Turkey Marinating tips

Heres a recipe for marinating a turkey that i found with some tips.

Turkey soup made from the Carcass

Roasted Turkey

I started thawing a whole turkey (about 18lbs.) in the fridge 3 days prior to wanting to cook it.  The day before cooking the turkey you may want to brine the turkey. This consists of putting the turkey in a large stock pot and using 2 gallons of water with 2 cups of salt.  The morning of cooking, you can take it out and put it in the roasting pan and use a marinade consisting of...