Operation: Abe Froman "22"

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Chuck R.

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Spent SAT with a couple friends doing our annual sausage making endeavor. Formerly we called it "Sausage Fest", but the name just didn't come across right, so we renamed it in honor of Abe.

38lbs of venison, 8lbs of pork fat. We made 20 pounds of Snack Sticks and 26lbs (wet weight) of Landjeager:

Landjäger is a semidried sausage traditionally made in Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Alsace. It is popular as a snack food during activities such as hiking. It also has a history as soldier's food because it keeps without refrigeration and comes in single-meal portions. As a meal, landjäger sausage can be boiled and served with potatoes and fresh greens.
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This is great chit! and since all 3 of us were stationed in Germany at one time, it's fitting.

For the Snack Sticks I bought a sampler kit from:

https://www.butcher-packer.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_213&products_id=1055

and we made 10lbs of "Regular" and 10lbs of "Terryaki". Both were cold smoked for a couple hrs, then finished in the oven. They really turned out good!

The Landjeager is still a work in progress as its drying now before smoking.

For equipment:

LEM grinder with foot pedal
LEM 10lb sausage stuffer
LEM manual meat mixer
Weston Pro 2100 Vacuum Sealer

And who was Abe Froman you ask?

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This weekend I'm going to get about 25lbs of burger done, that plus the backstraps/tenderloin will be the last of this years buck. I'm going to tag a doe for late season, so we might have to do Operation Abe Froman "23" early this year, or I might just make a a lot of jerky cause I'm just about out.

So, what are you guys doing with your game?
 
I cheated and dropped off 29#s at a meat shop in Lindsay WI. It will be made into 25#s of summer sausage and 25#s of Venison/Beef sticks.
Saved the loins, backstraps, and a few roasts.
I sent the head into the WI DNR for their CWD testing. The results were negative. I question if us hunters are making a dent in the cases. I know that we put a big hurt on the deer population a few years ago. I always try to look at the statistics and science. Hopefully the testing is helpful!
 
WisBorn said:
I cheated and dropped off 29#s at a meat shop in Lindsay WI. It will be made into 25#s of summer sausage and 25#s of Venison/Beef sticks.
Saved the loins, backstraps, and a few roasts.
I sent the head into the WI DNR for their CWD testing. The results were negative. I question if us hunters are making a dent in the cases. I know that we put a big hurt on the deer population a few years ago. I always try to look at the statistics and science. Hopefully the testing is helpful!
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A few of our local lockers aren't taking in deer due to covid. One of the better ones is taking in deer, but you can only get summer sausage done with regular cuts. They stopped doing snack sticks etc.
 
jmorris said:
If it was just a bunch of guys, I thought that was the definition of a sausage fest…I would have had to find a “Save Ferris” shirt, if you invited me. :)
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You're right! Bunch of guys AND making sausage! Although my friend's wife did swing through the kitchen a couple times to see the damage.. sausage making is messy business... literally.
 
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