Yeah Robs right only mute swans belong to the queen well almost each year they round up all the swans on the thames and count them two other companies have a right to own mutes Vintners' and Dyers' Livery Companies, when they round them up one companie marks there swans with one nick on the beek and the other uses two so any unmarked mutes belong to the queen
bewicks and hoopers are classed at wild and owned by noone,
i dont think you can get done for eating one but if you kill one during the nesting season theres a £5000 fine and or 6 months in prision, so look out for road kill swans,
as for cranberry or gravey a quick google search came up with Chaudron sauce see recipe below i would go for cranberry
Dressed Swan or Peacock
`....Chaudron (chawdron) was a special sauce for swans. It was made of the bird's own guts, cut small and boiled in broth with its blood and vinegar and strong spices. It looked blackish and was served hot. Swan was quite often served as an ordinary dish, without the head......
