Recipe for family meals :

This recipes comes from Musk's Sausages of Newmarket.

Queen Victoria was on the throne when James Musk first began selling his famous original recipe sausages from his shop in Newmarket High Street. Musk's famous Newmarket Sausages are still made today using the original recipe created by James Musk in 1884.

Their sausages are hand made in small batches using the finest cuts of fresh pork, a secret blend of herbs and spices and freshly baked bread. This unique recipe is encased in a natural skin ensuring the succulence for which a Musk's sausage is renowned.

A favourite amongst the Royal Family for generations, Musk's have had the royal patronage of the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother as well as the late King George V and Edward Prince of Wales. King George would request his order be sent by express train to Balmoral every Saturday, a complimentary note would always follow by return.

Musk's is a reputation that has spanned two centuries bringing you the texture and flavour of how sausages used to be. To find out more and where you can obtain the sausages visit the Musk's web site <click here> or send them an email <click here>

Ingredients

384g Musk's Original Sausages
25gm butter
300ml cider
salt and pepper
8 prunes
2 tbs redcurrent or cranberry jelly or sauce

Method

• Soak the prunes in the cider overnight.

• Melt the butter and brown the sausages.

• Add the rest of the ingredients apart from the redcurrent or cranberry jelly and cook for 20 minutes over a gentle heat.

• Remove the sausages and prunes and keep warm, add redcurrent or cranberry, whisk until fairly smooth and thicken if necessary.

• Serve with creamed potatoes, broccoli and a nice glass of cider.

Serves 4 - 6