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Roasted Canvas-Back Duck

From The encyclopædia of practical cookery, 1890

Serves 4

Ensure ducks are not overcooked.

Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from The encyclopædia of practical cookery (1890) by Theodore Francis Garrett, page 107. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a light pinch of salt inside, run in the head from the end of the neck to the back, truss them, and place in a roasting-pan. Sprinkle over a little salt, put them in a brisk oven, and cook for eighteen minutes ; arrange on a very hot dish, untruss, throw 2 table-spoonfuls of white broth into each duck, and serve with six slices of fried hominy for garnish, and currant jelly on a dish. (2) Pick, singe, and draw two or three Canvas-Back Ducks

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