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MAKE TURKEY:
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Stir jelly, 1/2 cup butter, apple juice concentrate and 2 tablespoons tarragon in small saucepan over medium heat until butter and jelly melt.
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Remove glaze from heat. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature and rewhisk before using.).
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Set rack at lowest position in oven and preheat to 375u00b0F
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Place small rack in center of large roasting pan.
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Melt 1/4 cup butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
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Add mushrooms, onion and carrot; saute until dark brown, about 12 minutes.
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Sprinkle vegetables and turkey neck pieces around rack in pan.
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Stir remaining 6 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons tarragon in heavy small saucepan until butter melts.
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Rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry with paper towels.
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Place turkey on rack in pan.
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Starting at neck end, slide hand between skin and breast meat to loosen skin.
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Brush 3 tablespoons tarragon butter over breast meat under skin.
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If stuffing turkey, spoon stuffing loosely into main cavity.
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Brush remaining tarragon butter over outside of turkey.
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Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper.
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Tuck wing tips under turkey; tie legs together to hold shape.
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Roast turkey 45 minutes.
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Reduce oven temperature to 350u00b0F; add 1 cup broth to pan.
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Cover turkey loosely with foil.
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Roast until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180u00b0F., adding 1 cup broth and basting with pan juices every 1/2 hour and brushing with 1/3 cup glaze twice during last 2 hours, about 4 1/4 hours longer if unstuffed or 4 3/4 hours longer if stuffed.
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Transfer turkey to platter.
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Tent with foil; let stand 1/2 hour.
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Reserve pan juices.
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MAKE GRAVY:
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Mix 1/2 cup glaze and flour in small bowl to blend.
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Strain pan juices into large measuring cup, pressing on solids; spoon off fat.
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Add enough broth to measure 6 cups.
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Saute bacon in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until crisp.
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Pour off fat.
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Add broth mixture to saucepan and bring to boil.
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Whisk in glaze-flour mixture and tarragon, then applejack.
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Simmer until thickened to sauce, about 5 minutes.
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Season with salt and pepper.
