“Hot Oven” Goose with Baked Apples and Fruit Tarts

• 1 tender goose (8-10 pounds)
• 6 tablespoons butter
• crumbled

Place the goose on a rack in a roasting pan and spread with 4 tablespoons butter which you have mixed with crumbled sage leaves and crushed juniper berries. Season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place bird in a preheated hot oven (