Rosemary and Thyme are spices listed to substitute for sage, of course you will have to experiment as you are used to a certain flavor. Today I tried substituting thyme for the sage and made quite a good breakfast sausage! Thank you. I made this batch from scratch, just guessing at amounts and addi...

It almost sounds like he may have been commenting on the additives in the Butcher and Packer mix. Both the smoked and fresh version contain MSG , and the smoked version also contains Sodium Erythorbate as a cure accelerator. I remember that thread, Bob. I remember CW was not a fan of the chemicals ...

Thank you for looking. I do appreciate it. I couldn't get your link to work, but I do remember reading CW's post re binders. I mixed up the fresh polish sausage today. I will see what the family thnks of the fresh polish. Over the past couple of weeks I've made Mexican chorizo from my own recipe fil...

I have seen a thread that I cannot find again. I've been looking for days. It was not Chuckwagon's thread, but he commented in it and mentioned the polish sausage mix sold by Butcher-Packer made is much like the commercial product. I've been searching for days and cannot locate that thread! I need t...

Thanks so much for the welcome. And, thank all of you for your comments. They are very helpful.

I recently used corn starch as a binder. 3 cups per 25 lb batch of Smoked Mennonite farmers sausage. Held moisture very good, nice firm texture with no taste noticed. Excellent idea. However, I apologize for not listing corn as one of my allergens, as well as potatoes, so products made with those i...

Much to my dismay, I have become allergic to a laundry list of foods. When it comes to making sausage, I am particularly concerned with soy & milk. I am allergic to soy & sage, and my husband is newly allergic to milk & soy. We raise all of our beef, pork, & poultry without soy. I have been making f...