Otto von Bismarck once said, “Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” We at G@H have engaged in both activities. And, sausages, well, they get a bad rap.

Sausage makers are artists. The casing is the canvass. The maker pulls from a palette of ingredients—meats, cheeses, vegetables, spices, fruits and herbs. The inspired create masterpieces. The clueless concoct something utterly inedible.

Be the former. This will help: Home Sausage Making: How-to Techniques for Making and Enjoying 1000 Sausages at Home by Susan Mahnke Peery.  It teaches process and safety. It covers everything from pork butt to rabbit, lobster to black beans. And, it’s filled with obscure sausage trivia. Did you know that the Roman Empire banned sausage because it was consumed with great gusto at pagan orgies? We now do.