Subj : Re: Turkey Day To : Shawn Highfield From : Dave Drum Date : Sat Nov 30 2024 04:40:30 -=> Shawn Highfield wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> Even when it'sd not "holiday tine" turkey is pretty low riced. Right DD> down there with chicken almost. Duck and goose? Now there you're DD> beginning to get up-market. SH> I wonder why they are so expense here? We can't even get one when it's SH> not holiday time. That's the issue we had this year, we didn't get one SH> early enough when they were in the stores. That's bizarre. But, then, there may not be enough demand for Mr Shop Owner to turn a profit. What's the market like on domestic (farmed or purpose raised) ducks and geese? Duck is popular enough that we can also find duck eggs in some markets. Goose is seasonal and considered a specialty - at least here in the Great American Outback. OTOH enough Canadian geese have taken up homes here on a permanent basis that one can go out with a 9 iron or a ball bat and bring one home. Or stop and pick up the one(s) you ran over on the way home from work. DD> And the business owner told me "Go hunt your own and process it DD> then." SH> I would do that, but the laws and fee's to get a gun license not to SH> mention the school, the tax, and now the gubment will have my SH> fingerprints... not worth it to me. SH> Besides after all that I'd still have to find some land to hunt on... SH> So that's another 2 hour drive and the price of fuel is currently $1.61 SH> a liter. SH> Naa, I'll just pay $80 for a 9 pound bird. OY! That price would cause my throat to slam shut. When I was younger I was a might hunter. Mostly of four legged furry critters. Woodchucks, tree rats (squirrels), raccoons and the occasional opossum if one was seen around the chicken coops. Rabbits, too. DD> I went one Thanksgiving when I was alone and didn't feel like DD> cooking. I had money, so I tried to pay. And Ziyad got all huffy DD> with me. SH> Seems like a nice guy. DD> So I left what the price of the meal should have been on the DD> table for the girl who waited on me - so she'd have something DD> to be thankful for after giving up her holiday to wait on me DD> and others. Bv)= SH> Classy move. I didn't do it to be "classy". Rather, because it just felt like the proper thing to do. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Roast Mallard Duck w/Honey Butter-Chorizo Stuffing Categories: Game, Pork, Herbs, Breads Yield: 5 Servings 40 g (1 1/2 oz) spun honey spread 110 g (4 oz) bulk chorizo 100 g (3 1/2 oz) white breadcrumbs 2 kg (4 1/2 lb) mallard duck 2 tb Thyme; chopped 1 tb Butter or olive oil 1 lg Onion; peeled, chopped 1 cl Garlic; peeled, fine chop'd Salt & ground pepper Set the oven @ 175ºC/350ºf/Gas mark 4. First make the stuffing, melt 25g of the spun honey spread in a saucepan with the butter, then add the onion, garlic and chorizo, cover with a lid and cook on a low heat for 8-10 minutes or until the onions are soft but not browned. Take off the heat, then stir in the thyme and bread crumbs. Season to taste with salt and pepper then allow to cool. Spoon the cooled stuffing into the duck's cavity and place the duck in a roasting tin. Smear the remaining spun honey over the skin of the bird and sprinkle with some salt and pepper. Place in the oven and roast for about 1 hour and 30-45 minutes (allowing about 20 minutes per 450g/1 lb), until cooked, basting occasionally. If it begins to look quite dark while cooking, cover with some foil. To check whether the duck is fully cooked, stick a skewer into the thigh with a spoon placed underneath to catch the juices, the juices should run clear. Also, the legs should feel quite loose on the bird. When cooked, transfer the duck to a serving plate and leave to rest, covered with foil and in the oven at the lowest temperature. This will keep the duck warm while you make the gravy or sauce. Spoon the stuffing out of the duck into a serving bowl or onto a plate. Carve and serve. Serves 4-6 Kerrygold and Rachel Allen Community Cookbook Adapted to use a duck rather than a chicken by Uncle Dirty Dave. Quite good. I was given a mallard duck but a canvasback, teal, or even a domestic duck would work From: http://blog.chilliupnorth.co.uk Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... I hurt myself making dinner yesterday... frostbite. ___ MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Sursum Corda! BBS-Huntsville,AL-bbs.sursum-corda.com (1:396/45) .