What to do with lard

[gregorach]

Did somebody say sausages? There are no sausages like Crombies sausages, and they sell online... Seriously, have a look, they're completely awesome. One of the best shops in the whole of Edinburgh.

Ah, but not a lot of use for us lesser mortals (non-Scots), just as well that I prefer to make my own.

They'll courier them to you in chilled boxes (at least within the UK). Dunno what the costs are though...

[chickenchargrill]

O/T just thinking of the butcher. Does anyone eat tomato sausages? I used to eat tomato sausages where I'm originally from (NE Derbyshire) but apparently you can't get them here. I once asked the butcher and he looked at me suspiciously, and said reluctantly, 'we sometimes get sausages with sun dried tomatoes and olives in them'. Well that tells you everything you ever need to know about Cambridge and I am still tomato-sausage-less, I am even considering ordering them online even though I am sure I would have to order a million and the shipping would be ridiculous :-(.

If you do decide to order them online, these are yum, postage is quite expensive (£11 if you spend less than £50) but if you have a big freezer, they do meat all sourced from the Peaks. http://www.mettricksbutchers.co.uk/index.html

Would be lost without a choice of sausages, I never buy plain ones.

[Odsox]

They'll courier them to you in chilled boxes (at least within the UK)

Precisely my point, the people complaining most are in Ireland, so it still doesn't help.

At least the Peaks butcher delivers to Europe, but postage at £25.89 for 2kg is rather out of the question.
Not that it bothers me as my own sausages are excellent, I know exactly what's in them (no saltpetre) and they take next to no time to make, so all rather academic.

[gregorach]

They'll courier them to you in chilled boxes (at least within the UK)

Precisely my point, the people complaining most are in Ireland, so it still doesn't help.

Well, you'll all just have to emigrate then...

[Odsox]

They'll courier them to you in chilled boxes (at least within the UK)

Precisely my point, the people complaining most are in Ireland, so it still doesn't help.

Well, you'll all just have to emigrate then...

I already have.

[oldjerry]

Why the hell pay ludicrous sums of money for sausages? Bit of shoulder,bit of belly porkand a processer/coffee grinder/whatever,make your own.Zillions of recipes,any half decent butcher will flog you a few casings,and add any weird ingredients you want.

[Odsox]

Couldn't agree more OJ, plus a cheapo Lidl sealant gun to fill the casings.
I use collagen casings which keep forever and can easily be mailed across borders.

[gregorach]

Why the hell pay ludicrous sums of money for sausages? Bit of shoulder,bit of belly porkand a processer/coffee grinder/whatever,make your own.Zillions of recipes,any half decent butcher will flog you a few casings,and add any weird ingredients you want.

I live alone, am not short of a bob or two, don't eat many sausages, and have a tiny fridge / freezer which is completely stuffed already. Any more than a couple at a time would just go to waste, and making them in such small batches doesn't seem an especially good use of my time. Not when I'm just up the road from probably the best sausage maker in the world... I'm sure I could learn to make pretty good sausages if I put enough effort in, but Crombies are exceptional.

Nobody does everything themselves.

[mrsflibble]

the best sausages round here come from a man selling "gigglypig" sausages. the man running the stall is close to the lady who "grows" the meat, makes the sauages and he was quite proud to tell me he's pretty much able to tell you which pig the pork products came from... the faggots are fricking AMAZING too.

http://www.gigglypig.co.uk/