- Place an oven rack in the lowest position (with room above to fit the turkey) and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 
- Remove any turkey parts from the cavity and set aside in the fridge or discard. 
- Pat the turkey dry on the inside and out with paper towels. 
- Season the cavity with 1 teaspoon salt and stuff the cavity with 2 sprigs of thyme, sage, half of the onion wedges and garlic. 
- In a small saucepot, place the the butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and thyme. Heat until butter is just melted. Brush the turkey with the melted butter mixture. 
- Season the outside of the turkey well with 4 teaspoons salt. 
- Place the remaining onion wedges in the bottom of a roasting pan. Place the roasting rack in the pan, making sure it is level. 
- Place the turkey to the rack, tuck the wings back under the body and tie the legs together with kitchen twine. 
- Roast for 2 hours and 30 minutes, basting with pan drippings every 30 minutes if desired. 
- Cook until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of a thigh measures 165 degrees F, about 2 1/2 hours. 
- Allow to rest for 30 minutes before carving. 
- Meanwhile make the gravy. 
- To make the gravy, remove the turkey from the roasting pan (or slow cooker for a turkey breast), pour the contents through the fine mesh sieve over a bowl, so that the drippings end up in the bowl. Discard the solids. 
- In a small bowl, place the 1 cup cold broth Sprinkle the gelatin powder over the broth. Set aside to dissolve. 
- Place the Turkey drippings and rest of the broth in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer for about 20 minutes, until the gravy has reduced by half. 
- Add the dissolved gelatin mixture into the pan, whisking often, until dissolved. 
- Allow the gravy to cool from hot to lukewarm - it will thicken as it cools. It may form a film on top, but just whisk it and it will go away. It will gel and be too thick if it gets completely cold - just reheat it to make it pourable again.