SC - Big birds on the medieval plate

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/28/99 3:48:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, troy at asan.com 
writes:

<< I
 suppose it's possible swans were semi-domesticated, fed things like
 grain for a time before slaughter, to improve the flavor. Or, it may
 simply be what people are used to. >>

Agreed. Also swans were RARELY eaten at all. The bustard was the big bird 
that the turkey most likely replaced. All things being equal, it also tastes 
similar to wild turkey from what I have read here and there.

Ras
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