Cèpes à la Landaise

This is typical of a district famous for its poultry, where geese are confined and fattened to enlarge their livers, and where a supply of preserved goose, goose dripping, and Armagnac is a commonplace in every farmhouse larder. Unfortunately most people here only have goose fat for a few weeks after Christmas, when there are no fresh or edible Boletus, but it is included for people who can kill their goose in October. The white wine stipulated is one of the best growths in th