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Breakfast Sausage
15 lbs. Pork butts
4 Tbs. Salt
11/2 Tbs. White Pepper
1 Tbs. Rubbed Sage
11/2 Tsp. Ginger
11/2 Tbs. Nutmeg
1 Tsp. Marjoram
1 quart ice water
1 Cup milk powder
1 Cup Maple syrup
Grind meat through a ¼ inch plate. Add ice water and spices. Mix well refrigerate overnight to let spices saturate meat. Stuff into natural hog casings, or smaller Lamb casings for smaller sausages. Freeze keeps 1 year.


Summer Sausage

10 # Meat, 6 lbs venison, 4 lbs. pork
5 TBS salt
3 TBS. Tender Quick
2 TBS. Onion Powder
2 TBS. Garlic Powder
2 TBS. Black Pepper coarsely ground
1 TBS. Mustard Seed
2 TBS. Sugar
2 tsp. Nutmeg
2 tsp. Basil
2 tsp. Coriander Seed
1 cup ice water
1/2 Cup Soya Protien Concentrate
Grind all meats thru a 3/16” plate. Add spices and ice water. Mix well then regrind thru 3/16” plate. Refrigerate for 48 hrs.
Stuff into cloth casings 4” x12”
Place in Smoker at 130 degrees F. for 2 Hours. No smoke.
turn smoker up to 150 smoke for 4 hrs. with a heavy smoke
Increase smoker to 200 and smoke for approx. 1 hr until internal temp is 150
Shower with cold water and hang at room temp for a couple of hours.
Refrigerate overnight.