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Old January 9th, 2009, 10:45 PM
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Default Re: Wondering about the hidden sugars in food.....

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Originally Posted by SunnySmile501 View Post
I went to my brother's house today and we made 15 pounds of sausage from fresh Boston butt roasts and a fresh pork shoulder. I made mild Italian, breakfast, American Farm sausage and Cajun. I liked how I could control everything that went into my sausage. No sugar; no nitrates. It was a lot of work, but I will have healthy sausage to last me for a very long time.

I feel so much better by not filling my body full of stuff I can't pronounce.
Sunny, those sausages sound wonderful. At first I was thinking I couldn't do it because I don't have a stuffer, then realized I could do them in bulk, though. Would you mind sharing your recipes? If I ask really nice?
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