Show GOOSE WAS established IN EUROPE BEFORE MAN CAME the goose goes far back into antiquity as a provider of food as well as feathers it was already established in europe before man camp came along and with the possible exception of the common hen was probably the first bird domesticated four thousand years ago it was regarded as a sacred bird in egypt though in so far as that may translate into tribute it must be discounted by the fact that the E egyptians y early made it a habit to multiply their stock by sacred birds in species there are references to geese in some of the sanskrit writings and in the tombs of luxor lexor f figures agures 0 of f geese are included among the decorations a the romans considered goose liver a great delicacy and enor enormous loul numbers of the birds w were ere placed in pens and forcibly fattened by cramming it was probably some of these thes e geese whose loud alarm saved the roman capital from the attack of the bauls inthe inthe fourth century B 0 in time geese were driven across E europe drope in flocks from france and belgium into italy and pliny adds nus cotta the son of Bl Mes essala sala the orator discovered the method of cooking the webs weba of the gooses feet and them in small dishes alon along I 1 with cocks combs tile the celts belts are reputed to have the largest m responsibility for popularizing the goose from them the romans learned the art of filling cushions and mattres mattresses e w with t tile the feathers to make luxurious couches |