Amish Sweet Bologna

[Rick]

This bologna was not used with UMAi bags as it was hot smoked.

I lived in Lancaster County, PA (Amish country) This type of bologna is very popular there.

1 level tsp cure one going to be mixed with 1/4 cup distilled water.

Mixed. Let the bologna rest in the fridge 12-24 hours before stuffing. You will thank me later.

You can use any bologna mix for this. You will need to add 5 T sugar and 1/4 cup dark molasses.

Chubs ready for the smoker. Made 1 long one so i didnt have no meat waste. Hung at room temp for 1.5 hours before hanging in smoker.

My 3 & 4″ casings are hiding so i use the 2 1/4

Smoke time.

Rolling hickory pellet smoke with my 6″ grenade. PID at 150

9.5 Hours later.

These sweet chubs are done, bloomed and going in fridge for a couple days before i slice one and vac seal.

2 days later.

Gotta get the casings off and ready for vac sealing.

Casings peeled right off clean.

Slice and taste…..Yum

Seltzers got nothing on me

Vac sealed and ready for traveling.

[Ron Pratt]

Rick, as always your pictures and posts amaze me. I do have a question out of curiosity though…is that smoke house of yours actually a trailer that you pull with your RV or is it lightweight enough that you place it on a trailer or in a trailer when you do move? Also do you ever have a problem with complaints during your smoking process? Ron

[Rick]

Thanks Ron

The smoker i use is a Bradley 4 rack smoker. Its just for sausage making now. The 4 rack fits right into a cargo bay under the RV. It weighs about 20lbs. I dont use the Bradley round wood for smoking as i can get better smoke using my A-MAZE-N Smoker with pellets.

My walk in smokehouse (profile pic) is still up at our home in NE PA. I had to sell all my larger smokers and pits because of the limited space. I did however keep my processing tools, stuffer, grinder, dehydrator, dry cure equipment and items needed for this.

[Ron Pratt]

Thank you for clearing that up! Seems like every time I saw your avatar the picture would flash through my mind of your smoke house looking like an old outdoor privy and I would laugh at the thought of your expensive 40 foot RV tooling down the road with this out house on trailer wheels complete with a furnace needing a smoke stack right behind it! No offense meant, just my weird sense of humor and vivid imagination at work! Ron

[Rick]

quote RRP” post=5960:

Thank you for clearing that up! Seems like every time I saw your avatar the picture would flash through my mind of your smoke house looking like an old outdoor privy and I would laugh at the thought of your expensive 40 foot RV tooling down the road with this out house on trailer wheels complete with a furnace needing a smoke stack right behind it! No offense meant, just my weird sense of humor and vivid imagination at work! Ron

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

None taken.
I would look like the beverly hillbillies.

When i was building the smokehouse i thought about a half moon but tossed the idea for the outhouse look.

Here is our motorhome.

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