Colonial Duckling with Fruited Rice

Ingredients

• duckling (3 to 5 pounds)
  1 unit
• salt
  1 teaspoon
• onion

  quartered
  1 medium
• golden seedless raisins
  1 cup
• x 17-ounce can apricot halves (drain; reserve syrup)
  1 unit
• hot cooked rice
  3 cups
• sugar
  2 teaspoons
• ground cinnamon
  ½ teaspoon
• poultry seasoning
  ½ teaspoon
• ground black pepper
  ⅛ teaspoon
• chopped parsley for garnish
  1½ tablespoons