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What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

Possible interpretation: In any question, what is appropriate in one case is also appropriate in the other case.

Note: sauce (noun) = a thick liquid served with food to add flavour | goose (noun) = a waterbird like a large duck | gander (noun) = a male goose

Quick Quiz:

"What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander" is a saying about
  1. cookery
  2. birds
  3. fairness