Sausages

While driving home last night I heard a commercial for summer sausage.

This got me to thinking, once again -- why do so many people attempt to extol the virtues of all-beef summer sausage?

Whenever Maryanne buys summer sausage for something, she always goes for the beef variety unless I stop her.

A number of sausage companies praise it as superior to other varieties. Commercials compliment it as the best summer sausage ever.

I grew up on the summer sausage made by Kerscher's Foodland in Valmy. The recipe has since passed to the Welsings, the family that bought the Foodland store and converted it into a gas station with convenience store. I've tried other varieties, including Johnsonville, Klement's, Salmon's, and other local varieties, and the Kerscher's/Welsing's recipe remains my favorite.

Could it be because they still use pork in the German tradition?

Partially, I'm sure, but there's obviously something else, too, because it still remains superior to similar varieties from other makers.

If you ever find yourself in Door County looking for a snack, stop at Welsing's in Valmy (the Mobil station) and pick up some summer sausage. You won't be disappointed.

Mood: Annoyed
Music: Jimi Hendrix: "Red House"