Roast Duck

Ingredients

• Prepare and clean duck as you would any fowl
• rub with salt
• rub with pepper
• 2 tablespoons of ground ginger
• Peel one onion
• stick 4 cloves
• 1 cup of water
• Stuff duck with bread, apple or mushroom stuffing
• a tart jelly may be added at the last

Method

1. 1

   Prepare and clean duck as you would any fowl; rub with salt and pepper.

2. 2

   Take 2 tablespoons of ground ginger and rub on both the inside and outside.

3. 3

   Peel one onion and stick 4 cloves into this and place on the duck.

4. 4

   Place in a roaster and add 1 cup of water.

5. 5

   Roast, basting often.

6. 6

   Add water when necessary.

7. 7

   The gravy should be highly seasoned and a tart jelly may be added at the last.

8. 8

   Serve with baked oranges.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Southern cook book of fine old recipes (1935) by Lillie S. Lustig, page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Roast Duck ("Never Believed Anything Could Taste So Good") Prepare and clean duck as you would any fowl; rub with salt and pepper. Take 2 tablespoons of ground ginger and rub on both the inside and outside. Peel one onion and into this stick 4 cloves and place on l he duck. Place in a roaster and add 1 cup of water. Roast, basting often. Add water when necessary. Stuff duck with bread, apple or mush- room stuffing. The gravy should be highly sea- soned and a tart jelly may be added at the last

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