Roast Honey Duck

1 Duck; 4 to 5 pounds
Salt
2 Cloves garlic
2 Or 3 Scallions
3 tb Soy sauce
3 tb Sherry
2 tb Honey

Wipe duck with a damp cloth. Rub lightly, inside and out, with salt. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Crush garlic and mince scallions; then combine soy sauce and sherry. Divide mixture in half.

Mix honey with one half. Rub into duck skin and let stand a few minutes until dry. Then repeat. (Reserve remainder of honey mixture. Combine it with 1 cup boiling water for basting.)

Pour remaining half of soy mixture into duck cavity. Place bird on a rack over a drip pan containing several inches of water.

Roast until done (about 1-3/4 to 2 hours), basting with reserved honey mixture at 15-minute intervals. (Add more water to drip pan as it evaporates.)

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