Oh, I was just running with the theme of ducks (not the waddling sort) in the general nautical/piscean drift, it being a lot more interesting than the topic (whatever that is). I'm not sure how it leapt from wage cuts to water bills but it's so depressing I don't care.

The recipe for (non waddling) Northumbrian Duck appears in Sophie Grigson, along with the address of a Newcastle butcher who'll do the lamb boning for you.