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Listen: The Blues ProgramWilliam Thompson's turkey smoker - Delray Beach, Florida.
Image Number
FA2847
Photographer
Rosenberg, Jan, Collector.
Date
1986-08-25
Date Note
Photographed on August 25, 1986.
Rights
Collection
Folklife collection
Series 1685, PBFAIE ; Vol 1
Series 1685, PBFAIE ; Vol 1
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Folklife and folklore projects
Projects, Instate
Craft
Smokehouses--Florida--Palm Beach County--Delray Beach
Outbuildings
Architecture--Florida--Palm Beach County--Delray Beach
Material culture--Florida--Palm Beach County--Delray Beach
Food--Preservation
Smoked foods
Smoked meat
Cooking (Turkey)
Cooking (Smoked foods)
Outdoor cooking
Cooking (Meat)
Projects, Instate
Craft
Smokehouses--Florida--Palm Beach County--Delray Beach
Outbuildings
Architecture--Florida--Palm Beach County--Delray Beach
Material culture--Florida--Palm Beach County--Delray Beach
Food--Preservation
Smoked foods
Smoked meat
Cooking (Turkey)
Cooking (Smoked foods)
Outdoor cooking
Cooking (Meat)
Additional Creator
Thompson, William,1934-
Additional Creator
Thompson, William,1934-
Physical Description
1 slide - col.
General Note
Thompson first began smoking turkey in 1972 while stationed in Texas in the US Army. He was born in Delray Beach from Bahamian parents. For smoking he uses Australian pine and oak. He can smoke 10 to 20 turkeys at a time with special racks he made. He also smoked fish for the Delray Fish Market.
William Thompson's turkey smoker - Delray Beach, Florida.
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