[Sca-cooks] RE:capon-neck sausage

[Olwen the Odd]

They sell fresh capons up here at Lexington Market.  Duck and rabbit too.
Olwen

>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

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