Sausage Gravy (for biscuits and gravy)

• 1 lb. butter
• 3 lbs. sausage
• 3 c. flour
• 1 gal. milk
• 1 1/2 T. salt
• 1 T. pepper
• 1 T. sage

Fry sausage in butter until brown; add salt, pepper and sage. Save 3 cups milk from gallon and mix with flour. Add rest of milk to sausage and heat to just under a boil. Add milk and flour mixture; stir until thickened.