[mtbopfuyn]

discovered the oldest known recipe for German sausage, a list of ingredients for Thuringian bratwurst nearly 600 years old... According to the 1432 guidelines, Thuringian sausage makers had to use only the purest, unspoiled meat and were threatened with a fine of 24 pfennigs -- a day's wages -- if they did not

What would they say about today's franks?

[NautiNurse]

Thuringian sausage makers had to use only the purest, unspoiled meat and were threatened with a fine of 24 pfennigs -- a day's wages -- if they did not

Frankly, that's a casing from yesteryear's meaty story.

[SunkenCiv]

That 24 pfennigs are too much to pay for one? ;’)

[Little Ray]

I think they’d be appalled at turkey or chicken franks, but they would really be amazed at the quality of modern all-beef or pork-water-beef sausages.

I’ve made (and formulated) sausages, including Bryan hotdogs, and I still like ‘em. What goes into ‘em is pretty good stuff - probably greatly exceeding the standards of Thuringian sausage makers.