Show goose was established in europe ahead of man the goose goes far back into an as a provider of food as well as feathers it was already established in europe before roan man came along and with tl e possible exception of the common hen was probably the first bird domesticate at ed four thousand years ago it was re retarded larded as a sacred bird in egypt though in so far as that may translate into tribute it must be discounted by the fact that tl e egyptians early made it a habit to multiply their stock by macrel birds in species there are refer ances to geese in some of the san sl rit writings and in the tombs of lutor luxor figures of geese are in eluded among the decorations the romans considered goose alv er a areat delicacy and enormous enor mou numbers of the bl ds were placed in pens and forcibly fattened by cram ming it was probably ably some 0 these geese whose hose loud alarm saved the roman capital from the attall of the bauls in the fourth century B C III pliny s time geese were driven across europe in flocks from prance and belgium liel glum into italy and I 1 hay adds Bless alinus cotta the son of SI essala the orator discovered the method of cooking the webs of the goose gooses s feet and fricas seeing O 0 them in small dishes alone along falth ith cocks combs the celts are reputed to have the largest responsibility for popularizing ular izing the goose from them the I 1 omans learned the art of filling cushions and mattresses with the feathers to make luxurious couches |