Roast Goose

Photo: flickr user tramani_sagrens

Ingredients

6 lbs. (dressed weight)

1/2 cup butter

4 cups bread cubes

3/4 teaspoon ground sage

1/4 teaspoon pepper

cup raisins

1/2 cup butter

cup minced onion

3/4 cup chopped celery (stalks and leaves)

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon ground thyme

1 1/2 cups finely chopped apple

1 cup apple cider

1/4 cup grape jelly

Preparation

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Wash goose and pat dry with paper towels. In large skillet, cook and stir onion and celery in 1/2 cup butter until onions is tender.r Stir in about a third of the bread cubes, the salt, sage, thyme, pepper, apple and raisins. Toss and stuff the body cavity lightly. Close the opening with skewers and lace. Place goose breast side up on rack in shallow roasting pan. Pour 1 cup apple cider over goose and cover. Roast 30 minutes. In saucepan cook and stir 1/4 cup butter, the jelly and 1 cup appl