Christmas Goose advice please

We have spent the year rearing a goose for Christmas and although we did the same last year I would like some advice on 'doing the deed' to ensure a good flavour.

°  Should it be scalded like a chicken before plucking?
°  Should it be left to hang and if so for how long?
°  Should it be gutted immediately or left till last thing?

I did see similar questions on turkeys but rather than hijack that thread thougt another one would be preferable and wasnt sure if geese & turkeys are treated the same way.

Thank you experts.

Eli xx

We had a goose when our kids were young, we hatched her from an egg, she was for Christmas, we even called her Christmas

All through the year she followed the kids round, waited at the kitchen door to have breakfast , she waited at the gate for the kids to come home from school, she got excited when they did (first people she saw when she hatched, so I think she saw them as her parents)

She complained if she wasnt fed on time, she loved sitting next to kids and sharing the paddling pool, she loved being petted, she kept all the cats out of the garden

When it came to do the deed, the wife and kids wouldnt let me

She had a great Christmas and a lot more, that was the last time I ever got a bird for Christmas, they come from a farm these days, oven ready

The moral is YOU cant eat a pet with a name  

Well said Eli!  We've lost count of the amount of people who have said how can you eat something you've raised from a baby?

Easy!  like you, we know they've had a good life, are not stuffed full of whatever, and had a good death too, which is important.  But most important is.........

THEY TASTE WONDERFUL!!!!!    :happy: :happy: :happy:

There's always one isn't there?     

Great, I'll try one of the grand kid's this year, she had had a pretty good life, had plenty of good food, plenty of space to run around in :happy:, may as well before she goes to school and learns 'stuff'

Anyone got a decent sized over please 

Ha ha ha Think I'll try that too.  Got a 2 year old that was having tantrums last night.  She's first for the pot   

Have you 2 been at the Christmas 'spirit' early?

Here we are trying to have an intelligent conversation!!!   

You can stll have a few chuckles though, cant you ?

Come on, grand children are young and tasty, they arent just for Christmas, some last a lifetime