Roast goose isn't a typical American holiday tradition, but it does evoke warm and toasty Dickens-like emotions, thanks to the Crachit's dinner in A Christmas Carol. I have roasted many a goose for various Christmas articles and books. My friends still joke me about the time I served roast goose for a July dinner because I had tested it for a magazine article with a long lead time. There are many caveats to putting a goose on the holiday table.
