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NEED HELP with holiday cooking or baking? Dial these numbers and talk with an expert:

U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline. 888-674-6854. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays year-round (8 a.m.-2 p.m. Thanksgiving Day). Online: www.fsis.usda.gov.

Butterball Turkey Talk-Line. 800-288-8372. 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Thanksgiving Day; 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. other weekdays through Dec. 26. Online: butterball.com.

Crisco Pie Hotline. 877-367-7438. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Dec. 24 and Dec. 25. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays, except 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 18-22. Online: crisco.com.

King Arthur Flour Co. Bakers Hotline. 802-649-3717. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Otherwise, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Sat.-Sun. through December, except 8 a.m.-noon Dec. 24; 8 a.m-5 p.m. Dec. 31. Online (including live chat): kingarthurflour.com.

Perdue consumer help line. 800-473-7383. 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 26; 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. Regular hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Online: perdue.com.

Fleischmann’s Yeast Baker’s Help Line. 800-777-4959. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays. Online: breadworld.com/.

Nestle Toll House Baking. 800-637-8537. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays. Online: verybestbaking.com
Ocean Spray. 800-662-3263. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. through Nov. 28. Online: oceanspray.com

OR SKIP the one-on-one conversation and go straight to a website:

eatturkey.com (National Turkey Federation)

epicurious.com (Gourmet and Bon Appetit)

bhg.com (Better Homes and Gardens)

goodhousekeeping.com

www.turkeyhelp.com (Cook’s Illustrated magazine)

foodnetwork.com

kraftfoods.com

landolakes.com

reynoldskitchens.com (turkey tips)

shadybrookfarms.com

dominosugar.com

mccormick.com (McCormick spices)