what are you planning to cook for Christmas?

mushroom · « **on:** November 27, 2007, 17:49 »

I'm not all that keen on turkey. I'm thinking goose. What do you plan to cook?

WG. · « **Reply #1 on:** November 27, 2007, 17:55 »

In-laws for Christmas & father-in-law does the cooking. It'll be turkey. In fact I know exactly what will be on every course!

... but it is all darned good and I'm looking forward to it. Pity is they don't have a dishwasher!

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #2 on:** November 27, 2007, 17:58 »

Turkey (free range local farm) and ALL the trimmings

groan all afternoon :roll:

mushroom · « **Reply #3 on:** November 27, 2007, 18:09 »

Quote from: "WG."

Pity is they don't have a dishwasher!

Is this because you have to do the washing up

mushroom · « **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2007, 18:15 »

I'm doing goose. I'll be keeping the goose fat to use in other stuff. Dunno why I don't have it more often. Want to do either a ham-on-the-bone or a big beef roast for new years. I just hope what with the poultry scares etc that I'll be able to GET goose :shock:

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #5 on:** November 27, 2007, 18:29 »

While having a serch to mfind out the price of geese (coz I know they are more expensive than turkeys) I found this site.

http://www.face-of-flowers-organic.co.uk/organic-Christmas-poultry.html

Organic and "Happy" birds

brucesgirl · « **Reply #6 on:** November 27, 2007, 18:56 »

Don't like turkey so I always buy a couple of chickens from the farmers market. So far not one of them have realised they are not eating turkey!!

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #7 on:** November 27, 2007, 19:09 »

Quote from: "brucesgirl"

Don't like turkey so I always buy a couple of chickens from the farmers market. So far not one of them have realised they are not eating turkey!!

:shock: Really :?:

I certainly would :!:

crowndale · « **Reply #8 on:** November 27, 2007, 19:10 »

I'm just hoping I don't have the flu again this year! Last year poor little me was shivering on the sofa, wrapped under 15 quilts (well maybe one but it wasn't enough!) and my horrible horrible children still insisted that Christmas dinner had to be on Christmas day and that no they couldn't possibly cook it themselves. So i did, but felt so grotty I could barely touch it myself. Still, that did mean lots of left overs, and truth be told we all prefer the left overs anyway! Going cold and then being rehashed as bubble and squeak, or turkey and stuffing butties changes and improves the flavour of every part of the dinner, except the roasties which have to be eaten on the day!

WG. · « **Reply #9 on:** November 27, 2007, 19:10 »

Quote from: "mushroom"

Quote from: "WG."
Pity is they don't have a dishwasher!

Is this because you have to do the washing up

Got it in one.

How many folks are you cooking goose for? It really doesn't go far since you'll get a lot of (lovely) fat and the bones are also quite heavy. If you allow 1kg per person then you might be surprised how little is left over.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #10 on:** November 27, 2007, 19:13 »

Quote from: "crowndale"

except the roasties which have to be eaten on the day!

I chop them up into the bubble and squeak crowndale - Yummy

mushroom · « **Reply #11 on:** November 27, 2007, 19:28 »

Quote from: "WG."

How many folks are you cooking goose for?

Just for fiance and me

Quote from: "WG."

It really doesn't go far since you'll get a lot of (lovely) fat and the bones are also quite heavy. If you allow 1kg per person then you might be surprised how little is left over.

Yep. I last cooked goose for Christmas about 4 or 5 years ago. I didn't realise how good the goose fat was when i cooked it back then. Now I can buy the stuff in jars, it is quite expensive though. There's nothing quite like it for doing roasties. I found later that it has very high amounts of "good" fat.

Duck is similar. When it's roasted, it drops a lot of fat. Self-basting really.

I feel better about eating goose and duck. They can't be as intensively farmed as other species. At least that's what i think. Am I right?

WG. · « **Reply #12 on:** November 27, 2007, 19:34 »

Quote from: "mushroom"

I feel better about eating goose and duck. They can't be as intensively farmed as other species. At least that's what i think. Am I right?

Cue someone from Cherry Valley, Lincolnshire ...

WG. · « **Reply #13 on:** November 27, 2007, 19:36 »

I knew I'd seen something : http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?p=33807#33807

mushroom · « **Reply #14 on:** November 27, 2007, 19:40 »

I will be very selective where I get me goose from. Cheers

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