Ch****mas dinner for two and a half

[Louloubelle]

As for hare, sorry Loulou but you've just sunk in my estimation!!

eh?

a hare

a rabbit


for the avoidance of confusion

this is not a hare

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

Whenever I cook a goose (maybe 2 times every 3 years) I pour off the fat and put it in the fridge. It's so good and so expensive to buy. Never get a goose that weighs more than 18 pounds or it will be far too fatty. Lidl (and quite possibly Aldi too) do really good value frozen geese (all geese are free-range because they are grazers...they cannot be factory farmed so no worries there). They are labelled Ganz which is German for goose.

Now that is useful to know, thanks

 

[weepiper]

Hare?
I love hare, it's very rich though and very gamey, my favourite meat

I would experiment with hare 1st before xmas, just to make sure you like it, I absolutely love it, not everyone does.

I could probably get a hare out of my mum's freezer if I asked nicely (she has big dogs) but I don't know if I fancy it tbh, many childhood dinners of jugged hare with juniper berries have sort of put me off the taste.

 

[geminisnake]

can you explain that comment please?

I feel that eating a hare (to me) is similar to a Hindu being averse to someone eating a cow, sorry but it's how I feel and I can't change it.

I'm not prepared to/don't know how to explain it more fully than that.

Hare to eat is a no no!!

 

[Termite Man]

I officially hate christmas now My right hand is scratched to buggery and I've scraped a nice big lump of skin off one of my fingers Bloody christmas

 

[AnnaKarpik]

Free-range chicken or duck. Or fine quality braising steak marinaded in red wine, garlic, pepper, onions, carrot, cooked in strained marinade. All these can be prepared elaborately beforehand then cooked in a simple, not-too-time-expensive way. Ideal for Christmas!