Brown duck in butter. Add rest of ingredients except for onions. Sauté 10 minutes. Stir often. Cover 1/2 of mixture with water. Simmer about 30 minutes until done. Add onions for the last 15 minutes.
Wipe the duck, after it is dressed, with a damp cloth and rub inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff with apples, pared, cored and quartered, or place a few peeled onions in the body, of fill with a stuffing of equal parts chopped apple, bread crumbs and chopped parboiled onions, season highly with salt and pepper and minced salt pork.
Brush with melted butter, add a little boiling water and cook in a very hot oven 450° F for twenty-five to fourty-five minutes, basting often. Garnish with overlapping slices of small oranges.
Servings: 4