Roast Duckling with Orange Stuffing

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    4

    servings, allowing 1¼ lbs. dressed weight per serving
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

  • About

Honey gives bird a beautiful glaze

Ingredients

  • Salt or other seasonings
  • 1 (4 to 5 lb.) ready-to-cook duckling
  • Orange Stuffing

Method

  • Lightly rub salt inside body cavity (or use seasoned salt, caraway or celery seeds or any desired seasoning).
  • Stuff neck and body cavity with Orange Stuffing. Skewer and lace skin openings with string. Lift wing tips up and over back to form a natural brace. Do not truss. Place duck breast side up on rack in shallow pan. Roast uncovered in slow oven (325°) 1½ to