Sausages
Origin: Cape Town, South Africa
Source: Hildagonda J. Duckitt, 1891
Ingredients
- 15 lb Minced Meat
- 8 lb Fat
- 5 oz Pepper
- 3 tablespoonful Salt
- 1 tablespoonful grated Nutmeg
- 4 tablespoonful Allspice
- 1 tablespoonful Mace
- 1 tablespoonful mixed Thyme and Sage
- 1 pint Claret
- Sausage Skins
Instructions
- Take the lean from one or two legs of mutton and any scraps of meat from cutting up a pig.
- Mince all this carefully, taking care not to let any sinew come with it.
- Mince the fat separately.
- Mix the minced meat and fat together well.
- Add the pepper, salt, nutmeg, allspice, mace, and the dried powdered thyme and sage.
- Add the claret and mix thoroughly.
- Have ready some nicely-cleaned sausage skins.
- Stuff the mince into the skins using a sausage-machine.
- Store the sausages; they will keep for eight or ten days.
- When wanted, grill on the gridiron or in a pan for about a quarter of an hour.