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Haslet, Hayslet or Harslet

Whichever way you pronounce it this is meat roll/very large faggot/More condensed than a faggot and tasty very tasty - a lot spiceier in flavour.  I am Lincolnshire born and bread and I love proper Lincolnshire Sausage. We all clamour for continental meats such as pastrami, saucisson, Parma Ham, Salami etc when in reality we have some lovely goodies which have been available for English cuisine for a very long time and which in fact go extremely well with Home made pork pie, pickled shallots, chutney and tomato ketchup as well as stuffed chine.  Perhaps its what goes into said Haslet that puts people off but in reality this is peasant food at its most delightful and fits into my waste not want not philosophy.  It does not cost an arm and a leg to produce. I very much want to get back to my kitchen table again for reasons of flavour and economy - yes you can buy Haslet but where I used to buy mine from has closed for good. Franks the Butchers in Peterborough.  We can...