Oh this is cute!

Hello ,:)
Seems the drake is always the flashy coloured one of the group. The breeders [female] mallards always seem so unremarkable mainly due to the fact they are constantly with the ducklings, and need the camaflauge. All nice stamps, also the veal bones are cooked [simmered ] for about four to five hours to create a broth, or geleton, thorw in an onion and a bit of garlic.
The universal items used for flavouring are celery, garlic, onion and carrot, place them in a cheese-cloth, and when your stew ,soup, broth or whatever is finished remove the cheese-cloth with a ladel, and chuck it. never leave same in pot.
I used to be cook as well, and have not forgot the basics. Roast duck, but fried duck will be tougher than a 2 dollar steak. .........................................................jack

Jack,:) If Canada ever produces a duck stamp booklet with recipes you wil be able to advise them on the stamps as well as the cooking techniques.:D

Hello Haris, ,
Thank's for the idea we could use a booklet featuring ducks. There are many species.
Why just last evening, and living next to a marsh, with the tide changing every 12 hours, a large bird flew over head. My daughter Jacqueline commented::::look there goes a condor, and of course my reply was;;;;no dear, it's a crane, or more commonly called a marsh hen.
At any rate congratulations to our beautiful member Haris, on two fronts;;;;
1 A prolific contributor, and top award achievement honours, and her amazing new avatar photo, I hazard
a guess and say it is from Haris' grade ten yearbook. I may be off by a year.
Thank you Haris for all the blood sweat and probably atear or two at Mp,
Your greatest admirer...............jack.........aka [also known as] ......lsk
Ps. Orchids blooming everywhere, white, pink, yellow, [ladyslippers] pink variety also known as moccaisin flower.
Hear a sireen in the distance, must run and see if i've had a stroke or siezure. hohohohoho

Dear Jack, always great to hear from you.:)) Your writing ability does not diminish with age:D rgds Haris:)

Wow - who would have thought - so many recipes!

Hi guys,

This was intended for chickens but I suppose it can be made to apply to ducks or any other fowl.

I posted it originally in Facebook and my officemates had a great laugh. Please pardon my occasionally dark humor....

. Thanks nelo for sharing your recipe, I had a great laugh myself

Better chance to get it in Hungary,:) There's none left in Malaysia, they've all been eaten:(

yes,you are right, I have only seen the only species of whistling ducks in Malaysia, you can see it in my blog: http://all-wild.blogspot.com/2009/12/jacana-on-christmas-eve.html

I saw many species of wild ducks in Taiwan's Guandu Nature Park: http://your.gd-park.org.tw/ind/modules/tinycontent0/index.php?id=1

Thanks for the link, Bonyou, your blog is fantastic with so many brilliant photos There would have been many duck pies made here over the years, that's why there's so few ducks around now.:(

Theo, You may have forgotten to bring your camera, but you obviously captured it all in your mind's eye. I think sometimes when you look at something without the distraction of a camera, you really see it there in the moment. And Theo, you always describe things so well, your audience just has to listen, no pictures needed.

And hopefully some new MP & bird group members as a result!