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"mikewest":2zan12q9 wrote: a nice light ale or tasty larger with milk for the kids.[/quote:2zan12q9]

i take it the milk is to line their stomachs before the ale or lager. <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

&amp;quot;Poc&amp;quot;:299afg1h wrote: I'm just amazed that this tread has got so many replies without a single willy joke.

Look at all the references to big sausages, meat, stuffing etc...

I guess it's up to me, as usual <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->, to lower the tone.[/quote:299afg1h]


It surprised me too. I guess after all the hooker references we were all 'innuendo'ed out.

&amp;quot;BiddyEarly&amp;quot;:1raqixuy wrote: Far more interesting than beer.....

I'm intrigued by the quantities though. I looked at the website above and there seems to be a minimum purchase of casings of 40yds/metres, with a shelf life of three months. Depending on the size sausage, one would have to eat between 18 and 28 sausages per week, every week! That seems like a lot of sausages....

Is there anywhere one can get smaller quantities of casing? I suppose it's not the most expensive ingredient, but I hate waste.

Niall[/quote:1raqixuy]

A lot of the on-line sites I came across sold to butchers in much larger quantities.
But just to put it in context, I used about 2.2Kg of pork to make the sausages the other night, and used 20yards of casing with a little bit of wastage). They're in the freezer now, and with the other 20yards I'll probably make a few different types. I'm hoping for a good summer with plenty of barbecue weather.