Joe'S Favorite Elk Sausage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
1 teaspoon hickory smoke salt
5 teaspoons tender quick
2 1/2 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
2 1/2 teaspoons mustard seeds
4 lbs ground elk
1 lb ground pork

Preparation

Mix all seasonings.
Add to meat.
Mix well with hands.
Refrigerate covered overnight.
Mix again.
Refrigerate covered another night.
Form meat into 5 rolls.
Place rolls about 2\" apart on rack in large shallow pan.
Place in center of 350 oven.
Bake 10 minute.
Reduce heat to 200 and bake 8 hr, turning every 2 hours.
Drain off grease as necessary.
Outside will be dark and glossy.
Inside will be pink.
Cool.
Wrap each individually in foil.
Keeps in fridge 2 weeks or in freezer 4 wks.