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    Difference between Venison and Lamb Summer Sausage

    I'm about to find out how lamb will turn out in jerky and summer sausage. I butchered 4 100# lambs for a friend and will be cutting, grinding, and wrapping tomorrow. We raised about 100 lambs a year when we were in the business and did all our own buthcering, and Bob was one of the farmers I...
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    Difference between Venison and Lamb Summer Sausage

    My 110 volt hot plate has a hard time holding the temp. at 175 degrees. If I had 220v at the barn, I could do it. You just gave me another idea, I have an old food warmer that I may be able to turn into a chicken and pig roaster, by adding a smoke stack and a fire pit in the bottom.
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    What is Andouille?

    As soon as I make the Andouille Sausage, I have to try your TASSO, ANDOUILLE & SHRIMP JAMBALAYA Recipe. Sure Sounds Good Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1/2 cup finely chopped celery 10 oz. Savoie's174 pork tasso, thinly sliced 1 (6-oz.) can tomato paste 4 cups water, in all 1 lb...
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    What is Andouille?

    Thanks Guys Some great information, Now I have to make some. I bought a DVD called Ultimate Survival with 150 different old books and it has an sausage recipe book it called (Meat Curing and Sausage and Making 1922 )...
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    What is Andouille?

    I received this quote from another group and I asked what (Andouille) is but haven't received an answer.  Can anyone tell me? "I do lots of sausage making myself and use a propane Rocky Mountain smoker. My favorite sausage to make is andouille with bratwurst making a close second."
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    Freezers make great Cooler and Smokers

    Here in Ohio we have a rural Newspaper called the Farm and Dairy they list all auctions.  I watch for restarant and school auctions.
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    Freezers make great Cooler and Smokers

    I found an old Freezer that they said wouldn't keep anything frozen.  That was exactly what I wanted for a cooler I took it home placed it in the garage.  Ordered a (Freezer Tamer)  it is a controller that plugs into a receptacle and you plug the freezer into it. Then insert it's temperature...
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    Pauline's Stuffed Hot Peppers (Mouth Of Seneca W. Va.)

    Ingredients: 50 hot peppers 6 cloves of garlic 6 tsp. salt 6 tsp. vegtable oil 2 quarts sourkraut Hot syrup 6 cups of water 6 cups vinegar 3 cups sugar  Instructions: 1-   Clean peppers don't forget to wear rubber gloves                                                 2-  Boil...
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    Celery Powder used as a cure?

    Dave,   Thank You,    This is a great article and has answered concerns I have had about Nitrates, and Nitrites for many years.   We always butchered our own beef and pigs when I was growing up at Home,  we didn't cure we just wraped and froze.   I got interested in curing meat...
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    Web My meat grinder 002.jpg

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    Smoker front door open.jpg

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    Web Debray meat Cooler.jpg

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    My Farm from hoof to smoker

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    Remote temp probes

    SK, If you want a single thermometer. I use this one when I am doing the final sausage rise in temp after smoking in the oven. http://www.sausagemaker.com/49715pocketsizedigitalthermometer.aspx
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