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Jonnyboy

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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 04 1:57 pm Post subject:
Do you think my butcher would be allowed to let me have my goose whole?

sean
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 04 1:57 pm Post subject:
You should move to Devon, we get all manner of free offal

twoscoops

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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 04 1:58 pm Post subject:
But have you been caught by the fuzz?

tahir

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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 04 1:58 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Do you think my butcher would be allowed to let me have my goose whole?

I reckon yes

Gervase

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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 04 4:01 pm Post subject:
Nowt wrong with selling birds 'in feather'. Drawing a domestic goose isn't for the faint-hearted, though. You need to be very careful cutting around the vent, as they seem to be capable of holding humungous quantities of sticky green shit.

tahir

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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 04 4:02 pm Post subject:
So what are the conditions like for farmed geese?

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 04 4:03 pm Post subject:
I've done geese that I shot myself but not for some time. I want to make sure I get all the useful innards and fat

jema
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 04 4:05 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

So what are the conditions like for farmed geese?

I'll have to double check, but I thought Hugh in the meat book said that Geese were only possible to raise basically free range?

jema

sean
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 04 4:07 pm Post subject:
I think that's basically true, obviously conditions vary, but they can't be intensively farmed in the way that chooks and turkeys can.

wellington womble

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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 04 9:48 am Post subject:
My local organic chicken farmer keeps the livers and sells them on separtley, but I don't suppose there are many like him around. It's the only place I've ever had a chicken with giblets from. He does do some of the london markets if that's convinient for anyone.

Mrs Fiddlesticks

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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 04 10:03 am Post subject:
I'm on the look out for ideas for Xmas lunch. The boys are at their fathers for the day so for the 1st time in years it will be just the 2 of us - so I want to make it special. So what would you cook if it were/is just 2 of you? ( don't mind some left over turkey but..don't want to waste food!)

jema
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 04 10:28 am Post subject:

the fiddlesticks crew wrote:

I'm on the look out for ideas for Xmas lunch. The boys are at their fathers for the day

so for the 1st time in years it will be just the 2 of us - so I want to make it special. So what would you cook if it were/is just 2 of you?

( don't mind some left over turkey but..don't want to waste food!)

I personally would think really long and hard about who could be invited? There are plenty of people in need of a good xmas dinner, and cooking xmas dinner for two doesn't work very well in my experience. I would much rather be cooking for 8-10 than even 4.

jema

sean
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 04 10:31 am Post subject:
Pheasant? Or a duck? They both roast well, and you won't have tons of leftovers.

tahir

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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 04 10:37 am Post subject:
Xmas dinner for two would negate the one aspect of christmas that I actually see any value in, getting together with your family for a good nosh up.

Mrs Fiddlesticks

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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 04 10:45 am Post subject:

Don't think we're being mean or anything. We both have elderly parents who aren't keen on travelling - one set is in Cornwall and even offering to collect wouldn't work - sister is off to her in-laws - OH's sister is celebrating her 1st family xmas with new baby so also not keen on travel. We are seeing all these folk over the holiday for teas and visits, just not on the day itself! I see your point though.. i did wonder about doing Xmas dinner on Boxing day when the boys will be back and we will be all together but that still leaves what to eat on the day itself

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