Roasted Wild Goose Or Duck - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 wild goose or duck
salt
buttermilk
apples
bacon

Preparation

Clean & skin the bird as soon as possible.
Soak in saltwater for 45 minutes.
When ready to cook, soak bird in buttermilk overnight or for 4 - 6 hrs. (The easiest way is to place the bird in a plastic bag, set the bag in a pan, and pour in the buttermilk until the bird is covered.
After soaking, rinse thoroughly with cold water.
Stuff with cored and quartered apples, unpeeled. Place in roaster and cover breast with strips of bacon held in place with toothpicks.
Cook in covered roaster as follows:
500\u00b0 for 30 minutes; 350\u00b0 for remaining time. (20 min. per lb.)