And Now, Another Episode of: "So Many Sausages, So Little Time," featuring -- Eckermann's Sausage

 I got three words fer ya, Pod'nah...Eckermann's Hot Links! 

A Sausage for Every Occasion

We're very fortunate because we live in an area where sausages are prolific. I can name several towns, all within an hour's drive from here, where sausages are made and sold. Some of them carry the name of the town, or the family that owns the company, others have more colorful names. Most of them are pretty darn good. But...then there's Eckermann's. 

When I was growing up, Waak Sausage was a regular in our family. It was the perfect sausage, the flavor was unsurpassed. The grind was just the right size, not too big and not too small. They used a lot of mustard seed in their "secret" mix, and smoked the sausages just right. We had them all of the time at family barbecues. My grandma used them when she made klobásník (a.k.a. sausage kolache). But, if Waak's was not available for some strange reason, Eckermann's took up the slack. 

My great uncle had a meat market and made smoked sausage, but we still preferred Waak's over his. The rest of his offerings, including summer sausage, were great! But his sausage always fell short with us for some reason. The flavor was off...it was either missing something or it had an ingredient that just wasn't agreeable. So we stuck with Waak's. 

Alas! Waak Sausage is gone now. They closed down some years ago. The buildings are still there, but they house some other meat market now. So Eckermann's inherited the throne, at least in our house. Sausage perfection! 

We don't eat a lot of sausage these days, but Eckermann's is definitely the "go-to" when we do. Usually we get the pork version. I couldn't find it last time, so I picked up some hot links instead. It was a great choice! They have just the right amount of heat. 

Around here we like REAL sausage, not that "pink slime wannabe" poser. (I'm not going to name any names, but they used to run a lot of ads on tv, and probably still do.) 

If you're ever in this area, make a plan to do a "Sausage Tour." First, just go to our local Mom-n-Pop grocer in town because they carry a lot of sausages from different companies there. Then map the rest out accordingly. Yes, they DO have several varieties of Eckermann's, including dry sausage. 

If you don't live around here, fear not! Eckermann's has a website and they will ship sausage to you if you order at least 10 pounds of their product. That is SO easy to do. Just order one of each variety. I'd skip the head cheese version though, because I'm not a fan. But if you are, hey! Go for it! 

I rate Eckermann's Hot Links at 5 out of 5 stars! It even passed the "White Bread Test." If you get a chance to try some...do it! Dooooo iiiiiit! 

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