heard of, the practice of selling egg innards has been going on for more than 100 years, Parsons said.

Waste not . . .

Richard Parsons , National Poultry Supervisor

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Feature activity again was most active on U.S. Grade A frozen young turkeys throughout the U.S. Fresh U.S. Grade A is a solid tradition on the east and west coasts, but Richard Parsons, national poultry supervisor for AMS, said local stores in Maryland were lacking the fresh birds so far.
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Parsons and Craig Williams, an AMS market reporter, said there was no indication yet that retailers are planning to offer the holiday birds at significant discounts to their wholesale cost.
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Around the country, grocers are gearing up with "turkey bucks" or saving cash register receipts to get free turkeys, Williams and Parsons said.But the big advertising splash is expected next week.

Richard Parsons, national poultry supervisor of market news for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, estimates that 45 million turkeys will be sold for the holiday this year.
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Fortunately for the food bank, turkeys can have a shelf life of up to 30 days in a good refrigerator, and they can be frozen for even longer, Parsons said.

Most grocery stores already are stocked with frozen turkeys, and fresh turkeys will be delivered next week, he said.

Grocery stores usually sell them on a first-come, first-served basis.Orders usually are taken only for entire Thanksgiving meals, Parsons said.

"Thanksgiving is a premium market for turkeys, of course," he said.