Golden roast turkey

Ingredients

 * 16 lbs 	Turkey
 * 1 	cup 	butter or margarine, Melted
 * 1/4 	tsp 	salt
 * 1/4 	tsp 	pepper

Directions

 * 1) Remove giblets and neck from Turkey; wash, and set aside.
 * 2) Wash Turkey thoroughly inside and out.
 * 3) Pat dry with towels.
 * 4) Remove any excess fat.
 * 5) Prepare your choice of dressing.
 * 6) Preheat oven to 325 °F.
 * 7) Spoon some of dressing into neck cavity of Turkey.
 * 8) Bring skin of neck over back; fasten with poultry pin.
 * 9) Spoon remaining dressing into body cavity; do not pack.
 * 10) Insert 4 or 5 poultry pins at regular intervals.
 * 11) Lace cavity closed with twine, bootlace fashion and then tie.
 * 12) Bend wing tips under body, or fasten to body with poultry pins.
 * 13) Tie ends of legs together.
 * 14) Insert meat thermometer in inside of thigh at thickest part.
 * 15) Place Turkey on rack in shallow roasting pan.
 * 16) Brush with some butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
 * 17) Roast uncovered and brushing occasionally with remaining butter and pan drippings; about 4 ½ hours, or until meat thermometer registers 185 °F.
 * 18) Leg joint should move freely.
 * 19) When Turkey begins to turn golden, cover with a square of butter- soaked cheesecloth or a loose tent of foil, to prevent burning.
 * 20) While Turkey roasts, cook giblets and neck.
 * 21) Place Turkey on heated serving platter.
 * 22) Remove cheesecloth or foil, twine, and poultry pins.
 * 23) Let stand 20 to 30 minutes before carving.