This is a recipe I came up with over the years. To me it is the best tasting breakfast sausage iv'e ever had. The recipe as it stands has a little spice to it, but not overpowering at all. Adjust the cayenne and black pepper to your liking.
2 pounds pork butt (or mix 1 lb pork with 1 lb wild game)
2 teaspoons mortons tender quick
1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper (or less for "less spicy")
1 teaspoons rubbed sage
1 teaspoon ground rosemary
1 tablespoon brown sugar ( for maple flavored sub with maple syrup)
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper - optional
1/2 MSG (accents)
Special equipment: meat grinder
Cut meat into small chunks, add spices, put in freezer to firm up, coarse grind through meat grinder