Lamb shoulder, veal shoulder and pork butt can be purchased through most butcher shops and meat counters at well-stocked supermarkets; call ahead to ensure availability and to order ahead if necessary ...

Q. I have been looking all over Charlotte for beef and pork middles, and I haven't had any luck. Do you know of a reliable source for these larger casings? Natural sausage casings are a wonderful ...

Curing your own meats and stuffing your own sausages is one step you can take to get closer to a farm-to-table kitchen. Homemade sausage is typically composed of fresh ground meat and spices stuffed ...

Even commonplace foods can have a bit of intrigue. For example, take sausages and their mysterious casings, that skin-like material that holds the meat and other ingredients together. Are they edible?