Brine (a marinade for poultry)

• Water, 1 cup
• kosher or sea salt, 3 tablespoons 
• brown sugar, 2 tablespoons 
• juices of lemons, limes, and maybe tangerines (one each)
• fresh rosemary, sprig or 1 tablespoon chopped 
• thyme, 1-2 teaspoons chopped 
• sage, 1-2 teaspoons chopped

If you want to cook/roast poultry, especially turkey au natural, but want it really tender and moist......
...and who *wouldn't* want it tender and moist?!?...
then get together as many of the above ingredients and let it sit overnight in either a bowl, pot, or zip-lock freezer bag.

Then, wipe that bad boy down, smother with butter or oil, stuff the cavity with citrus and herbs, then roast.