Turkey in a Pressure Cooker Porcelain Limoges Box
Someone was running late for Thanksgiving dinner, and the turkey ended up in the pressure cooker. This tongue-in-cheek scene is a hand-painted porcelain Limoges box made in Limoges, France.
When Dinner Runs Behind
Most holiday turkeys roast for hours, which is exactly why this shortcut gets a laugh from anyone who has ever cooked the November feast. The cooker and the bird are painted by hand, giving the joke a careful finish.
Who Gets the Wishbone
- Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
- A good match for pilgrim, pumpkin pie and harvest basket pieces
- Belongs in a Thanksgiving, kitchen humor or cooking collection
Seated at the Holiday Table
Bring it out each year next to the gravy boat, or set it on the kitchen windowsill while the real bird is in the oven. It makes a funny hostess thank-you, a nod to a home cook who loves gadgets, or a gift for the relative who always volunteers to carve. Culinary school graduates and caterers tend to enjoy it too, since they know the stress of timing a big dinner better than anyone. Between holidays it can stay in the kitchen with the cookbooks.