Devonviolet Acres

[Bruce]

They think the same about stuff you eat @Hybridchucks

It is a dark meat and tastes....to me anyway....like dove

You know @CntryBoy777, that description won't help many of us mentally "taste" duck.

Re "oven fries". I ran across a recipe many many years ago. As stated, really simple. Healthier because you aren't eating nearly so much oil/fat. The only difference in the one I found was they put the cut potatoes in water in the refrigerator for an hour or so. I have no idea what benefit that has. Then dry and coat with vegetable or olive oil and bake as @Baymule said though 400° to 425° isn't uncommon. Try it and see how you like them baked at different temps. Done seems to be about 15 minutes, doesn't hurt to shove them around some halfway through. When you bake "packaged fries" they say to turn them over. I can't say as I've found that to be real easy but if they are pushed around they tend not to stick.

Oh, one more thing, do not use a "nonstick" cookie sheet with sweet potatoes, at least not the prepackaged ones. I've found the sugars burn and are nearly impossible to get off the "non stick" which then becomes "stick". It's like the caramelized sugar bonds with the non stick coating.

 

[CntryBoy777]

@Bruce down here we have dove season for hunting them, it usually begins on Sept 1st at sunrise....lasts for about the month of Sept.....sorry if that reference was unsettling to ya or any other.....but, they are really good. The only thing big enough to eat on one is the breast. I have to keep reminding myself that everyone isn't "Country".....

 

[Bruce]

Didn't unsettle me, but telling me duck tastes like dove doesn't help any more than if you said it tastes like Yeti or the Loch Ness Monster Guess I have no idea how many people have actually hunted dove for food. But I have had duck in restaurants a couple of times. If anyone ever asks me what dove tastes like, I'll say it tastes like duck

 

[Baymule]

@Bruce, you need to come on down south so you can EAT! We'll show you around and feed you good.

 

[Mini Horses]

With duck & geese -- lovely to look at -- you MUST have the mindset to sell/butcher. Try to stay emotionally out of touch with them. Plan a good, humane life knowing their fate is food for our table.

Do you NOT love an ear of corn, ripe tomato?? Same with meat...raised, cared for, to eat.

 

[goatgurl]

i'm going to have those sweet potato fries. and I guess i'm going to have to save some duck fat when their time comes. and mini horses is so right about the mind set. I name the pigs things like pork chop and bacon bits, lambs and goats get the same treatment, b.b is burger boy then there was soup and bbq. I never pet and love on them just treat them with respect and thank them for feeding me. I tend to pet and spoil the females but the boys just get fed.

 

[Bruce]

@Bruce, you need to come on down south so you can EAT! We'll show you around and feed you good.

You would probably make me eat okra!

 

[goatgurl]

its ok bruce, we'd fry it in duck fat. ummm good. I love fried okra but just can't eat slimy fuzzy pickled okra. so its ok, we wouldn't make you eat that.

 

[Bruce]

You are very kind @goatgurl

 

[HomeOnTheRange]

I hope this is not to big of a thread high jack @Devonviolet, but I am still a little taken back that @Bruce feeds meat items to his chickens and they like it. I will assume @Bruce your chickens have no side affects from eating meat products? Is the meat cooked, raw or both. I guess I never thought of taking my scrape meat products out to the chickens because one of my "herds" that I have are worms. You just do not feed meat to your squirm of worms. (Do worms qualify for this forum?)

I NEVER throw ANY fat away, not since I got chickens. They love ANYTHING meat. They'll clean bacon grease out of a container, eat more solid fat and gristle that I've cut into small pieces. Just a different kind of bug as far as they are concerned.