Protecting county's very own bangers

Spaldings butchers are among those taking steps to preserve the Lincolnshire sausage.
George Adams and Sons is a leading producer of Lincolnshire sausage and is urging other butchers in the county to join it as it seeks to gain "protected geographic status" for the product.
A George Adams spokesman said: "This year the makers of Lincolnshire sausage in Lincolnshire have joined together to promote the high quality of Lincolnshire sausages made in the county.
"We are so proud of the quality and consistency of Lincolnshire sausages the industry intends to take steps to protect them."
Graham Booth, Adams' group technical executive, has already contacted 120 butchers from across the county and met some to discuss the way forward.
The spokesman added: "Lincolnshire sausages are made across the country but the quality and flavour vary widely.
"With proper control over where and how Lincolnshire sausages are made in the future, the true qualities of Lincolnshire sausages will be discovered throughout the land."
The move to protect the Lincolnshire sausage has been spurred by the success of other European products which have recently secured protected geographic status.
The status, which already applies to Parma ham and Newcastle Brown Ale, prevents copycat production of food with a regional heritage.
The key ingredients of Lincolnshire pork sausages are British pork, breadcrumbs or bread rusk, sage and natural hog casings.
George Adams makes its Lincolnshire sausages at its Ruskington site.
The company is also looking to other local butchers and historians to help improve its understanding of the product's origins, historical evidence linking it to Lincolnshire and to agree a specification to cover ingredients and appearance of the finished product.
The protection process can take several years but Mr Booth is hoping the claim will prove successful with the right support

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