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HIGHLAND GEESE=

2008-9<= /span>

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THE TRADITIONAL BI= RD FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR

GOOSE IS A NATURAL LUXURY PRODUCT.

= Christmas and the New Year for 2008= -9 is fast approaching and once again we have pleasure in contacting you to offer= our fresh, oven ready geese and our list of specialist products which we import from the goose production areas of France. Our geese are, = as ever, free range as soon as they come into full feather and are fed no artificial additives or chemical growth enhancers, only grass and grain.

= This year Christmas falls on a Thursday which is a great r= elief for the long distance deliv= eries. (Please see the accompanying Letter **) .

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PRICES

Prices this year will be at £6.00 per lb or 454 grams. (Please see accompanying letter **)

NB. We are delighted to b= e able to offer fresh geese delivered just before Christmas again this year because, happily, Christmas f= alls is on Thursday this year. Ple= ase order your goose for Christmas or the New Year in good time by returning the form to us immediately. Although we have increased the flock a little this = year we would hate to fail to have a goose for our regular customers if you dela= y.

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WEIGHTS REQUIRED

Our geese are normally available from about 7 lbs<= span style=3D'color:blue;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;text-underline:= none'>. (2.95 kgs). to about 12 lbs= . (5.45 kgs). There are always a few geese that a= re lighter and some which are heavier in most years. Please let us know if you are look= ing for something larger and we will try to help.

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For some cold meat to be left after the main= meal, we would recommend approximately

1 ½ lbs (681 grams) per person (cold goose is delightful or you can make a delicious risotto).=

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For a good helping at the main meal but little or no cold meat other than pickings, allow
1 ¼ lbs. <= span style=3D'color:blue;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;text-underline:= none'>(600 grams) per person.

RECIPES and RECEIPTS

= We send an excellent recipe for roast goose as a receipt and acknowledgment for each o= rder received. Your&n= bsp; order number will be at the top. It is importan= t to retain your number&nbs= p; in case you need to talk to us about your order. The recipe gives a step by step indication of how to roast your goose and says = what equipment we recommend for cooking. It also has some important tips on how = to carve a goose. There are other recipes for stuffings and sauces and importantly, a wonderful recipe for making the liver into pate.

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GOOSE FAT

Please remember that the fat from a roasted goose is wonderful for cooking generally (tubs can be purchased from some of the better delicatessens). It quite simply makes the best roast potatoes ever and is excellent for roasting and frying generally. So do keep the fat when you co= ok your goose in your fridge or you can freeze some for use later.<= /span>

In tests undertaken for the British Goose Producers Association we we= re delighted to find that compared to most other meats goose fat is low in saturates and high in poly and mono-unsaturates= . An added bonus.

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PRICE LI= ST

Pate, Foie Gras, Virgin wa= lnut oil and t= raditional products straight from French farms are detailed on the enclosed = list and order form. (Please see the accompanying letter)

Mulled Gooseberry Comp= ote

£2.75 per jar while stocks last.=

You will find this listed on your goose order form and/or on the sepa= rate product list. This is highly recommended<= /span> to be eaten = with goose. It is also excellent with hot or cold ham or as a chutney with cold or hot meat. This is the seventh year we have offe= red this delicious sauce. We will send this to you with your goose or your other goods when you order.

Goose Price for Farm g= ate collection

&p= ound;6.00 per lb. or per 454 grams.

Please state the preferred day for collection of your goose from Corranmor on the order form.

Goose Price for local = delivery (This includes the Oban, Tarbert and Inveraray area)

£ 6.00 per lb. = or per 454 grams

Plus a delivery charge= of £8.00, VAT included.

Please give details on the order form of when and where we can delive= r or contact us for a delivery during the year. We can leave your goose with a neighbour or in a shed, greenhouse, garage, porch or some such place in cas= e no one is in. (please specify on the order form). If there are problems please conta= ct us or we will telephone to confirm arrangements.

Goose Price for Long Distance ‘Overnig= ht next day delivery’ by carrier

&= pound;6.00 per lb. or 454 grams.

Delivery including pa= cking can be:- <= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> £ 12.75 for a named date,        =             &nb= sp;   including VAT

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =     £ 15.00 a = named date before 12 noon,   including VAT <= /span>

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =     £ 20.00 for a delivery on a Saturday,    including VAT

Please indicate your prefer= red date for delivery or collection on the order form..

Your goose can be left in a= porch, shed, garage, greenhouse or some such place, or with a neighbour in case no= one is in when the driver arrives. Please put any such instructions on the order form.   If there are any perceived problems, we will telephone to confirm arrangements.

