tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post7395450592580244800..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Plucking DucksKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-26744696049908463922013-01-08T22:35:05.735+00:002013-01-08T22:35:05.735+00:00What a great comment! I had to laugh as I read it,...What a great comment! I had to laugh as I read it, mind you we've no shortage of water over here - maybe you could have some of ours, the fields are stood in it!<br />Hope your roast chicken was nearly as good as my duck! Not sure I could eat more than one though (mind you I might give it a good go!)<br />Thanks for stopping byKev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-85432885559883145302013-01-08T22:32:39.116+00:002013-01-08T22:32:39.116+00:00I live a good life really! Thanks for your comment...I live a good life really! Thanks for your commentKev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-61623234856170085872013-01-08T22:32:17.618+00:002013-01-08T22:32:17.618+00:00I don't mind it but I'll always put it off...I don't mind it but I'll always put it off until the last minute (as the four rather large cockeral walking round the place will bear witness to!)Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-82680147411445099272013-01-08T22:31:16.002+00:002013-01-08T22:31:16.002+00:00I thnk geese will be a fairly big task. What are t...I thnk geese will be a fairly big task. What are they like to keep I keep on to my wife that I want some for christmas next year but she's afraid! The photo of me was from a tripod which I do plan oon using more ove the next year for the blog.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-20394148433035720752013-01-08T22:29:48.575+00:002013-01-08T22:29:48.575+00:00They are some exoensive birds in your neck of the ...They are some exoensive birds in your neck of the woods! <br />I've read about scading them, and dipping them in wax but neither were something I had the time or inclanation to do just hours before my sunday roast! Maybe if I get any more I'll just skin them, but the flavour is in the skin thats the trouble!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-69765036589886102782013-01-08T22:27:44.426+00:002013-01-08T22:27:44.426+00:00Made some stock so risoto tomorrow night!Made some stock so risoto tomorrow night!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-31697868672749196262013-01-08T22:27:13.763+00:002013-01-08T22:27:13.763+00:00I know a pheasnt plucker!
We're thinking wrap...I know a pheasnt plucker! <br />We're thinking wraps now!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-55506885189672825272013-01-07T19:01:11.773+00:002013-01-07T19:01:11.773+00:00Dear Kev, I saw you pop up as a follower on my bl...Dear Kev, I saw you pop up as a follower on my blog and as followers for my blog are as rare as hen's teeth, I had to follow your link back to your blog. Man, I am glad I did!<br /><br />I have just had a really busy day. Marcia, the girlfriend was in town so I was in charge of the two boys, Alex and Dom, but I still had to get all the jobs done. No town power here and with us running on the reserve generator as the main had stuffed up, I had to fix the main. Then it was off to get water from the new well I dug. The pump stuffed up so I had to strip, clean and rebuild it. Got 2000 litres of water into the tank on the back and made my way home (remind me to fix the power steering pump on the truck). Then my mate down the road rings me and says his truck has stuffed up so could I come over and tow his truck to the nearest workshops (about an hour away). With my truck rolling like a barge and the king pins graunching, I needed to reduce weight so I gave the water away to the neighbours so as not to waste it. We hauled his truck and I have just returned home knowing that tomorrow morning I have to pump the tank full again and get the 200 litres of diesel I did not have time to buy.<br /><br />I checked my blog, saw your link, followed it to your blog and saw these three beautifully roasted ducks. The boys were looking over my shoulders (I have two so they had a shoulder each). All of us started to slaver like Nile crocodiles (leaving me with wet shoulders and a damp chest). Marcia came in and asked us what we wanted for dinner (bear in mind we hadn't eaten at all day), 'DUCK!' we all shouted. 'Can't do Duck', she said, 'but we can do some nice roast chicken'<br /><br />So roast chicken it will be and the smell wafting in from the kitchen is sublime.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by mate!<br /><br />By the way, we had wild duck for Christmas dinner. Miles better than turkey. Besides tasting much better, I can eat more than one without feeling guilty.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-62062398058034285032013-01-07T18:44:29.091+00:002013-01-07T18:44:29.091+00:00Ooh, I say duck sandwiches with plum sauce! What a...Ooh, I say duck sandwiches with plum sauce! What a feast!<br />-Jaime Ngo Family Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484243776589015749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-17495458129808627752013-01-07T10:03:31.886+00:002013-01-07T10:03:31.886+00:00Alan's idea of a nice job to do, my idea of he...Alan's idea of a nice job to do, my idea of hell!!<br /><br />Sue xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-73999309532788073562013-01-07T06:27:12.187+00:002013-01-07T06:27:12.187+00:00We hope to have an area where such tasks can be do...We hope to have an area where such tasks can be done as well, Kev. At the moment Lester has to pluck sitting on our garden bench, but chickens as we haven't got as far as rearing ducks yet. Do have geese though and I suspect that they will be a nightmare to pluck! <br />Nice to see a photo of you at 'work', and glad you enjoyed the duck. Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-1185434187897233432013-01-07T00:26:48.013+00:002013-01-07T00:26:48.013+00:00Wow Kev, what a nice treat.... I'd love to try...Wow Kev, what a nice treat.... I'd love to try some wild duck like that. We can get the farm raised variety here but they run about 27$ per bird as they are imported. Not something we indulge in to often.I don't know what the protocol is for plucking ducks but I have read that folks scald foul for a few seconds before they pluck and it makes the job much easier.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-82191988962332222562013-01-06T23:58:35.503+00:002013-01-06T23:58:35.503+00:00Plum Duck and noodles? Duck a l'orange? use th...Plum Duck and noodles? Duck a l'orange? use the bones to make lovely stock - but make sure there is no shot in them.<br /><br />Happy New Year, btw :-)Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-85206774271369398592013-01-06T22:35:30.844+00:002013-01-06T22:35:30.844+00:00How many ducks can a duck plucker pluck, try a sti...How many ducks can a duck plucker pluck, try a stir fry with your leftovers .Enjoy :)Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307538108627287225noreply@blogger.com