American cartoonist and writer Nicole Hollander is credited with the popular Thanksgiving line:
“Cooking tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out.”
It’s not known when Hollander first wrote this, but it was included in the book The Fifth and Far Finer than the First Four 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said (1993) by Robert Byrne.
“A refrigerator is a place to store leftovers until they are old enough to throw out” and “I just wanna be rich enough to throw leftovers away after dinner instead of putting them in Tupperware and throwing them away a week later” are related sayings about leftovers.
Wikipedia: Nicole Hollander
Nicole Hollander (born April 25, 1939) is an American cartoonist and writer. Her daily comic strip Sylvia was syndicated to newspapers nationally by Tribune Media Services and also can be seen on her blog, BadGirl Chats.
Google Books
The Fifth and Far Finer than the First Four 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said
By Robert Byrne
New York, NY: Fawcett Columbine
1993
Pg. ?:
220
Cooking tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out.
Nicole Hollander
24 November 1995, The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), “Cryptic Byword” (puzzle), pg. HR27, col. 1:
PREVIOUS SOLUTION: “Cooking tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out.”—Nicole Hollander.
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Newfie Christmas Dinner
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12/14/97
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Reminds me of a holiday cooking tip I read:
” Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out.”
—Nicole Hollander
Google Books
The Ladies’ Room Reader:
The Ultimate Women’s Trivia Book
By Alicia Alvrez
York Beach, ME: Conari Press
2000
Pg. 90:
“Cooking tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out.” — Nicole Hollander
Google Books
Happy Thanksgivukkah!:
Celebrate the Hybrid Holiday—Trivia, Jokes, Games, Recipes, Cartoons
By Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC
Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC
2013
Pg. ?:
Cooking tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out. —Nicole Hollander
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