"Dave W." > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Jack Schidt®" aka Jack Pollo 8^) > wrote:
>
> > "Vince Poroke" > wrote in message
> > om...
> > > I found this while I was looking for something else.
> > >
> > > "Wash chicken thoroughly in cold water, Place the chicken in a bowl
with
> > > enough cold water to cover the chicken to which 2 or 3 Tablespoons of
> > > baking soda have been added."Gets the barnyard (taste) out."
> > > "Freshens the chicken." "
> > > I have never done this but I don't know if there would be a disernable
> > differenece.
> >
> > The way store bought chicken is these days, you could knock me over with
a
> > feather if there was any 'barnyard' taste to it. Looks like some old
> > instructions for removing gamey flavor.
> > >
> Is baking soda the secret for making "wild things" palatable? I'm
> thinking of duck, rabbit, raccoon, possum, etc. If so, how long would
> you let the critter soak?
>

Everybody has a technique for removing the 'gamey' flavor. Just ask 'em.
The only things I've ever used are soaking in buttermilk for a few hours,
which worked for me and cooking with juniper berries. I have no idea about
the baking soda technique.

Jack Gamey