{"id":1095,"date":"2011-07-31T21:45:50","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T01:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skurtz.com\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2020-07-11T21:07:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T01:07:38","slug":"sweet-italian-sausage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skurtz.com\/?p=1095","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Italian Sausage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-3388\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"3388\" data-servings=\"0\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-template-smeadow\"><div class=\"wprm-layout-container wprm-padding-20 meadow-header\" style=\"--wprm-layout-container-background-color: #202124;--wprm-layout-container-text-color: #ffffff;\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name wprm-block-text-bold\">Sweet Italian Sausage<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"wprm-layout-column-container wprm-align-middle wprm-column-gap-10 wprm-column-rows-recipe-500 wprm-row-gap-10 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class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Grind pork. Place in freezer to keep cool while you clean up grinder.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3388-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"2\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Mix spices and water.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3388-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"3\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Remove pork from freezer (before it freezes). 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