As someone who has cooked multiple turkeys, this part bugs me. Obviously Scrooge is clueless, and thinks he's doing a fine thing, but that damn bird he buys would take FOREVER to cook. Not to mention, I don't think it would have fit in the stoves of those days to even cook properly. Just my random vent. Carry on world.
shareroast it over fire in back garden?
shareYou're an idiot. Don't even try to compare yourself people in those times.
Those people were hungry enough to wait 2 days to eat a meal like that.
Poor people didn't have stoves.
They cooked in front of an open fire with a spit and pan for drippings (hence the name).
A full size bird like that would take 4-5hrs on a spit. Quicker if placed closer.
They baked the same way by turning the items to cook them evenly.