getchyer goose

We haven't actually brought one tumbling out of the clouds yet, but we've had the chance to pluck a few geese. Here Keith shows off a speckled-belly goose before he ripped off all the feathers. He then holds it over a fire to singe off the remaining feathers and hairs, before cutting and breaking off the feet, wings and neck. After that its just the simple matter of slicing, and reaching inside the bird to relieve it of all its organs. The gizzard...jury is still out on what that actually is...is cleared of all the coarse sand grains, and put back in the cavity to be cooked with the bird.