festa di san martino

[Noble]

Originally Posted by Gala Placidia

Shock, horror! I do hope that this has not been the end of our friendly visitor goose "Pavarotti" (see my album) as he disappeared a few days ago when there were some heavy rains.
In many European countries, they also kill a pig on St Martin's day to prepare sausages and cured meat cuts for Christmas.

Don't worry Gala, I recently asked if I could buy a fresh goose at Christmas time, (English friends wanted to eat it on the 25th). NO only frozen, (mouths turned down). Why? Because a goose is reared from late April until August when it is topped! Oh hence the Oca festa's in August, locally!

[Gala Placidia]

Thanks, Noble. "Pavarotti" may have survived.... I do hope.

[IRITALIA]

Originally Posted by Noble

Don't worry Gala, I recently asked if I could buy a fresh goose at Christmas time, (English friends wanted to eat it on the 25th). NO only frozen, (mouths turned down). Why? Because a goose is reared from late April until August when it is topped! Oh hence the Oca festa's in August, locally!

Originally Posted by Gala Placidia

Thanks, Noble. "Pavarotti" may have survived.... I do hope.

Don't believe a word of it Gala.
If Pavarotti doesn't show up again I would be checking if Noble is having fresh goose on the 25th after all!

[Noble]

I expect IRITALIA has kissed the Blarney Stone Gala! I already have a whole fillet of beef in the freezer for the 25th!

[Gala Placidia]

Well, I can only hope. There were two geese on the Lima River at Bagni di Lucca, "Pavarotti" was in our area, "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (he is smaller and has a black coronet on top of his head) was in the Ponte a Serraglio area together with many ducks. In our case, from the original three ducks we had, the group grew up to six: Donald, Daisy, Gus, Madama Butterfly, Pinkerton and Romeo. All of them disappeared when the water levels were too high after heavy rain; however, Donald, Daisy and Gus returned when levels dropped. They came to ask for food, just as Pavarotti used to do, but it was Daisy's role to "sing" for food now.

[Nielo]

Paverotti is off to Russia or somewhere else with loads of grass if he/she has any sense. Geese migrate. Have you read The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico,, wonderful story and so apt for Remembrance day.

[Gala Placidia]

Thanks, Nielo, Pavarotti is a domestic goose. Do they also migrate? His flying skills were very limited and quite funny to watch.
No, I have not read "The Snow Goose" but I will try to find it.