I went to the super market earlier today for a few things I needed. And I have the tendency to try new foods to see if they might be palatable. I was looking for some smoked sausage since I'm not set up for that yet. I found these, and the first thing I thought of was the thread on Lumbersexuals. I don't know if they are any good or if they have been around for a while. This is the first time I had seen them though. The cost was $3.49 plus tax.
Hmmm. A pound and a half of sausage for three and a half bucks? May have to scrape off the roof of your mouth after eating one.....
Maybe, and if that's the case I can always throw them out. Even feed them to the skunk and crows around here that visit on a regular basis. Or get plenty of BEER to wash them down with!
I went ahead and sampled part of one this evening, both cold and then hot. I don't know how those could be considered "Hot" when really they're NOT! They have what tastes like some Cajun spices in then, and not even a nice smokey flavor. I don't even feel like a lumberjack after eating it. Maybe I need more beer! I think I'll throw a chunk of it out in the yard for the skunk to sample.
At least they were produced by "Rodger Wood" and not "Richard Wood" but still sounds like 3 fitty wasted......
Finally, after 3 days of it sitting out in the sun and rain, today a crow decided to eat the pieces of "Lumberjack Sausage!" I had put out two pieces with each being about 2 inches long. It took a sample bite, and then picked up one of the pieces and flew off. When it returned, it was sporting a red flannel shirt and what looked like a beard. Strange! It then picked up the second piece and flew off with it. About 10 minutes later it came back looking for more. But this time it was carrying a double bit axe and wearing some heavy duty black boots. When it saw there wasn't any more it left heading towards the woods! I swear I heard it muttering something about going to get some wood! Sorry, but no pictures. It happened so fast I hardly had time to grab my camera. Hmmm, a LumberCrow! Who knew? I wonder how long it will take the effects from the sausage to wear off! So this evening I decided to give the sausage another try. I have definitely decided I don't like it at all. The second hunk was far to salty, like I was eating a block of salt, and not even a hint of being hot or any smokey flavor. Perhaps I need to age it a bit! It's a good thing I have only sampled a couple of small pieces or who knows, I might too suffer the same fate of the now LumberCrow. I'll set out a couple of more pieces to see if the skunk might eat it! I hadn't seen it around for a couple of days with all the rain we had.
Forgot to mention it, but years ago, there was a guy who would bring in homemade sausage to share at work. He used to walk around kind of hiding it from the people he didn't want to share it with and when he came up to you would cautiously remove it from under his arm and without saying anything, carve off a piece of it with a knife and give it to you and stand there waiting for a rave review! It was of the same caliber of scraping off the roof of your mouth as soon as he left the area! Anyway, one guy used to pop it in the microwave for a short while (very brief) and render some of the fat out of it (wrapped in paper towels). Maybe that would help this batch?
Probably better off throwing the sausage and eating the wrapper........................just sayin'............
I tried the microwave thing and really, it didn't help the sausage. That stuff was just plain nasty to me. On the other hand, the crows love it, And so do the skunk that traverse my yard. I've been cutting it into quarters lengthwise and placing it where I figure they will find it. It's too bad I never get to see them transform, but to date, I think I have at least 4 lumbercrow's and 2 lumberskunk's! So it's not really going to waste. Really, I want the skunk to hang around. They have kept the cats and deer away, and who knows what else. Plus, wherever they poop the lawn gets a nice dark green spot and it's about twice as long as the rest. (maybe I should fertilize the lawn one of these days)
