BUTCHERS in Lincolnshire think they may have found the perfect recipe for a good day out – beer, jazz and sausages.

Staff at Uncle Henry's farm shop and café, near Gainsborough, are firing up their big barbecue and preparing for a day of laid-back New Orleans tunes from the quartet Deep South set to accompany the debut of a new sausage this Saturday.

In keeping with an occasion that will see ales from breweries across the county, the new sausage – called the Ploughman's Pint – features wholegrain mustard and beer.

Steve Ward, owner of Uncle Henry's, said he was eagerly anticipating the event.

"What more could you ask for from a Saturday in September, than to be sitting sampling beer and listening to great music?" he said.

"We look forward to welcoming back all our regular customers and friends, and of course plenty of new faces, for what will be a really exciting day."

But as well as having the chance to enjoy ten varieties of the shop's award-winning produce – including their Lincolnshire sausage which took a gold medal at the national Butchers Roadshow – one lucky festival-goer could find themselves creating their own meaty treat.

A spokesman for Uncle Henry's, Fran Sykes, said she hoped to see some creative culinary ideas.

"The festival's sausage recipe competition will challenge the more creative of visitors to create their own idea of a perfect sausage recipe," she said.

"And the winner gets the chance to make their very own batch."

But for those more interested in consuming, rather than making sausages, there will be opportunity to prove their digestive fortitude with a timed sausage eating challenge.

Uncle Henry's customer Peter Powley said he had been to previous events and had "a very enjoyable day out".

Beer at the event will come from Hykeham-based Poachers Brewery, Batemans Brewery of Wainfleet, Fulstow Brewery in Louth and Tom Woods' Highwood brewery, near Scunthorpe.

Paul Bellinger, of Wold Top Brewery, said he'd been coming to Uncle Henry's for a few years and it was well worth attending.

"We are always looking forward to coming again," he said.

The festival runs from 11.20am to 4.30pm on Saturday.