CANADA GOOSE WITH SWEET BRANDY SAUCE

CANADA GOOSE WITH SWEET BRANDY SAUCE

1 (6 lb.) goose
Salt to taste
1 lg. onion, peeled
2 apples, cored and quartered
1 med. potato, halved
6 to 8 strips bacon
1 recipe sweet brandy sauce

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Rub cavity generously with salt. Place onion, apple quarters, and potato halves inside goose. Cover goose with strips of bacon. Place in oven and bake for approximately 3 hours or 30 minutes per pound of goose. Baste every 15 minutes of last hour with Sweet Brandy Sauce. Serves 6.

SWEET BRANDY SAUCE

3/4 c. honey
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. red wine
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 oz. brandy

Mix all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir briskly for 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Serve warm. Makes 1 3/4 cups.