Sausages and Mash

• 1 pound pork sausages
• 2 tablespoons lard
• butter

Blanch sausages by putting them in a saucepan with cold water and bringing them quickly to a boil. Drain them; remove their skins; cut them into 3 pieces each and sauté pieces in lard for a minute or two to brown them.

Place sausages in a buttered pie dish or heatproof baking dish and sprinkl