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The grocery store didn't have turkey legs, so I used thighs. The meat was fall off the bone tender and moist. I will definitely make again, but will use less lemon juice. By the end, the lemony flavor was a bit overwhelming and left a little aftertaste. The gravy is not thick at the end of cooking, the turkey had too many juices for that.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"11\/08\/2009 19:07","GUID":"5aa1abcf85b74284a850bd51e9b2fb2c","MemberId":4504744,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"mollyque","SubmittedDate":"11\/08\/2009 19:08"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Turkey Legs with Mushroom Gravy"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n