In article >,
Mike Beede > wrote:

> In article >,
> ~patches~ > wrote:
>
> > Yep I do similar. My experience with duck has been horrible A store
> > bought duck turned into duck al organge (sp) was a disaster years ago
> > and we had company to make matters worse. I got wild ducks in return
> > for produce last year. I roasted them and they were horrible. The same
> > guy wants to barter this year but my experience with wild ducks is not
> > very good so maybe I will just give him the produce and forget about the
> > ducks. I would like to know how to cook them though!
>
> A friend got some ducks from a neighbor once and served them
> at a meal I was a guest at. They were possibly the worst birds
> I've ever had. I think the problem was that they were spoiled,
> but there seems to be this (sub)urban myth about game and
> "hanging" that leads to unfortunate results. Maybe you could
> gently broach the issue with your duck guy and see if they could
> be handled and stored differently for you?
>
> On the other hand, maybe they were just Bad Ducks.
>
> Mike Beede

Ew!
I _never_ "hang" ducks when I home process!

They get killed, plucked cleaned and frozen within 2 hours max, unless
I'm cooking them fresh.

Then I kill, pluck, gut, prepare and straight into the oven.
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Om.

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