Fireman, I have not used powdered milk but believe 5 table spoons would work for 25 lbs. Another product for your situation is from Backwoods [sorry] called Flavor Enhancer. Its a soy concentrate used as a binder. Can be found in places that sell seasonings. I like the carrot fiber but since your in a pinch these should be a substitute this time.

I have enough venison to make summer sausage. Has anyone tried the Cotto seasoning? Looking for a traditional taste that has good flavor. Thanks

Jonathon, That"s what i used, let me know how it turns out.

Jonathon, In regards to texture, they look like and taste like all the different sticks I have made.

@Jonathon I’m eating the pickle sticks right now. Have a crew of workers in my kitchen snacking on the sticks too. Vinegar had no effect on the 12.5 lb batch I made. The guys said they are really good, couldn’t believe I made them. If you are making 100 lbs I’d go with more than 1 jar.
I also made a 12.5 lb batch of Willies sticks using cheddar cheese. Those are my favorites

@Jonathon I added the pickle juice when mixing.Also i used carrot fiber as a binder. First time using the carrot fiber, impressed with the results. I also agree on not adding cheese to the pickle seasoning, think it would take away from the pickle flavor.

blackjac Have done many pounds of sticks with no water bath and have not had wet sticks.Hope it works for you. And get your shovel ready.

Make a small 5 lb batch to test for flavor several weeks ago. My Testers, grand kids said they were good but needed more dill pickle flavor. This past weekend I made about 100 lbs of deer products including the second round of the Dill Pickle stick seasoning. Went for the gold on this seasoning. Ground up a jar of dill pickles and added the juice to the block. My gosh! those kids ate 10 lbs of sticks already. This seasoning is unreal good.

Crazy amount of water in this area, going to continue with the snow we have and the blizzard going on as I speak. Anticipate a terrific spring on these shallow walleyes.

Jonathon, Clark is a great place for hunting and fishing. Hope you got on the ice. I live pretty close to Clark, if you want to get into spectacular spring walleye fishing let me know.