The disclosure teaches a method of preparing a poultry drumstick,
particularly chicken drumsticks, for cooking, and the food product
produced therefrom. Chicken drumsticks, featuring a centrally disposed
elongated bone between a thigh end and a foot end, including a quantity
of meat surrounding the bone. The method comprises the steps of making an
annular cut about the bone, followed by making a pair of opposing
vertical cuts along the bone, from the annular cut, and through the meat
to define two essentially equal sections. Thereafter, the two sections
are peeled downwardly away from the bone and brought together to form a
ball of meat. Before cooking, any skin may be removed such as by twisting
and separating the skin therefrom.