Sausage Pancakes

I've been on a pancake kick lately - it reminds me of grandma heating up the griddle to just the right temperature and my sitting on the stool beside the oven watching her make great pancakes and sausage - a favorite Sunday breakfast treat.

1/2 pound pork sausage
1 1/2 cups sifted enriched flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 cups milk
2 Tbsp. sausage drippings

Brown sausage well and drain in absorbent paper towel. Sift dry ingredients together. Add sausage and mix lightly. Blend egg, milk and drippings. Blend into flour mixture stirring only enough to moisten flour. Bake on hot griddle.