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Trees and Turkeys

Trouble telling an Austrian pine from a Scotch pine? Interested in the origin of various holiday traditions? The Urban Program Resources Network Web site at the University of Illinois serves as a handy starting point for learning about Christmas trees. It also offers helpful hints to holiday revelers bent on serving turkey during the festivities. Look for tree and turkey trivia, recipes for edible ornaments, food safety advice, and much more.

Go to: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/trees and http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/turkey