On Wed 28 Sep 2005 10:55:54a, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >,
> Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> On Wed 28 Sep 2005 09:42:05a, ~patches~ wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>> >
>> >> 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.
>> >
>> > The ducks were not hanged. I've seen hanged ducks in Chinatown and
the
>> > resulting dishes are good. They were killed then his sister cleaned
>> > them and they were cooked the same day. We found them very gamey
>> > tasting. Maybe that isn't the word more of a very rich and heavy
taste.
>> > There wasn't much meat either. I'm rather leary as DH is going on
a
>> > hunting trip. He does not or will not hunt but he will play cards,
>> > cook, eat, and drink so I get free venison. I'm not so sure after the
>> > duck of last year. My neighbour has already asked me how many ducks I
>> > want
>> >
>>
>> Wild duck and geese are often very gamey tasting. They eat a lot of
>> little fish and God knows what else. I'd much rather have farm-raised,
>> graiin-fed duck.
>
> Same here. ;-)
> But if she is gettin' 'em for free, there ARE ways to make them
> succulent and edible. Just takes some prep time.
>
> Same goes for venison IMHO.

Undestood, but for me it's just not worth it. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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