1 duck (4 to 5 pounds)
Salt
2 cloves garlic
2 or 3 scallions
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons sherry
2 tablespoons honey
1. Wipe duck with a damp cloth. Rub lightly, inside and out, with salt. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Crush garlic and mince scallions; then combine with soy sauce and sherry. Divide mixture in half.
3. Mix honey with one half. Rub into duck skin and let stand a few minutes until dry. Then repeat. (Reserve remainder of honey mixture. Combine it with 1 cup boiling water for basting.)
4. Pour remaining half of soy mixture into duck cavity. Place bird on a rack over a drip pan containing several inches of water.
5. Roast until done (about 1 3/4 to 2 hours), basting with reserved honey mixture at 15-minute intervals. (Add more water to drip pan as it evaporates.)