In Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Blue Carbuncle,” where is the stolen jewel discovered?

In Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Blue Carbuncle,” the stolen jewel is discovered inside a Christmas goose.

The case begins when Henry Baker loses a hat and a goose during a street disturbance. The goose is recovered and taken to Mrs Hudson’s kitchen, where it is prepared for Christmas dinner. During the process, the blue carbuncle is found inside the bird’s crop.

The jewel is the stolen Countess of Morcar’s blue carbuncle, and its discovery connects the seemingly ordinary lost property to a major theft. Holmes then uses observation and newspaper notices to identify the chain of events that led the goose to Baker.

The story was first published in 1892 and is notable because Holmes chooses mercy rather than prosecution after identifying the thief. The object is often remembered simply as “a goose,” but the precise answer is a Christmas goose.