The Gander Has Landed...

[luis_mw]

It's that time of year again...

Sadly, Warborne Organic Farm closed their farm shop after the holidays last year. It wasn't making enough money, so they have decided to revert to growing organic crops for the wholesale market.

Fortunately, their butchers, John & Les, decided to carry on. They took over another farm shop in the area and re-

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[allmuzedup]

i wish i was there to have some goose! i have always wanted to try it and you taunt me every year! *laughs* i hope it turns out delightful!

[aylwin101]

Fascinating. Now for questions!!

What do you add to the brine?
Is there a particular reason for brining? Would you confine it simply to geese or could it be used for turkey??

[luis_mw]

Well, in this particular case - salt (I had a box of kosher salt[1] that somehow made it into my boxes of kit after an event a couple of years ago[2], but any old salt[3] will do, brown sugar, a lemon[4], a couple of blades of mace, some squashed juniper berries, some peppercorns, a few cloves of garlic (crushed), and a stick of cinnamon (missing from the photo)[5]. You could throw in other herbs if you wanted

[cosmicirony]

We brine our turkey, and it is well worth the effort. I've never felt that the turkey was too salty, and we consume quite low levels of salt overall and so tend to be sensitive to it.