Ingredients: 5 to 6 pound duckling
1/3 cup currant jelly
2 tablespoons cooking fat
1/2 cup hot water
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 bay leaf
1 medium onion, sliced
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped parsley
2 tablespoons fat
1/2 cup sherry
Directions: Clean duckling thoroughly. Singe carefully and remove pin feathers. Wash and dry. Brown in fat in frying pan. Place in deep casserole or baking pan with tight cover. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Lightly brown onion slices in fat. Add sherry, jelly, water, and seasoning. Mix thoroughly and pour over duckling. Cover tightly and simmer 2 1/2 hours or until tender, turning several times during cooking process. Serve on platter. Pour strained liquid from pan over duckling and garnish platter with stewed dried apricots and pitted prunes.