Sausages.

History

The word sausage is derived from the Latin word salsus which means something salted.

Sausages are mentioned in The Odyssey which was written by Homer more than 2,700 years ago:

"These goat sausages sizzling here in the fire -
we packed them with fat and blood to have for supper.
Now, whoever wins this bout and proves the stronger,
Let that man step up and take his pick of the lot!"

Dick Turpin worked as a butcher.

Queen Victoria was fond of sausages but insisted that the meat be hand chopped rather than minced.

Sausages were called bangers during the Second World War because they contained so much water they exploded when fried.


Numbers

During the year to July 2003 we ate 175,000 tones of sausages worth £487 million.

The value of the premium sausage sector grew by 25% in 2003.
90% of British households buy sausages, 50% at least every 4 weeks.

Each household spends an average of £22.24 per year on sausages.

Every day, 5 million Britons will eat sausages.

Sausages are the single most important food served at barbecues, being eaten at 71%.

More sausages are eaten on Saturday than any other day.

Around 18% of sausages are eaten for breakfast and 44% for the evening meal.

Grilling is the most popular cooking method used for 44% of all sausages followed by frying at 23% and baking at 20%.

30% of the sausage market is classified as premium, 58% as standard, 8% as low fat and 4% as economy.

83% of sausages are made from pork.

66% of sausages are sold by the top 5 supermarket chains.

The largest brand is Richmond Irish Sausages who sell a staggering £40 million per year.

Are you Satisfyingly Sophisticated?

The Meat And Livestock Commission has identified 6 situations where we eat sausages:

· Barbecues
· Breakfast
· As comfort food
· For children's meals
· Snacks
· The lunch box

They have also identified the emergence of a seventh which is described as "Satisfyingly Sophisticated". This is where gourmet sausages are being used in ways which go beyond the traditional sausage & mash and toad in the hole dishes.

All numbers taken from "Sausages A Category Report" published by The Meat and Livestock Commission and they don't act the Mick.

had some fom sainsburys today they were offal

Cumberland are best

I can't stand Walls sausages, Richmond skinless for me begorrah.

redmans pork

the wurst has yet to come !

brat!

No one going to link to that dog that used to come on That's Life? (He asks, knowing what to expect )

nope

Go on, go on, go on.

could tell you a story about sausages and padlocks,but i won't

nope

well i might

go on then

And Finally

locked a lollypop woman in the toilets once her were there 2 hours missed her shift

widows memories

I hope it weren't my mum. She used to be a lollypop lady!

"widows memories"

lol

widows memories

eeewwwwwwwwwwww

B&M

went to der fatherland once and they sold a sausage selection in a cigar type box

You cant beat yates and greers sausages

Diet!

Monday Again

bullocks

pork or beef pricked or not ?

I will Danni

Mache, Pork and never prick em

lovely squezzy out bits at the ends

I only have sausages once a month, too fattening otherwise

get thin sausages then

Germans make the "Wurst" Sausages..

little brats eh ?

i buy my sausages at game fairs i visit. also, my wild boar chops.nowt like the real thing when it comes to uninterfered with sausage or boar chops.if ya aint tasted..then ya missing out.

Englands butchers in pem , try their old english sausages best int world .

Sausage roll for tee.

Why was my picture taken ?

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Which photo, Cindy? Your Ainsley Harriott special recipe sausages (Prick with a fork) is still there at 12:13.

Prince's Rantzen (1:20)
A dog saying, "Sausages"? - That's right.

jo-anne thats the one it says moved or deleted.

I can still see it, Cindy.

It says the same for me Cindy.... Moved or deleted

Jo-anne It was a bit slow loading fom email so I kept loading finished up wth about 6 Ainsleys, I went back in this morning & deleted 5 maybe thats the reason.

Why can I see it though?

Can you see it here - I've copied and pasted from 14:57



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Jo-anne this one is one I edited a few minutes ago as I thought it might be to rude & thats why it was taken off. I have put this on joke time now.Thanks again

I can see that one joanne

what's a rude sausage?

Now thats a sausage

This thread has had me scratching my head about a Dad's Army sausage line. But I've found it.

On arriving late at a General Purposes Committee meeting, Jones explains that he has had one of those days. "I've had a new batch of sausage skins delivered and they're too diaphanous."

And some folk think they have problems.