[Sca-cooks] RE:capon-neck sausage

[Elaine Koogler]

I don't think so.  A capon is kind of like a steer, as I understand
it....it's a rooster who's been neutered, whereas a roasting chicken is
usually a hen.  Capons get to be much larger than regular chickens, almost
the size of a small turkey...and they are much juicier and tender.  We used
to have them instead of turkey for Thanksgiving.  Haven't seen one in a
grocery store in many years, however.

Kiri
----- Original Message -----

> Wouldn't your basic roasting chicken be a capon? We just don't usually
> call it that any more. And they come with the neck in the giblets, don't
> they? (Haven't roasted a chicken for a while, getting fuzzy on what is
> included.)
>
> Anne
>
> Stefan li Rous wrote:
>
> >  I'm not
> >even sure how easy to get capon necks are, but chicken necks should
> >be readily available at the grocery.
> >
> >--
> >THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
> >   Mark S. Harris            Austin, Texas          stefan at texas.net
> >
>
>
>
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