Baconized Wild Turkey

• 1 wild turkey approx. 15 lb.
• Bacon fat
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 1/2 cups white wine
• 1 muslin cloth (approx 16″ square)

Wash and dry turkey. Brush with bacon fat, salt and pepper. Mix onions and celery and one cup of white wine. Stuff bird with this mixture. Place turkey in a shallow pan. Dip cloth in bacon fat and cover turkey with it. Roast in 300 oven for 3 hours, basting often with drippings in pan and remaining wine. If the turkey varies in size from recipe, allow 20-25 minutes per pound roasting time. Before serving, discard onion and celery stuffing. Serves 8-10 people.