2 tablespoons Soda
4 Apples
4 Sm Onions
12 Slices bacon
1-1/2 Cups Sherry
1-1/2 Cups Orange juice
Serving Size : 8
Soak ducks for 2 hours in pan of water to which 2 tablespoons of soda has been added. Preheat oven to 500 deg. Stuff cavities of ducks with cut-up apples and onions (one apple and one onion per duck). Apples and onions are not to be eaten; they are to absorb wild game taste. Place 3 strips of bacon over the breast of each duck.
Roast for 30 minutes in 500 deg. oven with little or no water. Cut heat back to 250 deg. and continue to cook for 30 minutes. Baste with sherry and orange juice throughout the cooking process. For gravy, add one can of mushrooms and a little butter to the juices left in the roaster.
Garnish with orange slices topped with currant jelly for a beautiful looking tray.