Title: Roast Duck, Southern Style
Categories: Entree Game Southern Regional
Yield: 8 Servings

4		Wild ducks; cleaned
2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Pepper
2	tb	All-purpose flour
1	c	;Water
2	tb	Butter or margarine; melted
1/2	c	Onion; chopped
		Lemon slices (optional)
ORANGE SAUCE
2/3	c	Brown sugar; firmly packed
2/3	c	Sugar
2	tb	All-purpose flour
2	tb	Grated orange rind
2	c	Orange juice
		Dash of salt

Place ducks, breast side up, on a rack in a large roasting pan, folding neck skin under. Combine salt, pepper, and flour; stir well. Sprinkle ducks with flour mixture. Combine water, butter, and onion; pour into roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 1 hour or until drumsticks and thighs move easily. Garnish with lemon slices, if desired. Serve with Orange Sauce.

Orange Sauce directions: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan; cook over medium heat until thickened. Yield: 2 cups.

"An Evening at Dunleith Mansion" _Company's Coming!_ Southern Living/Southern Heritage Oxmoor House, 1983 ISBN 0-8487-0603-X Typos by Jeff Pruett

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