▁may ▁be ▁hung ▁ups ide ▁down , ▁so ▁the ▁blood ▁may ▁be ▁dra ined , ▁however , ▁par ado x ically , ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁later ▁for ▁cab id ela . ▁Blood ▁sp illed ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁is ▁sometimes ▁covered ▁with ▁d irt , ▁as ▁the ▁passage ▁in ▁Lev it icus ▁direct s ▁Jews ▁to ▁do . ▁Sea fo od ▁without ▁scales , ▁such ▁as ▁mor ays , ▁may ▁be ▁sh unn ed ▁in ▁some ▁areas . ▁And , ▁finally , ▁a ▁point ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁animals ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁sharp ▁kn ife , ▁a ▁practice ▁also ▁ex h orted ▁by ▁rabb in ical ▁law . ▁ ▁P oul try , ▁easily ▁raised ▁around ▁a ▁pe asant ' s ▁home , ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁considered ▁quality ▁food . ▁Tur keys ▁were ▁only ▁e aten ▁for ▁Christmas ▁or ▁on ▁special ▁occasions , ▁such ▁as ▁wed ding ▁reception s ▁or ▁ban qu ets . ▁Up ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁far mers ▁from ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Lis bon ▁would ▁come ▁around ▁Christmas ▁time ▁to ▁bring ▁her ds ▁of ▁tur keys ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁streets ▁for ▁sale . ▁Before ▁being ▁killed , ▁a ▁st iff ▁do se ▁of ▁br andy ▁was ▁forced ▁down ▁the ▁birds ' ▁thro ats ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁meat ▁more ▁tender ▁and ▁t ast y , ▁and ▁hopefully ▁to ▁ensure ▁a ▁happy ▁state ▁of ▁mind ▁when ▁the ▁time ▁would ▁come ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁sharp ▁kn ife . ▁Po