Ingredients:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle the turkey
inside and out with pepper. Put the bay leaf and thyme inside the cavity. Rub
the turkey all over with oil. Put the turkey breast side up in a roasting pan
and arrange the onion, neck and gizzard around it. Bake for 1 hour and cover
loosely with a sheet of aluminum foil. Continue baking, basting at 10-minute
intervals, for about 1 1/2 hours longer. Transfer the turkey to a platter and
pour off the pan drippings into a Gravy Strain and defat. Serve with the natural
juices.