While at first i was diappointed that the camera broke down first thing friday, it turned out o.k. the most interested parties were there on the day and as Jimmy kindly pointed out you cant document and publish anything we did that day because the RSPCA would come and bust down our doora nd send us off to jail.
As i understand it these things are o.k. in isolation and individual cases, but encouraging it and publishing it is not.
So basically,
heres the MA+15 content, in purely text format:
4 ducks were killed very quickly and easily, and nobody lost any fingers.
i cant go into detail here, but a few things surprised me - things that no-one tells you expect. I'm happy for people to contact me if you'd like more detail before attempting this kind of self sufficiency.
they were hung upside down while we went inside for morning tea.
poppyseed cake and muffins - YUM
3 were dry plucked and this worked very well. the last one was colder by the time we got to it and so it was scalded - i believe the water was too hot and as the feathers were removed, the skin broke - this loss of integrity means the bird cannot be roasted whole. I dont recommend the scalding method - just pluck them as soon as possible, while there is still some natural warmth.
again more surprises as i had to clean the birds, secateurs work really well. but there is more to it than most descriptions allude to.
More detail available on an individual basis - there are some pointers that people need to know that i shan't describe here.
Finally the meat was used in Friday nights curry and the bones in making stock along with celery onions, carrots etc. Curry was nice - bird a bit tough - maybe because it didn't hang long - i'll have to look into that more but stock is untried just yet.
Happy hunting ( lol)
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