Usinger’s In Orange County California

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While traveling down to The O.C. (Orange County, California, where I used to live, and one of the few places that has a Wisconsin Vibe in CA), I stopped by the market I used to shop at all the time and discovered that they now carry Usinger’s sausages and meat products.  I took these photos … Read more

Usingers Sausages: Famous For A Reason

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While some of these photos are from last fall when we visited Usingers Famous Sausages, we also had the cahnce to try some more of it this weekend when first arriving in Milwaukee and it’s pretty clear that they know what they are doing.  My personal favorite was the smoked Canadian Bacon (had no idea … Read more

Nueske’s Meats Are As Unique As Their Name

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Our first taste of Nueske’s bacon was purely by accident and in California at that.  A friend brought some over and it was so good that someone blurted out half joking, half not that “this must be from Wisconsin”.  The back of the package revealed that it was true, a little town in the center … Read more

Louie’s Finer Meats In Cumberland: A Meat Lover’s Heaven

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Louie’s Finer Meats in Cumberland is one of those places where you have to know or be told about it in order to find it, but once you are aware of it, you become a lover, and addict, and a big fan of their fantastic selection of meat products.  They make everything at that location … Read more

The Painted Steers Of New Glarus…

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When visiting New Glarus Brewery a while back (photos of the brewery coming soon), it was evident thay they love their steers, likely because of the Swiss heritage the town relishes, being known as Little Switzerland.  Further, our Minong friend Jack Link’s Beef Jerky also has a factory in New Glarus.  Whatever their reasons for … Read more

Sasquatch In The Great Northwoods Of Wisconsin…

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Bet you didn’t know that Jack Link’s Beef Jerky has 100% Cheesehead roots!!!  Jack Link’s has scored more than a great marketing campaign with their “Feed Your Wild Side” Sasquatch series of ads, they’ve also made the tiny little town of Minong Wisconsin the largest beef jerkey products producer in all of North America, fast … Read more

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