Country Recipes for the Perfect Meal

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A cook’s quest for the perfect meal to set before the family can involve a lot of country recipes and recipe cards. Would a breakfast item fit the bill? How about something along the lines of stew or pizza? Does the menu need a sweet starch to finish off dinner or to anchor breakfast? A sweet topping for a fresh loaf of bread?

Any and all of these items come to mind, and our readers have requested help locating recipes for every dish on the list.

An excellent addition to your next breakfast feast is homemade sausage. A reader remembers her grandmother’s efforts to create the perfect pork sausage, and we have a couple of recipes for you to try.

Beef stew and cornbread, two wonderful comfort foods, complement each other to the delight of families everywhere, and a can of beef stew makes the dish easy to prepare.

Deep-dish pizza or pizza burgers? No matter which you choose, your family will love it.

Sunday brunch might be the right place to serve Butter Rolls, a sweet variation on a favorite treat. And gardeners everywhere wonder what to do with all those extra tomatoes each summer; tomato preserves, anyone?

We hope you enjoy each and every recipe. Remember, if you’re looking for a recipe, just let us know. We collect the responses to each request, publish one or two, then send the entire file of recipes to the person making the request.

Thank you for making Recipe Box a success for many, many years! 

Breakfast Sausage 

Lori Glawe, Roscoe, Illinois, requests a recipe for homemade pork breakfast sausage. “My grandmother used to make this sausage. All I remember is that she ground her own pork and added sage, salt, pepper and nutmeg. I think there were other spices and other ingredients. She would fry small pieces to taste to make sure the seasonings were right.”

Alan Easley, Columbia, Missouri, sends his grandfather’s recipe, saying, “My grandpap’s recipe dates back to the late 1800s.” His grandfather was Edward E. Easley Sr. 

Pork Sausage Seasoning 

2/3 cup salt
1/2 cup black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon sage
3 gallons ground meat 

Combine spices; mix well. Add to ground meat and mix thoroughly. 

Sherry Casto, Ripley, West Virginia, sends another recipe. 

Homemade Bag Sausage 

2 pounds lean pork
1/4 pound fat salt pork
1/2 teaspoon powdered thyme
1 teaspoon powdered sage
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons salt 

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