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  1. blaise

    Looking for the best summer sasage seasoning mix

    The list seems endless. Leggs--  The Sausage Maker has theirs----High Mountain--and on and on.   What are the chances of coming up with a consensus on the best? I know everyone has different tastes and this may be an impossible question.  My Nephew has decided he wants to make 50 plus...
  2. blaise

    Old Family Sage sausage Recipe

    According to an old retired butcher "English Salt " is probably referring to saltpeter. In 1890's  England was a Superpower, producing huge amounts of gunpowder (black powder) a main ingredient---saltpeter.  In this time period, you didn't make 100 lb. batches of fresh sausage without a way to...
  3. Old Family Sage sausage Recipe

    Old Family Sage sausage Recipe

  4. blaise

    Old Family Sage sausage Recipe

    Got to thinking------if English salt and pretzel salt are referring to the same beast----well, my Mother used to make home made soft pretzels quite often and sure enough in the back of the pantry----pretzel salt.  Check out the photo---pretzel salt on left, regular salt on the right. Not sure...
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  7. blaise

    Old Family Sage sausage Recipe

    OK guys ----my brother has kept the envelope and letter safe and sound, apparently because the postage stamp is pretty rare, issued by a bank---go figure! Spoke to my sister----her Mother-in-law was as Deutche as they come. She always referred to English salt as a heavy grained, very white...
  8. blaise

    Old Family Sage sausage Recipe

      Made 20 lbs. of old fashioned sage sausage (some call it breakfast sausage) this past weekend. I understand why some people claim it's the most popular sausage in the world------no matter the type sausage I make -----this is the one I always go back to.   Couple notes of interest----the...
  9. blaise

    UMAI salami .

    That's the trouble with commercial spice mixes------it's hard to tell which spice or herb is too much or too little to suit your pallet. Especially since they rarely tell you the exact mix, not to mention that tastes are often influenced by region.   Do what the "Buzzard" says------make small...
  10. blaise

    Fancy pants sausage ties

    Great looking sticks------belongs on the cover of Vogue. Blaise
  11. blaise

    Umai Soprressata ----All Done-----My Humble Opinion

    Thanks guys!!!!! The 21 lb. dry aged rib eye gets opened today. If that and the capicola and the bresola turn out as well as these-----I will be a firm believer in the Umai bags and may just say goodbye to the old curing chamber, humidifiers, humidistats, thremometers and well you know the...
  12. blaise

    Umai Soprressata ----All Done-----My Humble Opinion

    Well, it's been about 6 weeks------weight loss, 45 %.  Here are some pics-----I'll list some pros and cons at the end. Soprressata Pepperoni Soprresata Parabellum Pros:  So much easier to use then the traditional methods-----don't have to worry to much about humidity...
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