[Sca-cooks] Re: Heron and Geese taste

[johnna holloway]

Johnnae llyn Lewis sends greetings.

So what does the non-migrating Canadian geese that
live on the golf courses of Michigan taste like?
Do they taste of lawn chemicals?

Gives one pause.

Johnna Holloway


"Pixel, Queen of Cats" wrote:
>
> On Sat, 28 Jul 2001 Devra at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Heron is a wading bird that eats fish.  I read somewhere (can't remember where!)that on the West Coast, wild duck which has a diet heavily weighted to fish tends to have a fishy taste.  These ducks are enjoyed by the local native americans, but many others find the 'fishy' taste unattractive.  This might be a good substitute for heron.  (Not a cheap substitute, mind you...)
> > Devra the baker, who is definitely going crazy pre-pennsic
>
> Fish, frogs, small rodents, lizards, snakes. There are a lot of them
> around here (MN).
>
> According to people in the know, of the hunting persuasion, Canadian geese
> will acquire flavor from what they eat (so, for instance, if they've been
> gleaning the unprocessed corn from the manure spread on cornfields...) so
> it's not improbable that heron would taste like fish/frogs/etc.
>
> Margaret FitzWilliam
>
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