a good batch of deer sausage this year!

It was another good deer season for us this year, all slick-heads this year, but hey, those horns don't eat worth a dang, anyways! so my family got together again last night and we had our annual post season ritual, drink some spirits, tell some lies and make some summer sausage. we did 250lbs this year, between 5 of us.... 127 sticks... great weather today for hangin' around the smokehouse, a little fire to keep the kids warm, a little bottle to keep daddy warm!! :biggrin good times!!
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Looks like a great day with the family. You guys do it right.

Looks like a good day for it. Now to get back to thinking about those crappies.:)

Glad you had a good year again. I turn mine into hamburger and just make a few sticks at a time.

I am so impressed, only something I could dream of........sounds like a great gathering for sure.

Great times!!! Looks like you all know what you're doing!!!

I am with Beagle on this, I am impressed! Is this smoking what is know and cold smoking, and if so how warm does it get??

Wow. 127 sticks. That is an odd number. So you may want to send me 27 sticks to make it an even number:yikes Looks like a good time for the family.

well, I been back at it all morning. made my last run to the smoke house last night about midnight, smothered the fire real good with wet saw dust. woke up to less pleasant weather. nasty cold rain. funny, no body showed up to B.S. today??? Lol! that's ok, we need the rain bad. and my bride took my daughter and went to see her mom. so I have a quiet house for a change.
between runs to the smoke house I put together a little jerky and got that going on the dehydrator. Attachment 114078
the smell of that jerky got me real hungry, and watching a fire burn is hard work! so next run down to the smoke house I found a smaller link and cut her down. slice it up bout 3/4 inch thick slices and throw a few pieces it in the skillet. save the rest for a breakfast dinner tonight, makes for some fine breakfast sausage!:ThumbsUp
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Originally Posted by Jigging15

Wow. 127 sticks. That is an odd number. So you may want to send me 27 sticks to make it an even number:yikes Looks like a good time for the family.

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correction, 126. :dono :biggrin

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Is this smoking what is know and cold smoking, and if so how warm does it get??

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I guess you might call this cold smoking, I try to keep the temps below 120*, usually they are way below that if its a cold day and the fire is good and smothered but if I let it go too long without checking for flame it will flare up some and bring the temps up inside the shed.

us poor boys do it...I can only do 25 lbs. at a time... .no smoke house...do it in the oven, but I sure have been looking to upgrade....be nice to make one big mess instead of several smaller ones. Do you boys add any pork cuttings? I have been mixing in about 10lbs. of pork to 15 lbs. of deer and using liquid smoke....still have over 75lbs of ground deer to work up....you boys sure got it figured out:ThumbsUp

yup, 50/50 pork/deer. yours are lookin good, too. some crackers, some cheese your good to go. :cheers2

Golly you're makin' me hungry.
Glad you got 'em smoked.
Enjoy

G>

I don't see the jalapenos and cheese? Looking good.

Looks good ! I love summer sausage ! I
have a freezer full of breakfast sausage for patties , burger for jerky , and plenty of steaks for the grill too !

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well, I been back at it all morning. made my last run to the smoke house last night about midnight, smothered the fire real good with wet saw dust. woke up to less pleasant weather. nasty cold rain. funny, no body showed up to B.S. today??? Lol! that's ok, we need the rain bad. and my bride took my daughter and went to see her mom. so I have a quiet house for a change.
between runs to the smoke house I put together a little jerky and got that going on the dehydrator. Attachment 114078
the smell of that jerky got me real hungry, and watching a fire burn is hard work! so next run down to the smoke house I found a smaller link and cut her down. slice it up bout 3/4 inch thick slices and throw a few pieces it in the skillet. save the rest for a breakfast dinner tonight, makes for some fine breakfast sausage!:ThumbsUp
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now your just ticking me off.

I'm sorry Mr. Beagle, but I just don't have any crown to put in the pic for ya.... times are tough, it's Old Crow for me! HeHeHeee

Now that's good work out of you Greg!

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Looks good, I'm making deer jerky today , to cold to fish so I had to do something.

Cracker, sausage, cheese, and a small dot of mustard, german preferred. No better boat/kayak snack.

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Cracker, sausage, cheese, and a small dot of mustard, german preferred. No better boat/kayak snack.

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KC,

If you make it to the Twain get together, I'll get ya some duck sausage I have made up every year..... it's just a bit different, but an awesome snack just the same.

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yup, lots of cracker sammies get choked down on my boat, too. bout the only time we don't have summer sausage or jerky on the boat is our annual trip on Good Friday. My fishin buddy and his dad are catholic so they don't eat meat on fridays during lent and I sure wouldn't dare break it out in front of em! I'll be sure to have enough to go around at the twain gathering... looking forward to that duck sausage, too!

Holy Mackerel!! No, seriously. Take em some smoked mackerel. Another of my favorites.

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