Friday Fill-In #69

Friday Fill-In #69

1. When I fell in love I never realized how much work would go into the relationship!
2. I love it when the flowers bloom and it heats up outside!
3. Oh no! The internet connection is down, time to grab a good book and curl up on the couch.
4. Scrubs is the craziest tv show ever.
5. Cheese and summer sausage make a great meal!
6. I wish I had a garden. I would love to have fresh tomatoes!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going out to dinner, tomorrow my plans include visiting family and Sunday, I want to sleeping late and making a late breakfast!

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For those that have asked about Summer Sausage.

Summer sausage is the general term for any sausage that can be kept without the need of refrigeration. Summer sausage is usually a mixture of pork and other meat such as beef and venison. Summer sausage can be either dried or smoked, and curing ingredients can vary significantly, although some sort of curing salt is almost always used. Seasonings may include mustard seeds, black pepper, garlic salt, or sugar.

In spite of its name, summer sausage actually tends to be made in the autumn, during traditional hunting seasons in North America and Europe. Summer sausage, like all sausages, makes use of leftover scrap meat and organ meat that would otherwise be wasted.

A particular kind of summer sausage is popular in North Dakota, occasionally containing cheese in addition to meat. This type of summer sausage is smoked rather than dried and is generally best kept and eaten cold, though it can be cooked.