To prepare a wayside country sausage sausages recipe, you will first need to prepare the sausage. You will need: 12 pound ground sausage, 2 tbsp. ground paprika, 1/2 cup ground black pepper, 1 cup chopped thyme, 3 tablespoons kosher salt, and 1 tablespoon melted butter. Place all of the ingredients except for the salt and pepper into the crock pot. Cover and cook on medium-high heat until sausage is no longer pink in the center. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.