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Delivery Summary:-        =         Christmas        =             &nb= sp;          New Year

Collections from Corranmor<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>      23^nd & 24^th   December        =    29^{h =}to 31^st December

Local deliveries        =             &nb= sp;     23^st & 24^th   December        =     30^th= December

Long distance delivery        =        17^thor 23^th   December        30^th December<= /p>
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WHAT TO DO ON ARRIVAL OF YOUR GOOSE

= Take the goose out of the packing and the plastic bag at once on arrival; remove the giblets and spare fat parcels from inside the goose and leave the flap of skin folded open and the goose loosely wrapped in the grease proof paper to let air circulate round it and in it. Place the giblets etc. in a really co= ld refrigerator with the goose if you have room or cook them at once to make s= tock and liver pate. If you need to keep the goose for longer than a couple of days, pop the whole wrapped goose and giblets in your deep freeze. Geese freeze extremely well&= nbsp; being a moist meat and so it will take no harm and you will k= now that it is safe. Allow to defrost in a warm room for about 8 hours or, 24 h= ours if in an ordinary fridge ready to stuff the night before or on the day of cooking.

NB Geese can be delivered fresh for Christmas or New Year or f= rozen for any other special dates through the year while stocks last.<= /o:p>

ORDER F= ORM 2008-9

Highland Geese

Corranmor Farm, Ardfern, Argyll.&nb= sp; PA31 8QN

Tel./FAX : 01852 500609

www highlandgeese.co.uk

Please state to the nearest ½ lb or 220 Grams the weight that you would like and

enclose= a cheque to cover it plus delivery charges. We will send you a goose as near t= o the weight as we can supply. If there is a refund due we will enclose this in an envelope attached to your Goose. If by arrangement you receive a larger goose than ordered and there is an amou= nt

of over £1.50 due we will note this on the copy in= voice and could you please send the balance.

(Please tick)<= /u>   Collection (    )   or   Delivery (    )     Preferred date . …/..…/..…. =

Approx.= No        =     Number        =       Approx.        = Cost @ £6.00 per.=

to be fed ………   <= /span>Of Geese ……. Weight ……   lb. or 454 gr= ms. £………   Total £…………

Delivery charge if relev= ant ( See Price List )        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;       Total £.. .………        =             &nb= sp;                   =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;

High= land Geese Gooseberry Compote ………Jars @ £2.75 each        =             &nb= sp; Total £………….        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =               =

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Please write cheques = to:-   Highland Geese         =             &nb= sp;TOTAL FOR CHEQUE = ; £…….…….

**Geese for long distan= ce delivery on 17^th&nbs= p; December will h= ave a £7 discount (See Letter * *)=

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Any special instructi= ons for delivery and a safe place to leave your goose if no one is in<= /p>

HIG= HLAND GEESE

CORRANMOR FARM

ARDFERN,   ARGYLL

TEL. & FAX=     01852 500609

WWW   highlandgeese.co.uk

CHRISTMAS   2008

We wish you a very Happy Christmas, a good New Year for 2008-9 and a short down turn in the economy. The great news for our customers is that this year Christmas is on= a Thursday and there should be no problems with delivering fresh oven ready geese to you for either Christmas or the New Year.

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PRICES

With the extraordinary incr= eases in the price of fuel and basic grain prices, it has been very difficult to gau= ge what the short and medium term effects on the cost of production and delivery of = our geese will be. Fuel prices for transport we all know about from our local pumps.

Good weather in the spring = ensured that the basic corn crop on the stalk was heavy but, in most areas, a wet b= ack end meant that farmers were unable to get combine harvesters and tractors o= nto the fields at the optimum time without compacting the land or worse, bogging down machinery. This meant a late gathering and a loss of grain from the ea= r. In the end the yield has still been high taken country wide but the quality= of grain has been poor. This should mean that animal feed will be plentiful and prices to us should come down. We are waiting with baited breath but on the assumption that these will fall more, we have kept prices as tight as we da= re.

LONG DISTANCE DELIVERIES and DISCOUNTS

We are delighted that Chris= tmas this year falls on a Thursday and we are able to send your fresh geese o= ff to arrive just before the great day. We will dispatch the goose and any other goods you have ordered on Monday 22^nd<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> to arrive on Tuesday 23rd December for stuffing on 24<= sup>th and eating on 25^th. How= ever, we are again offering a discount of £7 to those of you who can take early delivery of your goose on 17^th December and are happy to put your goose in the deep freeze for when you wish to eat it. Our experience over the last few years has been that this produces a thoroughly satisfactory result

IMPORTS FROM FRA= NCE

The effect of the Euro-Stirling ex= change rate has moved smartly against us and has had an adverse affect on prices b= ut otherwise, thank goodness, most of the products in Euros have remained much= the same.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.<= b> Last year we offered to send items = to friends or business connections to whom you wish= ed to send a present. This was a great success and we are delighted to offer this service again this year.

We are continuing to stock the same items which we have been impo= rting from French farmers direct in the Lot and Dordogne areas for the last three years and enclose our current list and order form They are entirely classic= and of excellent quality. If you order a goose and up to three or four items wi= th it, we can offer you farm gate prices and send them with your goose. However if your order = is for more than four items or for m= ore than one bottle of walnut oil we will need to pack them separately and the postage is included in the delivered price.

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With our ve= ry best wishes for the coming year

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Hew and = Barbara Service**