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 Truss Geese and Ducks

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To Truss Geese and Ducks

61. Geese and Ducks have their heads cut off in the same way as described at (a); but the legs are cut off at the first joint above the…

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