Question on Russian culinary history

[Giampaolo Gandolfo]

>A friend of mine, Edward Schneider,  who is a culinary historian, asked
>whether in Russia and Eastern Europe there was/is the same practice of
>force-feeding geese and ducks as in France, and, if so, whether the same
>kinds of techniques are used. Please answer either to the list (if you think
>others might be interested!) or feel free to contact Mr. Schneider with
>replies at ems at worldnet.att.net
>Thank you,
>Lynn Visson
>
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        I have checked Molakhovets's Podarok molodym khozyaykam, the
fullest, most authoritative  and encyclopedic Russian cooking book of
the nineteenth-century (there is an English translation, Classic
Russian Cooking, Indiana University Press, 1992  ) and have not found
anything on force-feeding geese and ducks. I do not know if that is
sufficient evidence for a negative answer, but would be inclined to
say so (in any case it was not common practice).
                                Giaampaoo Gandolfo

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