All cooking tips and recipes by Lesley Christiansen-Yule, Author of "A Cook's Bible" – Penguin (2007).

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Prepare brine 1 day before needed

Makes: Enough for a 4-7kg turkey

Ingredients

• 4 litres vegetable stock

• 1 C plain salt

• ½ C brown sugar

• 1tbsp black peppercorns

• ½ tbsp whole allspice

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 1 bayleaf

• 2 litres chilled apple juice

• 2 litres iced water

Method

1. Pour the stock into a very large pot.

2. Add salt, sugar, peppercorns, allspice, cinnamon and bayleaf.

3. Heat to boiling point, stirring until salt and sugar have dissolved.

4. Remove from the heat, allow to cool down, then refrigerate until completely cold.

5. When turkey is ready to be brined, mix the chilled liquid with the apple juice and iced water.

6. Follow steps 1-9 as outlined under Cooking Tips>>.