The Epicure's Almanac or Diary of Good Living
July 4th : ROAST DUCKS
See that the birds be properly picked, and after drawing let the interior be carefully cleaned with a soft towel. Boil a couple of onions in two waters, and then chop them up very small, half a tea-cupful will be sufficient; mix the onion with about one-half the quantity of fresh sage leaves, a couple of ounces of finely powdered bread crumbs; a spoonful of salt, and the third of a spoonful of Cayenne; beat up the yolk of an egg, and rub the stuffing materials well together in it.
With a brisk fire, five and thirty minutes' roasting will be sufficient. Serve with gravy sauce.