Goose grease is traditionally used for putting on brown paper or red flannel and wrapping around a persons chest when they have bronchitis. Don't ask why, it has no medical value whatsoever but there are still people in the depths of Norfolk and Lincolnshire who swear by it as the only cure.

It's also used as a cooking fat for other, less well lubricated poultry. A relative would smear goose grease over the turkey to prevent it drying out, rather than bacon strips.

Frankly, I'd rather keep the goose as a guard-dog and eat nut roast! (I'm not vegetarian, I just hate turkeys, dead or alive).

LTS