Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      tsp           olive oil (or other vegetable oil)
   7                    dried juniper berries -- crushed
   1      lb            smoked sausage (potato sausage is also
                        good)
   2      lbs           sauerkraut (purchased in sealed plastic
                        bag or
                        glass jar -- or even better,
                        make your own!)
   1      medium        onion -- chopped (about 1 to
                        1 1/2 US cup)
   1      medium        to large carrot -- grated (about 1 US
                        cup)
   2                    garlic cloves -- crushed and chopped
                        (about 2 tsp)
   2 1/2  TBS           brown sugar
   1 1/2  tsp           caraway seeds
     1/2  tsp           dried dill weed
   1      cup           dry white wine (about an "airplane
                        bottle")
   1      4 quart       crockpot -- (4 liter)
   1                    colander
   1      6 quart       mixing bowl -- (6 liter)

Preparation:

Preparation: Coat the bottom of the crockpot with oil. Toss in the crushed juniper berries. Cut the smoked sausage at an angle into about 2 inch (5 cm) lengths and arrange in the bottom of crockpot. If you are using some potato sausage, leave it whole. Put the sauerkraut in a colander and rinse well under cold water. People disagree on how much to rinse, but I don't like salty sauerkraut. Drain. In a bowl, toss and mix the sauerkraut, onion, garlic, carrot, brown sugar, caraway seeds and dill. Put the mixture in the crockpot on top of the sausage. Pour the white wine over all and place the lid on the crockpot. Cook on the "high" setting (5) for one hour, then on a lower setting (about 2 1/2) for 4-8 hours. Do not remove the lid from the crockpot during cooking. Serving Suggestion: Serve with mashed potatoes, dark rye-meal bread and spiced apples or pears (or applesauce if you don't have any of these on hand). Drink a good lager (i.e., DAB not Bud :-) or Pilzner beer. This reheats well; a tasty crockpot dish for cold winter nig