There has been a need for a comprehensive one-volume reference on the manufacture German sausages at home. The number of German sausages is mind boggling, over one thousand, so to get the reader started 186 recipes were chosen for their originality and historical value. Most of them are listed in the official German Guide to Meats and Meat Products - Leitsätze für Fleisch und Fleischerzeugnisse. This guide covers all types of German sausages such as fresh, scalded, smoked, liver and blood sausages, head-cheeses, salami, mettwurst, teewurst and sausages with filler material. It includes details like meat selection, processing steps, size of the casings and other requirements. The selection of recipes included in this book carries an enormous value as a study material and as a valuable resource on making sausages.