If they were really that good they would raise them like turkeys. My guess is that royalty ate them initially largely because they looked regal. The fact that

If they were really that good they would raise them like turkeys. My guess is that royalty ate them initially largely because they looked regal. The fact that they redressed them with the feathers before serving lends further credence to this idea. Geese are pretty awful to eat.. particularly wild geese from what my brother in law says. Swans are probably even worse.