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cshenk · **Thanksgiving Dinner 12/23/17**

Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 2017-11-26 7:56 PM, wrote:
> >
> > > So, an 8lb duck pretty much feeds 8.
> >
> > Totally incorrect. Both duck and goose are bony and not much meat
> > covers the bones. All that fat should NOT be present when on the
> > table, it should have drained away. It is mostly fat in the breast
> > area.
> >
> > Explain to me exactly how you are going to carve one duck/goose to
> > serve 8, I'd be interested to know!
> >
>
> A 8 lb duck???? That would be one heck of big duck. Most recipes
> call for a 5-6 lb. duck and count on 4 serving.

Commercial types sold here. You are probably looking at wild ones?

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