I have followed Martha's directions faithfully, soaking the coots overnight in vinegar-water and parboiling with soda before roasting, but they still taste rankly of the marsh mud on which they have fed.
我忠实地遵循了玛莎的指示,在醋水中浸泡一夜,并在烘烤前用苏打水煮沸,但它们仍尝起来像它们吃过的沼泽泥一样难闻。