I Have Been Having A Hankering...

 ...a frozen or fresh duck for quite some time now, in fact for months - since Christmas week. The only place I have seen any has been Walmart. They offer frozen ones containing 12% added water. As I said though, I have been desiring a roast duck; I am not looking for duck soup.

 

 In the wee hours of the still dark morning on which I write this,  Idecided to search for one online, and figured I would look first at the sites of local supermarkets. So, I checked Albertson's. The Albertson's near me is, like all others in my opinion, an overpriced less than well stocked yuppy haven. After all, it is in the pimple on the backside of Arkansas wherein I reside and you would be hard pressed to find anything much        better here as far as supermarkets go. Kind of makes me miss NY for its shopping. I checked anyway. 

 

I was amazed to discover they sell or at least advertise what must be the Gozilla of poultry when it comes to quackers. Here is what it says on their website about the ducks they offer for sale, and I quote it here to educate you as to what they claim is available: "This pack features a premium quality whole duck, ranging from 4 to 8.25 s. each, up to a a total weight of 36 pounds." 

 

 Now, I note, they say this pack, that seemingly indicating it could be more than one duck but then again it says the pack contains "...a premium quality whole duck..." which seems to clearly indicate they are talking about a single packaged duck. Now look at the weight range, they show it as: "... ranging from 4 to 8.25 lbs each, up to a total weight of 36 lbs." Did I say it must be the Godzilla of ducks. I think I did. Either it is that or, I guess, is encased in a huge chunk of ice, enough to make Walmart's duck with 12% of added water look like a great deal.

 

As it turns out, I have digressed from my duck hunt by waddling down the slope to the marshy edge of the shallow waters, then hopping into the cool wetness and swimming across the pond to Blogger Island to write this post. Now, I need to change course and head to over to Aldi Island to search there. My guess though is: I may have to order a frozen flat billed defeathered quacker from an online poultry monger. The hunt continues.

 

All the best,

Glenn B