After all the time and trouble we go to getting all the fat and meat out of a bird to keep the bugs out, how does a freeze dried head on a turkey escape the little meat munchers?
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I have had turkey heads with bugs but only ones that were not painted ; I'm going with the ider the paint helps [that's my story and i'm sticking to it]
I have been told that they are injected with substances that discourage our buggy little fiends. I sure hope it's true.
(It may vary from one preparer to the next, too.)
I would like to know the answer myself! As far as I know, nothing except water is injected in the turkey head. The only reason we use water is to plump up the head, because it shrinks a little during freeze drying.
I worked for Harry Whitehead a few summers back doing turkey heads for him. we/he uses a mixter of water & liquad#7 in his heads. Never any trouble with bugs as far as I know.