Mine was Christmas dinner the first year I was married, nearly thirty years ago. I bought a fresh turkey, put it in the roasting dish to cook it , and didn't like the smell of it. Threw it in the bin, and we had tinned ham for Chtistmas dinner, When i spoke to my Mum she said fresh turkey was meant to smell like that and I should have cooked it....too late by then, but you learn by your mistakes. X