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.

忠实地遵循了玛莎的指示，在醋水中浸泡一夜，在烘烤前用苏打水煮沸，但仍然尝起来像过的沼泽泥一样难闻。