On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:36:27 +0200, (Victor Sack)
wrote:

> Steve Pope > wrote:
>
> > Not to mention this is at most a semantic difference between
> > Americans and other English-speakers, as opposed to
> > "nonsense".
>
> "Bulk sausage" is utter nonsense and a totally unnecessary one, too.
> The "term" was probably first used by someone with a limited knowledge
> of both English and cooking (and it was surely the very same harmful
> drudge who started to use "hamburger" in a similar sense). "Sausage" is
> defined by its casings.

Except where it is caseless. cf Scottish lorne sausage:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_sausage


Matthew
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