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The Venison Sausage Cookbook, 2nd: A Complete Guide, from Field to Table

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I decided to start processing my own deer & I love venison sausage, so...I bought this book. Now I'm Mr. Sausage! Lots of recipes and plenty of information to get started even if you don't know anything about sausage.

I really like this book, although it's not a perfect resource, it's impressive. Sometimes the instructions are not enough to make a successful sausage, but once you have the technique down, all you really need is the proportions for the spices. I would really recommend a book named Charcuterie by Michael Ruhlman as a fabulous technique book; then Webster's recipe book is great on the seasonings for almost any sausage in the world. . . but made from venison. One huge drawback in this book is that there are absolutely no photographs except the one on the front cover. . . which leads me to wonder whether all the recipes have been made by the author in just one lifetime. Another problem is that many recipes are sized for massive amounts. . . not always suitable for the home cook, and I find myself constantly doing math to break it down. I don't want 15 pounds of anything! I'm still happy to have alot of these exotic recipes from other countries, which is what I enjoy. He draws from all over the world for the sausage recipes. . . which makes sense. Venison is not an odd meat. It was THE PRIMARY red meat of many people for a very long time. It is fabulous in sausages which you normally make beef out of. If you hunt or are married to a hunter, get this book; it will help you use venison in new ways. There really is no other venison sausage book out there at this time. Thanks Harold!

Deer season is past for this year but I read through the sausage book and it was very informative. I really like and look forward to trying some of them also.

A good book for someone that never had access to recipes for venison. Many of the recipes are the same old same old.

Bought this book as a thank you gift for my hunting neighbors who usually process 2 Elk and a couple venisons per season. They always find time to gift me with baked goods for any occasion, but are pretty self reliant, so hard to find a practical gift for them. Was actually personally impressed with the book, but will have to wait for samples before giving a final review, but sure looked like a winner. ~Bruin~