Roast Wild Goose With Fruit Stuffing

• 1 (6 to 8 dressed lb.) young wild goose
• juice of 1 lemon
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 c. butter
• 1/4 c. chopped onion
• 1 c. chopped tart apple
• 1 c. chopped dried apricots
• 3 c. soft bread crumbs (made from day old bread)
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 4 to 6 slices bacon
• melted bacon fat

1. Sprinkle goose inside and out with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
2. Preheat oven to 425u0b0.
3. Prick breast and bake 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Pour off fat.
5. Melt butter in a large saucepan.
6. Add onion and cook until tender.
7. Stir in apple, apricots, bread crumbs, salt and pepper.
8. Spoon stuffing lightly into cavity. Close opening with skewers and string.
9. Cover breast with salt pork and cheesecloth soaked in melted bacon fat.
10. Place goose breast side up on rack in roasting pan.
11. Roast in preheated 225u0b0 oven for about 5 to 6 hours or until tender, basting frequently with bacon fat and drippings in pan.
12. If age of goose is uncertain, pour 1 cup water into pan and cover last hour of cooking.
13. Remove cheesecloth, skewers and string.
14. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

goose, lemon, salt, butter, onion, tart apple, apricots, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, bacon, bacon fat

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=925050 (may not work)