Take your kitchen shears and cut on either side
of the backbone, it might take some convincing on a couple
spots, then once you've cut through on both sides toss the
bone into the stockpot with the neck if you got it and place the turkey right onto the baking sheet your roasting it on breast side up so it's sort
of splayed
out.
Reportedly, it has been used in the treatment
of a number
of health conditions which include brittle
bone, hair, teeth and nails, white
spots on nails, gingivitis, tonsillitis, inflammation
of the mucous membranes
of the mouth, rheumatic disorders, edema, osteoarthritis, diabetes, acne, wounds, itchiness, rashes, burns, frostbite, chilblains, athlete's foot, cracked and tired feet, drawing
out pus from boils and carbuncles, ulcers, fistulas, herpes simplex, dyspepsia (impaired digestion), gastrointestinal conditions, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, fever, malaria, bladder problems, urinary tract infection, bed wetting in children, kidney stones (nephrolithiasis), prostate problems, hemorrhoids, muscle cramps, tumors, broken
bones, fractures, sprains, nose bleed and other heavy bleeding.
But what's particularly interesting about TVA (nicknamed for where she was rescued in Tennessee Cove, a
spot within the Tennessee Valley in Marin County, CA) is that she has a deformity, or birth defect, which gives her a «hunchback» due to an
out of place
bone in her spine.