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U.S. Janet B. · **Thanksgiving Dinner 12/23/17**

On Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:19:22 -0400, wrote:

>On Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:16:10 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>>jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> On 11/26/2017 6:32 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>> > wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>> >
>>> >>On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 12:24:24 -0600, "cshenk" >
>>> wrote:
>>> > >
>
>>> Eight pounds? Sorry but I've never seen an 8 lb. duck. I bought a
>>> half a small duck. Already roasted. From the freezer section. A
>>> quarter of a duck was enough for me at one meal. I could not have
>>> fed six or 8 people even if they were heavy fatty meat-eaters.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>>Sorry Jill. I get commercial farmed ones. They run pretty much 8 lbs.
>>
>>
>>Lucrecia was the one with an issue with that much fatty meat at one
>>sitting I think.
>>
>>Note I was talking pre-cooking weight. You are talking pre-cooked 1/2
>>duck and got 4 meals. Thats same as my 8 off a full duck. We are low
>>meat eaters so for us that's 10-12 servings off an 8lb frozen whole raw
>>duck.
>>
>>We do the whole ones so we can also save the duck fat for other cooking.
>>
>> Carol
>
>I am talking commercially raised ducks also! What they weigh raw, and
>the eventual outcome (given you have cooked it correctly) will NOT
>feed 8, just a bite maybe. I have even had Eider duck years ago and
>that fed four of us handily.
>
>I'm outta here, you're the only person known to have fed 10-12 with a
>single duck !!

they don't eat much meat so are happy with an ounce of meat each.
What a waste of cooking heat. Be better to get a protein bar and
break it into eight pieces.
Janet US