A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[Bantambird]

I have a LOT of geese... how do you handle the plucking, Bantam?

One handful at a time. Make sure your temperature is right on your scalding water, around 150°F. Plucking geese is a chore. My grandma used to make her own pillows and blankets! Roast your geese on a rack, save all the grease. It's really very versatile. You can make really soft biscuits with goose grease too, or fry veggies in it.

 

[R2elk]

One handful at a time. Make sure your temperature is right on your scalding water, around 150°F. Plucking geese is a chore. My grandma used to make her own pillows and blankets! Roast your geese on a rack, save all the grease. It's really very versatile. You can make really soft biscuits with goose grease too, or fry veggies in it.

I ended up dry plucking geese as I did not find scalding to be effective. I never tried the wax method and cannot confirm whether or not it is effective.

 

[duluthralphie]

Geese should be stuffed with sauerkraut and roasted!!

so good. There is no good way to pluck the feathers.

I never got wax to work, and mainly skin the smelly devils.

 

[CindyinSD]

One handful at a time. Make sure your temperature is right on your scalding water, around 150°F. Plucking geese is a chore. My grandma used to make her own pillows and blankets! Roast your geese on a rack, save all the grease. It's really very versatile. You can make really soft biscuits with goose grease too, or fry veggies in it.

Thanks! Have you ever used wax? Do you think it would work to scald, pluck most of the feathers/fluff, then wax? Or would the wax pull off skin at that point?

 

[CindyinSD]

Thanks! Have you ever used wax? Do you think it would work to scald, pluck most of the feathers/fluff, then wax? Or would the wax pull off skin at that point?

(I have a big slab of paraffin sitting around...)

 

[R2elk]

(I have a big slab of paraffin sitting around...)

I betcha that I have a garbage bag full of slabs of paraffin wax.

 

[duluthralphie]

I betcha that I have a garbage bag full of slabs of paraffin wax.

I bet it would make your gravy lumpy...

 

[R2elk]

I bet it would make your gravy lumpy...

Nope, it would make it waxy and disgusting.

 

[CindyinSD]

I used to use it to wax the bottoms of pottery before glazing.

 

[R2elk]

I used to use it to wax the bottoms of pottery before glazing.

I used to work where they made it. The only thing I use it for now is to coat traps.