Can you eat Swan?
07-03-2003, 11:13 AM
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Location: Minneola, Central Florida, USA
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Can you eat Swan?
In Maryland they are about to start a big culling of Mute Swans. I was wondering if there was any recipies for this type of bird. Would you treat it like goose? They eat water grasses exclusively, from what I have heard, so they should be palatable.
Anyone with experience?
Chubber
Anyone with experience?
Chubber
07-08-2003, 03:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Tampa, FL
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RE: Can you eat Swan?
I' ve never cooked a swan myself; but I imagine that you would treat it much like a duck, since they are both waterbirds. The swan proably has a layer of fat similar to a duck, so DON' T smoke it....that was a bad experience!
07-30-2003, 07:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cameron (Ft Bragg), NC
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RE: Can you eat Swan?
If all else fails just cook it up, whether by boiling or baking, and serve it to the faithful four-legged companion that probably retrieved it. Minus the bones, of course. I mix a lot of my extra game with their dogfood. It eliminated a lot of guilt as to just throwing it out.
