Guess authentic sausage makers will have to go the way of moonshiners in the US. Get out to the backwoods, so the government can't save us from ourselves and turn us into criminals.

Hey, Saw. Here's a recipe I use, as all it needs, is to set it and forget it. Nothing burns in a crock pot. 1/2 large sweet onion, diced 2 carrots diced to 1/2 inch slices 1 stalk of celery dice to 1/2 in. pieces 1 large can of chicken or beef stock, your choice- I use chicken 1 lb. of dried beans o...

I'm wishing for CW to do his version of a George Burns imitation. Over 100 YO, smoking a cigar and still got his act together. Thanks, Buddy and as you can see, your input is very valuable and much appreciated. Be safe.

Check out oriental markets in your area, as they use a lot of pork bellies.

Sausagemaker makes a spray to coat your equipment to prevent rust on the parts. Needs to be washed off before being used again. Works good. I'm sure there are similar products out there. Good luck.

Uh, Ray. You forgot to post the directions to the camp for us. Enjoy.

My only concern is, that the grease may get racid and affect my products flavor. Thanks for your input.

Hello everyone. Question I have is, how often do you clean a stainless steel smoker and is it necessary. I've got a 20 lb. stainless steel smoker and gunk builds up in it. Is it necessary to clean all these byproducts or can you let it ride. This was a result of technical difficulties- aka, my screw...

Hey Saw. Hope you're signed up for Sausage Makers members e mail list , as they offer good savings for their members, plus free shipping. That's great to get free shipping to CA.

Saw, will keep you and the Mrs. in our thoughts and prayers. Hold the fort. God Bless.

Hey 101. My only experience with the fruit and vodka was when I was in college. Buddies father brought out Oxheart cherries soaked in vodka. He warned everyone about eating them. Guy ate the cherries and 1/2 hr. later he TRIED to get up. Once we got him off the floor, the point was well taken. I've ...

CW, I just call it mushroom soup. It was featured on one of our TV shows from a restaurant but some of the ingredients needed to be fine tuned for my tastes. They called it Hungarian Mushroom soup. Ross, FYI, it freezes well and have had it and given it to friends after several months in the freezer...

Thanks for your input Ray. We don't have them here but they're coming. I use Off during early bow season so the deer ticks don't get on me when processing.

FYI for those that hunt feral swine and process them, you may find this a interesting read. Swine Brucellosis & Pseudorabies Wild pigs are susceptible to several serious swine diseases: swine brucellosis, pseudorabies, classical swine fever, and African swine fever. African swine fever-a major forei...

Saw and for those that have hogs in their area, here's a few websites you may want to check out. txferalhogs.pdf, Texasboars.com. We don't have them in NYS, so far, nor do I want them. You need to kill 70% of the population every year, just to control them.