Homemade sausage casings?

[Kentish]

Curious if anyone has made their own casings, and if so what approach you took to cleaning/storing.

Of course normally with deer out in the field it’s not practical to faff about with intestines unduly, but I will be slaughtering some hoggets later in the year and would like to make use of as much as possible. Additionally we have deer on the ground at our new place with a few hundred metres of the house, I might even get the opportunity to have a go with deer (fallow). Anyone ever tried this? Inadvisable for any reason?

 

[User00056]

Far too much hassle. They're cheap enough to buy so I can't imagine producing your own would cause anything but pain

 

[VSS]

I have done it with both sheep and pigs.
There is a knack to it, and I can give you some tips to make it easier, if you're interested?

 

[johndeere]

this may be a starting point.

 

[Kentish]

Far too much hassle. They're cheap enough to buy so I can't imagine producing your own would cause anything but pain

If hassle was a factor I wouldn’t be creeping about in the woods at 4am trying to catch my dinner

 

[User00056]

If hassle was a factor I wouldn’t be creeping about in the woods at 4am trying to catch my dinner

You have a point

 

[Kentish]

I have done it with both sheep and pigs.
There is a knack to it, and I can give you some tips to make it easier, if you're interested?

If you could that would be great! Just like to work out the feasibility first then I might give it a try

 

[VSS]

If you could that would be great! Just like to work out the feasibility first then I might give it a try

Here you go:
(I wrote the book, btw).
Study carefully my method for turning the skins inside out. That will save you lots of faffing about.

 

[Kentish]

Here you go:
(I wrote the book, btw).
Study carefully my method for turning the skins inside out. That will save you lots of faffing about.
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Thank you, that’s a nice concise explanation! I have searched for your book online on and off, but can never seem to find a copy

 

[VSS]

Thank you, that’s a nice concise explanation! I have searched for your book online on and off, but can never seem to find a copy

It's out of print at the moment (long story), but I noticed that there are a couple of 2nd hand copies on ebay at the moment.

 

[alun1960]

It's out of print at the moment (long story), but I noticed that there are a couple of 2nd hand copies on ebay at the moment.

Could i have the name of your book please ! I will try to purchase a copy .

 

[VSS]

Could i have the name of your book please ! I will try to purchase a copy .

Link to an eBay listing for 2nd hand copy below:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/31591246...486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY