Depends on the kind of duck - the ones I have had in Chinese restaurants have all been mighty tasty.
________________________________ From: "doctordumb...@rocketmail.com" <doctordumb...@rocketmail.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 10:01 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sal, What have you been eating? I recall my father-in-law talking about duck hunting in San Francisco Bay, years ago, and how when he got the ducks home and cooked one, it had a very fishy flavor, couldn't eat it. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ann" <awoelflebater@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "salyavin808" <fintlewoodlewix@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Mmmm, mmmm. You don't know what you're missing, barbecued with > > a few boiled potatoes and some mustard with a fried egg on > > top. A quality bit of foraging. > > > > There's too many of the bloody things anyway, we need a bit of > > predation to keep the numbers down, and if it annoys her majesty > > all the better! > > My opinion about human beings. > > I would imagine swan is awfully greasy like goose and duck. And whatever > they're eating out of the Thames can't be good. > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Michael Jackson <mjackson74@> wrote: > > > > > > England: Queen’s Swan Is Barbecued and Eaten > > > By STEVEN ERLANGER > > > Published: August 21, 2013 > > > The charred carcass of one of Queen Elizabeth’s own swans was found on > > > a riverbank near Windsor Castle after having been barbecued and eaten, > > > according to the police and a charity called Swan Lifeline. > > > > > > > > > The swan was one of about 200 that live on Baths Island and belong to the > > > queen. > > > Until 1998, under a law dating to the 12th century, killing or injuring a > > > swan was classified as treason, and the crown retains ownership of all > > > unmarked mute swans in areas along the River Thames. Wild swans are also > > > protected under a 1981 act, and to injure or kill a swan â€" let alone > > > eat one â€" is against the law. > > > > > > > > > Wendy Hermon of Swan Lifeline said that > > > “the whole breast had been removed, and it looked like it had been > > > eaten for lunch.†There was “just a swan skeleton left,†she said. > > > “It’s > > > absolutely disgusting, I can’t imagine the kind of people that would do > > > this.†She said the carcass, with its feathers still attached, was taken > > > by her group to be cremated. > > > > > >
