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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2013-09-26 2:36 PM, wrote:

>> Speak softly and carry a shotgun and those stupid geese will RAWHOB!
>> (Run Away With Hands Over Butt). The ones that don't run away make a
>> nice greasy dinner.
>>
>> G.
>
> If you cook goose properly, it isn't greasy. Got to pierce the breast
> where the fat tissues are, then bake on a rack, allowing the fat to
> melt and drip clear. If the goose sits in the grease as it cooks,
> yuck. I like it stuffed with sage and onion stuffing and served with
> sharp apple sauce.
>

I have had goose several times but I never bothered to cook it myself
because I was never impressed with it. My best friend was German and his
mother always had goose at Christmas. My neighbor (also German) has done
a few. I have had a it a couple other times. They taste okay but they
always seemed to be dry and tough. I am willing to try cooking
something that someone has has done and had been good. Mine may or may
not be as good as theirs was, but I am not going to bother with
something that no one has ever prepared to my liking and assume that
mine will be better than theirs.

FWIW.... I have had many duck dinners that were wonderful, but when I
tried cooking duck it was horrible. I did once have it turn out nicely,
but the next one was probably the worst. I swore I would never cook
another duck.