Stuffed Roast Suckling Pig

• 1 ( 17- to 20-pound) whole suckling pig
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 2 pounds mild bulk pork sausage, crumbled
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 cups soft bread cubes
• 3 cups raisin bread cubes
• 2 medium-size cooking apples, unpeeled, cored, and chopped
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried whole thyme
• 1 teaspoon ground marjoram
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup apple cider, divided
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
• Fresh parsley sprigs
• Spiced crab apples
• 1 large apple
• 2 red maraschino cherries

1. Have butcher dress pig, leaving head, tail, and feet intact. Wash pig thoroughly, and pat dry. Combine 2 teaspoons salt and sage; rub body cavity with mixture. Set aside.
2. Combine crumbled sausage, onion, and garlic in a very large skillet; saute until sausage is browned and onion is tender. Remove from heat, and drain well. Stir in bread cubes, chopped apple, walnuts, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, thyme, and marjoram. Combine eggs and 1/4 cup apple cider; mix well, and add to sausage mixture.
3. Stuff mixture lightly into body cavity of pig; sew opening together securely using heavy string. Place a small block of wood in pig's mouth to prop jaws open. Insert meat thermometer into pig, being careful not to touch fat or bone. Transfer whole pig to a large roasting pan. Combine melted butter and remaining apple cider; mix well, and set aside.
4. Bake stuffed pig at 350u0b0 for 2 hours and 15 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 170u0b0, basting frequently with apple cider mixture.
5. To serve, transfer stuffing from pig to a serving dish. Transfer whole pig to a large serving platter; garnish platter with parsley sprigs and spiced crab apples. Remove wood block from pig's mouth, and insert apple between jaws. Place maraschino cherries in eye sockets. Cut off legs; carve pork along spine, cracking backbone.

salt, sage, pork sausage, onions, garlic, bread cubes, raisin bread, cooking apples, walnuts, salt, pepper, thyme, ground marjoram, eggs, apple cider, butter, parsley sprigs, crab apples, apple, red maraschino cherries

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/stuffed-roast-suckling-pig (may not work)