[Jacob-list] lamb products

[MView16 at aol.com]

Hi Sue,

This year I had an older (2 years)  Shetland ram butchered and had my 
talented local butcher turn him into mild Italian sausage and plain breakfast 
sausage which was entirely packaged in 1 1/2 pound packages for the 
freezer...a LOT of packages.  I gave many packages for gifts...to those souls 
willing to try lamb!  I have made pitas with sauteed onions and peppers plus 
sour cream using the breakfast sausage.  They taste sort of Middle Eastern 
and quite good.  I have made little meatballs with the Italian sausage that I 
brown and cook in a pan of marinara sauce.  Since the sausages are very lean, 
I like the results.  I think the talent of your butcher in adding spices and 
herbs is important.  I live in an area where there is much work for 
butchers...farmed deer, buffalo, cattle, sheep, goat, etc....so I suppose 
this man has to be fairly accomplished.   He also made pepperoni out my 
friend's Jacob crossbred sheep which was tasty and lean.

Although I used to love plain roasted lamb and lamb chops, I now only eat 
lamb that does not smell like lamb.  There is something weird that has 
happened with the odor/meat thing since I began raising sheep.

Jeanne Massey
Marsh View Farm