Bob & Sharron, here's the recipe I mentioned yesterday.
Hot Italian Sausage
5 pounds ground pork
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 Tablespoons paprika
1/4 Cup veg or olive oil
3/4 teaspoon anise seed
3/4 teaspoon fennel seed
1 1/2 to 3 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1. Mix pork, salt, garlic powder, black pepper & paprika in a bowl.
2. In a blender or food processor grind remaining ingredients.
3. Mix all together until well blended.
4. Refrigerate 24 hours to let the flavors blend. Test fry a meatball and adjust spices as desired.
5. Makes about 20 servings (links or patties). Freeze if not cooking right away.
We like ours on the spicier side, so I use the higher amount of red pepper flakes.