1. The word ‘sausage’ comes originally from the Latin ‘salscius’ meaning ‘prepared by salting’.
2. The word ‘sausage’ dates back to the 15th century in English but the first recorded use of the adjective ‘sausagey’ was by DH Lawrence in 1921.
3. The earliest known mention of sausages is in a play by Aristophanes from the 5th century BC.
4. Even earlier, the Sicilian playwright Epimarchus is said to have written a play called The Sausage, sadly now lost.
5. In the 4th century, the Catholic Church banned the eating of sausages as a sin as they were associated with pagan festivals.
2. The word ‘sausage’ dates back to the 15th century in English but the first recorded use of the adjective ‘sausagey’ was by DH Lawrence in 1921.
3. The earliest known mention of sausages is in a play by Aristophanes from the 5th century BC.
4. Even earlier, the Sicilian playwright Epimarchus is said to have written a play called The Sausage, sadly now lost.
5. In the 4th century, the Catholic Church banned the eating of sausages as a sin as they were associated with pagan festivals.
6. The British spend around half a billion pounds on sausages in a year, eating more than a quarter of a million tonnes.
7. “War without fire is like sausages without mustard” (attributed to King Henry V).
8. The British Sausage Appreciation Society has more than 5,000 members in the UK.
9. “To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.” German chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815-98).
10. “The dog’s kennel is no place to keep a sausage” (Danish proverb).
8. The British Sausage Appreciation Society has more than 5,000 members in the UK.
9. “To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.” German chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815-98).
10. “The dog’s kennel is no place to keep a sausage” (Danish proverb).
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