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John B. 01-18-2013 18:39:05 38.114.64.177 Report to Moderator	Here's a few pictures of what we did today [Reply]   [No Email]
Rick Kr 01-19-2013 12:12:36 198.105.227.109 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:39:05   Excellent pictures John. Can you give more detail on the smokehouse, like size, firebox, etc, all that good stuff. And maybe a few pictures of it? I have been thinking about a small smokehouse for a while, and want to look at one before I actually start building. Thanks, Rick [Reply]  [No Email]
Dave I Love My H 01-19-2013 05:40:43 71.182.236.220 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:39:05   John B, Firstly, congratulations on a REALLY great looking project, but hey I just looked at this post on a Saturday morning before we fired up breakfast. Well, I"ve gotta sign off for a while because I seem to be drooling on my keyboard! Dave [Reply]  [No Email]
OH Boy 01-18-2013 19:36:35 70.199.98.29 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:39:05   That looks REALLY good. I used to make sausages, salamis, jerky etc. with my hunting buddies after we all got our deer. Havent done that for a few years now. [Reply]  [No Email]
Davis SC 01-18-2013 19:19:10 70.193.67.55 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:39:05   How long does it take to smoke the big sausages? [Reply]  [No Email]
John B. 01-18-2013 20:23:27 38.114.64.177 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to Davis SC, 01-18-2013 19:19:10   We smoke them for three days. [Reply]  [No Email]
SweetFeet 01-18-2013 19:17:16 70.35.103.74 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:39:05   John B, Looks really good...and like a fun day. I want to try some "hamburger jerky"... seasoning and smoke added to lean ground beef. Shape it in a roll and refrigerate overnight. Then baked in a slow/low oven. Neighbor lady used to make it and it was good. Hope I still have the recipe. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick 01-19-2013 12:48:23 64.184.244.225 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to SweetFeet, 01-18-2013 19:17:16   If you find the recipe, please share it with all of us. Would love to give it a try. Thanks, Dick [Reply]  [No Email]
SweetFeet 01-20-2013 06:36:41 70.35.103.74 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to Dick, 01-19-2013 12:48:23   Will do - have to look for the recipe. Hope I have it, as I bought 2 pounds of 93 percent lean yesterday. [Reply]  [No Email]
Goose 01-18-2013 20:42:33 70.197.195.227 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to SweetFeet, 01-18-2013 19:17:16   A few days ago, I took a pound of ground pork bought at a local grocery store and added a half teaspoon each of table salt, black pepper, garlic salt, onion salt, and ground mustard. Mixed it good, then took gobs of it and rolled them between my palms to come out about the size and shape of hot dogs. Put them in an electric smoker at 160 degrees for 3 hours. Turned out great, and the outside crusted almost like a skin. What's frustrating to me is my wife of 47 years absolutely refuses to eat, or even try, anything I've cooked. Her father was the ultimate picky eater, and I guess a lot rubbed off onto her. [Reply]  [No Email]
John B. 01-18-2013 20:24:22 38.114.64.177 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to SweetFeet, 01-18-2013 19:17:16   When you get it made maybe we can do some trading. [Reply]  [No Email]
Rocko 01-18-2013 19:10:40 173.210.157.58 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:39:05   Looks great, We made some about 2 months ago after we butchered our pigs. Used about half pork, half beef mix with my buddy's special mix of spices. Turned out great. I'm sure you'll enjoy yours too. I'd really like to try making a dry sausage, like a salami or such that you can just cut and eat. You ever done a batch like that? Rocko. [Reply]  [No Email]
Greg1959 01-18-2013 19:00:01 69.176.13.178 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:39:05   Looks like good eatin'! :) [Reply]  [No Email]
JayinNY 01-18-2013 18:59:47 198.228.200.19 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:39:05   By the way, weres your right sneaker?? [Reply]  [No Email]
John B. 01-18-2013 20:28:28 38.114.64.177 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to JayinNY, 01-18-2013 18:59:47   It was at home. I have a cast on my right foot. Had foot surgery back on Sept 26th. Went back to work on Dec 11th and on Dec 31st went back to the doc for x-rays and it showed that one of the two long screws had broken. So in a cast now for 3 more weeks from today, 4 weeks total. Will probably go back to work the middle of Feb. if all looks good. You have a keen eye Jay...LOL. For some reason I couldn't get that picture rightside up. [Reply]  [No Email]
Tom in TN 01-18-2013 18:52:49 70.193.11.21 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:39:05   John B, Congratulations on making the sausage, but I have to tell you that the part of your post that really thrilled my soul was to see your whole family making memories together. There's way too little of that in today's society. Thanks for the post - really nice. Tom in TN [Reply]  [No Email]
John B. 01-18-2013 18:59:44 38.114.64.177 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to Tom in TN, 01-18-2013 18:52:49   Thanks Tom, yes I have a lot of memories on butchering days at their house. We just make sausage there now since they have a small grinder. My one cousin is at the far end of the table and his wife in red and his grand daughter next to him and her dad standing behind her by the cabinets. They are from NY. Their mom is in the nursing home and she turns 90 on Saturday the 19th. My mom is at the close end of the table and dad is across from her. They're both 84. Mom will be 85 on 3/22/13. This is one reason I made it there and took a lot of pictures. [Reply]  [No Email]
John B. 01-18-2013 18:41:43 38.114.64.177 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:39:05   We made 55 pounds of sausage today, some went in to pork sausage and the rest into summer sausage. My cousin's granddaughter Amy had to try her turn at the sausage stuffer. It has a gear reduction on it so she lasted longer than I thought she would. That's me pulling Smoke House Guard Duty. Have to talk to Rossi Ruger and I before entering..LOL!! We all went in for a nice bowl of chile and snack afterwards. [Reply]  [No Email]
JayinNY 01-18-2013 18:55:08 198.228.200.19 Report to Moderator	Re: O/T Made Sausage Today in reply to John B., 01-18-2013 18:41:43   Great pics, that susage looks yummy! [Reply]  [No Email]