Spiced Wild Duck - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 ducks
salt
pepper
ground ginger
1 Tbsp. butter or lard
2 large onions, chopped fine
3 pt. water
2 Tbsp. vinegar
8 cloves
8 black peppercorns
2 bay leaves
1/2 stalk celery, chopped
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 tomato, chopped fine
1 carrot, chopped fine
1 apple, peeled, halved and studded with 6 cloves per half

Preparation

Rub each duck well inside and out with salt, pepper and ground ginger.
Place one-half apple in each duck; place ducks in a large baking pan.
In a skillet, saute onions in butter until lightly browned; add water and vinegar and heat to boiling.
Add remaining ingredients and remove from heat; pour mixture over ducks.
Start cooking at 450\u00b0 for 20 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350\u00b0 and bake for approximately 2 hours, basting frequently.