[Jacob-list] Re:OT duck Q

[MarmontJacobs at aol.com]

Hi Thom,
             We do Muscovies for the table each year and I find them much 
less hassle to prepare than chicken. Yes, ducks have a crop, but it is long and 
narrow compared to a chicken, so less likely to get in the way cf a chicken's - 
and no horrible smell if you do either. They have a "squeaker box" which can 
make you jump if you squash it while cleaning out  - LOL...or Muscovies do 
anyway.

Plucking is serious hard work unless you wet pluck or use a machine. We boil 
up water in one of those huge lidded tea urns (yes, this is the UK), plunge 
the deceased in for under a minute depending on size, hang up by the feet and 
plucking's easy.

Trisha, Marmont Jacobs, Wales