Re: What is bread rusk ?(MaybeNewSausageMaker!)

WaltA wrote:
> Today I was a bit flabergasted when my daughter presented me with a
> small poly bag of Hog Casings.
> ( It seems that a while ago I had mumbled something about trying to
> make our own sausages but didnt know where to get the skins ! )
>
> So, I googled a bit and came across lots of refs to including bread
> rusk ( and some refs to yeastless rusk as well)
>
> What is Bread Rusk ?

http://www.topsausages.com/history.htm

 will I find it in my local Tesco tomorrow, or
> where ?

No

> I dont suppose it is a fancy name for bread crumbs , is it ?
> We have lots of those because we make our own bread.
>
> That ref to yeastless rusk suggests that the other is infact some sort
> of leavened-cooked-flour mixture or am I way off ,,,
>
> hope that makes sense, if not blame it on the couple of gl***** of
> cider wot I needed to recover from the shock of the gift !