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On Feb 07, 2005, at 5:44 pm, Christy wrote:
> Interestingly enough an old remedy for a cold or flu is rubbing a
> persons chest with goosefat. For coughs, pneumonia, and other
> lungproblems it was THE remedy.
> Never tried it but it's worth considering. Might get chased by all the
> dogs in the neighbourhood though ;-)
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> Christy
If you want to be really traditional, you need to plaster brown paper
to your chest with the goose fat too :)
I have to say I'd rather *eat* the goose fat than rub it all over me.
There's a lard/dripping crisis in the UK at the moment (maybe it's
over, I haven't tried to buy any for a while) and the only fat I've
been able to buy for a long time is goose fat. Expensive but nice.
When I cook duck I try to do it as quickly as possible so that the fat
is preserved on the meat. I eat duck legs a lot (they are almost a
staple for me) because of the high fat content. Tends to me slightly
rare but I like that, and it hasn't hurt me yet. The other day though,
I left them in too long by mistake and what was left was as lean as
turkey. I pretty much had to throw then away :(
Ashley
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