Your guests will love these grilled behemoth turkey drumsticks served with baked beans, watermelon and homemade fresh orange lemonade to drink.

Labor Day marks the end of summer, so let's fire up the grill and send it off in style. Your guests will love these grilled behemoth turkey drumsticks served with baked beans, watermelon and homemade fresh orange lemonade to drink.

Your Menu: Serves 4 to 6

Grilled Turkey Drumsticks

• Baked beans
• Watermelon wedges
• Purchased frosted brownies

Fresh Orange Lemonade

Test Kitchen Tips:

Spice up canned baked beans by adding barbecue sauce, brown sugar or maple syrup, chopped sweet or hot peppers, or crisp-cooked bacon.

Whole watermelons can be stored in the refrigerator up to 1 week. Once it's cut, use within a few days. If you don't think your family will use a whole watermelon, many stores sell cut pieces.

To always have shredded orange or lemon peel on hand, remove the peel from the oranges and lemons before you juice them. Use a Microplane° grater (available at specialty kitchen shops) or fine shredder to remove just the colored part of the peel. The white pith underneath will add bitterness. Wrap the shredded lemon or orange peel in 1 teaspoon portions in small pieces of plastic wrap. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer up to 3 months.

Store leftover lemonade mixture in the refrigerator and enjoy it for up to 1 week.

Shopping List for Turkey:

• 4 3/4- to 1-pound turkey drumsticks
• 1 28-ounce can baked beans
• 1 watermelon
• 1 package frosted brownies

Shopping List for Lemonade:

• 6 oranges
• 9 lemons

Pantry Items:

For Turkey:

• cooking oil
• salt
• ground black pepper

For Lemonade:

• granulated sugar

Equipment Needed:

For Turkey

• measuring spoons
• pastry brush
• charcoal or gas grill
• tongs
• medium saucepan for beans
• wooden spoon
• cutting board and knife for watermelon

For Lemonade

• measuring cups and spoons
• cutting board and knife
• Microplane° grater or fine shredder
• juicer
• medium saucepan
• wooden spoon
• fine mesh strainer

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