A committee of ladies collected the receipts; the editor of the Manual of Domestic Economy arranged them — British cookery and household management, c.1864.

To Roast Geese and Ducks

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To Roast Geese and Ducks

502. Geese and ducks are trussed and spitted as shewn at page 38, after which they are put down at a distance from a good fire; previously…

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