The April cover had to clearly say “duck eggs” to represent Kellie Hynes’ cover story, <a href=”http://www.saucemagazine.com/a/1689″ target=”_blank”The Incredible Edible Duck Egg. And what better way than to show a mama duck with her eggs? Ducks are cute; I mean that’s why Huey, Dewey and Louie had their own show. Oh and Donald Duck? So cute. Daffy Duck? Again, so cute. You see where I’m going with this?
Photographer Carmen Troesser went to Elizabeth Parker’s Kuhs Estate and Farm to take photos of ducks and duck eggs for our story. There were many options for the cover, but the one we went with focuses on the eggs, showing just enough duck to let you know where those eggs came from. Adorable and tells the story? That’s just fantastic.
P.S. Carmen is now the proud owner of two, fast-growing ducklings named Duck and Quackers. (Collecting props is an occupational hazard of hers.)
This article appears in April 2012.