Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
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Select a young, fat duck.
The lower part of the legs and webbing of the feet should be soft.
Singe and draw the duck in the same manner as a chicken.
Wipe it inside and out with a damp cloth.
Weigh.
Fill with potato or bread stufifing.
Truss in the same manner as a chicken.
Place on a rack in a baking pan, cover the breast with slices of bacon, and put one-half cup water and one-half teaspoon salt in the pan.
Bake in a hot oven, allowing twenty minutes for every pound and twenty minutes over.
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