Faith and Tom's BlogHow to klean a Duck
Y'all,
Recently I watched Papa kill a duck, my favorite meat by the way. I was sitting close to the action as he pinned the wings with one foot and the feet with the other. It is against his way or "fady" as they call it, to bind the legs of fowl when killing them. Something about soul migrating to the next realm. Anyway he moved the knife across the neck of the duck and the blood started running down the knife as the duck convulsed and defecated. When the action was almost over Papa removed the knife from the ducks bleeding neck, but he was premature because the ducks blood pressure was still high enough to propelled blood across the floor and on my foot. The warm thick red blood was a sight to see as it danced across my foot. It was awesome and I thought I was on some reality TV series or something. It was krazy fun and informative. Mostly I learned that this is a task to be done outside because you don't want to have to clean blood and feces off the floor of the kitchen. Then we plucked it and I watched Papa cut it into bit size pieces. It was good cooking by the way. They are so cute when they are young.
We are going back to Mantasoa tomorrow or as I call it the country club. We are living in style now. We had Korean food for lunch and Tex-Mex for dinner and an ice cream snack in between.
T
Recently I watched Papa kill a duck, my favorite meat by the way. I was sitting close to the action as he pinned the wings with one foot and the feet with the other. It is against his way or "fady" as they call it, to bind the legs of fowl when killing them. Something about soul migrating to the next realm. Anyway he moved the knife across the neck of the duck and the blood started running down the knife as the duck convulsed and defecated. When the action was almost over Papa removed the knife from the ducks bleeding neck, but he was premature because the ducks blood pressure was still high enough to propelled blood across the floor and on my foot. The warm thick red blood was a sight to see as it danced across my foot. It was awesome and I thought I was on some reality TV series or something. It was krazy fun and informative. Mostly I learned that this is a task to be done outside because you don't want to have to clean blood and feces off the floor of the kitchen. Then we plucked it and I watched Papa cut it into bit size pieces. It was good cooking by the way. They are so cute when they are young.
We are going back to Mantasoa tomorrow or as I call it the country club. We are living in style now. We had Korean food for lunch and Tex-Mex for dinner and an ice cream snack in between.
T
Dear Tom,
Thank you so much for "sharing" that wonderful experience!
Love,
Aunt Billie
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Hi Tom and Faith. I really enjoy reading about your big adventure in Madagascar. Until now, I only knew it was the only island where lemurs live. There is a lemur center in Durham, N.C. that I have visited often. I've learned much more since you have been there. As you know, we have a farm with chickens, ducks and peafowl, and when we kill a chicken to eat, we tie their legs also, so they won't run and jump around and throw blood all over the yard. Flies would be everywhere. So the slaughtering always takes place away from the house and usually at the same tree stump. Welcome to the real world. Hope that you are both well and happy. If there is anything I can send to you( food, clothes, soaps,$$, please let me know and send your address soon for a Care Packsge. I just love hearing your stories. Love, Emmie
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