A Festive Bird for Christmas

[JohnF]

What about Jackie Bird?

Aye, add that as an option - no much meat on her though  

JF

[nichola]

Nichola, where pray tell does the winehouse "sweep" their potatoes too? Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to both you and Dogan.      

Haha and a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too Peter   

Sweet potato are grown in Hatay - we should have them on the menu !

[Jacqui Harvey]

I prefer Capon chicken to Turkey or Goose.







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Hi Loz,
Hard to get hold of now.. A capon is a castrated rooster, years ago when there where smaller farms, the roosters were castrated by the farmer, and fatten up.  Castration made then non aggressive and easy to fatten but then with the onset of mass production of poultry,the practice was changed and  estrogen pellets were inserted under the rooster's skin to cause chemical castration.  I remember about 15 years ago there was an article in the press about this and it put a lot of people off eating Capon's because they had been treated with estrogen. 

[Colwyn]

I see some people have gone for the Porterhouse Blue option. Risky stuff.

[loz]

I prefer Capon chicken to Turkey or Goose.







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Hi Loz,
Hard to get hold of now.. A capon is a castrated rooster, years ago when there where smaller farms, the roosters were castrated by the farmer, and fatten up.  Castration made then non aggressive and easy to fatten but then with the onset of mass production of poultry,the practice was changed and  estrogen pellets were inserted under the rooster's skin to cause chemical castration.  I remember about 15 years ago there was an article in the press about this and it put a lot of people off eating Capon's because they had been treated with estrogen. 

I know what a Capon is, and they are in abundance 'down sarf' and extremely tasty, because we have it when ever we want, Christmas is beef, but then by next week it could be something completely different, depending on on how we feel.

[Jacqui Harvey]

I am sure you do Loz, strange as it seems a lot of people up North have never heard of a Capon.  Don't see them in my part of the world. 

[Dennis Vint]

I prefer the steak.............."medium rare, waiter and leave the head and tail on!"  Happy Christmas to all CBF members and families.