Been away for a while, and thought I'd pop in and say hi. Nice to see
folks I recognize are still around.

There's usually not much preserving happening here in the frozen north
this time of year, but having started hunting this fall I have been
learning to make my own sausages, mixing venison and pork.

So far I've done snack sticks, jerky, breakfast sausages, Summer
sausage, and German sausage. The Summer and German sausages are the
best so far.

The trim scraps from the deer get dried as "dog jerky" and the mutts
love it.

I also cold-smoked venison tenderloin. SWMBO couldn't tell it from beef.

Next on my list is a garlic farmer's sausage.

And I'm going to try and fill an elk tag this month... Yum.

Dave

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³Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, and drunkenness
sobered, but stupid lasts forever.² -- Aristophanes