Many of these toll-free hotlines are active year-round. Check out the links where you'll find the answers to many Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

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•  Leftover Turkey Recipes
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•  USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline
(888) 674-6854 from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Closed weekends and holidays, except Thanksgiving. Special hours of operation on Thanksgiving are 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

•  Guidelines for Sending Food Gifts to U.S. Military
Find out what you can safely send to those in the military. Further questions may be directed to USDA Meat and Poultry HotlineÕs toll-free number 1-888-674-6854; Washington D.C. area (202) 720-3333. The toll-free number for the hearing impaired (TTY) is 1-800-256-7072.

•  Reynolds Turkey Tips Line
(800) 745-4000 Open through December 31, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

•  Butterball Turkey Talk Line
(800) BUTTERBALL (800-288-8373 Available November 8 through December 25, weekdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. CST; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST; Thanksgiving Day, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST; Nov. 24 to Dec. 25, weekdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST.

•  Honeysuckle White
(800) 810-6325 Recorded answers to frequently asked turkey preparation questions.

•  Crisco Pie Hotline
(877) 367-7438 toll-free. Provides answers the most common questions about baking pies for novice bakers as well as offering tips that will benefit the most seasoned baker. The hotline also offers the option for callers to connect to a live pie expert for pie baking guidance. Hours: 9 - 7 EST except for: Nov. 13 - 22 (8 - 8 EST) and Dec. 18 - 22 (8 - 8 EST).

•  Foster Farms
(800) 255-7227. Live operators answer your questions 24 hours a day November 21 through December 2. The rest of the year, hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday.

•  Perdue Chicken
(800) 473-7383 Available weekdays year-round (except the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day) 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m Eastern Time. Thanksgiving week: Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST, Nov. 27, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST, Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m EST.

•  Shady Brook Farms Dial-A-Chef
(888) 723-4468. Available 24-hours, 7 days-a-week, automated messages by famous chefs and winemakers, through Jan. 1.

•  Empire Kosher
(800) 367-4734. Year-round Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST; Fridays, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m EST. Closed on Jewish and secular holidays.

•  Land O' Lakes Holiday Bakeline
(800) 782-9606 Available through Dec. 24 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m, CST, 7 days a week.

•  Betty Crocker
(888) ASK-BETTY (888-275-2388) Open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays; staffed year-round.

•  Campbell's Soups Holiday Leftovers Hotline
(888) 453-3868 Open the day after Thanksgiving through December 31 for questions on leftovers; otherwise there are recorded recipes which can be faxed to you.

•  Fleischmann's Yeast Baker's Help Line
(800) 777-4959 Weekdays, 9am to 7pm, year round advice for bread bakers.

•  Nestle Toll House Baking Information Line
(800) 637-8537 Year-round baking help, plus recipes, from 10am to 6pm.

•  Ocean Spray
(800) 662-3263. Staffed year-round, weekdays (open Thanksgiving Day; but not Christmas Day, New Year's Day and other major holidays) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., EST.

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