28 FEBRUARY 1941, Page 14

VENISON SAUSAGE

Sm.—In your issue of January 17th, 1941, Mr. H. E. Bates, in the " Country Life " column asks for enlightenment upon the appearance and subsequent fate of the venison sausage. Last winter, in Edin- burgh, and during the present season until the recent severe weather, we were able to buy regular quantities of this excellent war-time introduction. Venison sausages make an extremely tasty supper dish, either when fried and served with mashed potatoes or when covered with a light batter and baked in the oven, giving an entirely new flavour to the "toad in the hole."—I am, Sir, yours sincerely,