Roast Duck

1. 1

   Rub duck skin with garlic and sprinkle the birds inside and out with salt and pepper.

2. 2

   Fill cavities with the apples, onions and celery tops.

3. 3

   Cover breasts with bacon slices.

4. 4

   Place birds, beast sides up, in roasting pan and roast at 400F until done.

5. 5

   This varies from as short as 20 minutes for rare up to an hour.

6. 6

   Baste every 15 minutes with the butter.

7. 7

   Remove cavity contents and serve with sauce as desired, but do not prepare sauce from pan drippings.

8. 8

   Supposedly, the cavity filling absorbs the wild taste and most folks don't like that.

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