7:00 am Thu November 24, 2011  Preserving the classic
Thanksgiving turkey  In honor of Thanksgiving... we're
revisiting a Michigan farmer who raises heritage turkeys.  Those
are turkeys that have a little bit of a wilder history. Some
farmers are trying to keep these older turkey breeds from going
extinct.  John Harnois has a yard full of turkeys. He says he
knows his turkeys so well, he can speak their language.  "The
turkeys pip, they bark, they gobble."  These turkeys are mostly
males. They're trying to look all big and macho as they strut
around in front of the hens. These birds are the Narragansett
breed.  "They're old time turkeys, much closer to wild. They
don't have the broad breasts, so proportionally for eating, they
have more dark meat to white meat," Harnois said.  People who've
tasted a heritage turkey say the flavor is stronger too.  Sara
Dickerman did some turkey taste testing for She tasted
everything from the Butterball brand to kosher to heritage.
"When you taste one of these heritage breed