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the liver. Hold the gizzard with the nar- 

 row, smooth line that runs on one side up- 

 permost. Lay the edge of the knife on the 

 line and make a small, shallow cut, which 

 will reveal a gray-colored inner bag that is 

 to be removed intact; hence the necessity 

 for the cut being shallow. 



It has not yet become the general market 

 custom in this country to draw and truss 

 birds at once; but private customers will 

 quickly appreciate the improvement in flavor 

 that immediate attention to cleanliness makes, 

 and before long I firmly believe that the 

 present custom of keeping and shipping un- 

 drawn birds will be condemned by the health 

 authorities. When birds are going to cus- 

 tomers, instead of being sent in a sprawling 

 condition, they are trussed as for roasting, 

 leaving a piece of charcoal inside to insure 

 perfect sweetness. 



Ducks are treated in the same way, ex- 

 cept that we give them watercress and green 

 celery during the fattening process. The 



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