Hot Italian Sausage

5 lb coarse ground pork butt
3 tsp fennel seed
2 tsp white pepper
1 1/2 tsp sage leaves
5 cloves pressed garlic
3 tsp salt
1 cup white wine

Combine all ingredients, mix well and stuff into hog casing or make patties.

Sweet Italian Sausage

5 lb coarse ground pork butt
2 tbsp salt
1 1/2 tsp fennel seed
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp sugar
1 cup water

Combine all ingredients, mix well and stuff into hog casing. To cook, fry or bake.

Rec.food.recipes/tiberius (2002)