BREAKFAST SAUSAGE (Gretz Wurst)

INGREDIENTS

• Ham or shoulder (boil until done)
• Casings

To each 10 lb. of cooked meat:

• 4 c. rice
• 2 c. finely ground onion
• 16 tsp. cinnamon
• 12 tsp. salt
• 6 tsp. pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Cook meat; cool and grind. Save some of the broth.
2. Cook rice until done, then partially cool.
3. Add rice and onion to meat.
4. Mix cinnamon, salt and pepper in 2 cups of meat broth; add to meat mixture. Mix well. Add more broth if it doesn't go into casings very well.
5. Put loosely into casings.
6. Take a 12 to 15 inch length and tie into a ring. Slowly dip into boiling water and simmer a few minutes. Watch carefully as casings break easily.
7. Remove and put into cold water for a few minutes. Drain on brown paper.
8. Before eating, put in pan in oven on medium temperature; cook until casings get a bit crisp. These freeze well.

This was Grandma Pusch's recipe and still a family treat.