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Ok ...for those in the know...Pittsburg Hot Links are the HOT LINKS of Texas...(bigwheel...where ya at )...everything else is sausages

Right?????

Just kiddin guys...but what is the difference between sausages and hot links???.....

Well, since they are so good, you need to send us all a sample so we can judge for ourselves.

To me, a hot link and a sausage are the same thing, except for the heat levels maybe.

I've made BWs hot links and they are good. He's heard his name, won't be long now

Ahh nopers. Pittsburgh hotlinks is the hotlinks of N. East Texas where they cook bbq using pine wood and eat grits for every meal. Other than the Apache Bells and Kilgore Rangerettes the only good thing I ever seen come out of NE Texas is I-20 and I-30:) Now will admit all them trees is purty nice to look at. Far as the definition of a hot link...dont think the heat level alone could be used as a qualifier...cuz all you got to do is drop a little fennel in there and it becomes hot Eyetalian sausage. I even talking to this yankee one time and he say nowadays they got hot bratwurst and such things. Tell ya the world is just getting too complicated. Will have to qualify a hotlink as being cured and not prone to tasting eyetaliany.

bigwheel

eyetaliany

LMAO! Got to wipe the screen again...

That’s funny BW.

I need to weigh in here, since I have a few roots in Pittsburg. Those Pittsburg hotlinks make one fine meal. They don’t have fancy-smancy packed stuff. All you get is a brown paper bag full-o-links, crackers and hot sauce. If I had to guess, I would bet they put everything but the squeal in the links...not sure how they are cooked.

I was waitin on big wheel...I knew he would come a runnin

As far as the pine for cookin...get a rope

I say Hot Links are frash and sausages are cured and I agree with the world as being way too complicated these days...it used to be just Pittsburg Hot Links

And the links are not spicy ...but that hot sauce can roll your tounge

Big Mike...just may have to do that!!!

This is gonna be fun

Here is some info on the Pitt Links:

http://www.countryworldnews.com/Editori ... links.html

Can't find their website

They must not be too bad if they have been around for 50 years. I thought it was interesting that they ship them in grease.

CoyoteBlues wrote:I was waitin on big wheel...I knew he would come a runnin

As far as the pine for cookin...get a rope

I say Hot Links are frash and sausages are cured and I agree with the world as being way too complicated these days...it used to be just Pittsburg Hot Links

And the links are not spicy ...but that hot sauce can roll your tounge

Big Mike...just may have to do that!!!

This is gonna be fun

Where's Witt (King of Sausage) when you need him

All the grease on the inside is interesting too.

bigwheel

Big Mike wrote:They must not be too bad if they have been around for 50 years. I thought it was interesting that they ship them in grease.

Well....its only fit'n that my 50th post (supposed to be ...anyway) be about Pittsburg Hot Links

To be honest with you guys ...I don't look at 'em when I eat 'em

I luv 'em all

So what is the difference betwixt a hotlink and a sausage....