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Freezing Your Leftovers

We freeze some turkey meat for sandwiches and soup, but in my opinion, this is never as good as the unfrozen.  It is fine for sandwiches with heavy dressing (mayo, walnuts and raisins) and also for soup, but there is a better way.
 
On Thanksgiving day, make LOTS of gravy.  As much as you can.  If you end up with lumps, so what?  The taste of your homemade gravy (even with lumps) is FAR superior to anything you will find in a store.  After everyone is done picking at the turkey, cut some turkey into small pieces.  Add the turkey to the gravy and stir it up.  Place in ziploc type storage bags and then place these bags into ziploc type freezer bags.  Freeze for later. 
 
If you find you have made too much gravy, add the gravy to your turkey stock.
 
Reheat in a double boiler.  Roast some winter vegetables, or mash some potatoes and you have a delicious, very quick, healthy meal.