Thanks all - I have been reading all of the recipes and texting back and forth with the Germans. Some of the translations are a little difficult to interpret.
For example: "Ham" does not mean the pink, cured meat that we think of here in the US. In the German sense, "ham" would be what we call "fresh ham", or uncured hindquarter meat.
Another translation that threw me off was "500g - Schweinsnuss", which literally translates to "500g - Pork Nut". However, that is how Germans refer to flank.
It's really an awesome gift. I ordered some casings and will be making some soon. I will post updates.