Summer Sausage
["5 lb. lean ground meat", "5 tsp. Tender Quick salt", "6 tsp. hickory smoke salt", "2 1/2 tsp. mustard seed", "2 1/2 tsp. minced garlic", "2 1/2 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper", "whole black peppers (optional)"]
["Mix all ingredients except whole black peppers. (Do not use metal bowl!) Refrigerate 24 hours, then mix again. Shape into 5 loaves. Add black whole peppers at this time. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet (one that has sides) at 300\u00b0 for 15 minutes, then at 150\u00b0 for 8 hours, turning loaves after 4 hours."]
["lean ground meat", "salt", "hickory smoke salt", "garlic", "ground black pepper", "black peppers"]