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Leinie's takes small town Wisconsin nationwide
Filed under: Beer, Business, Midwest Rural  A few years ago I helped a friend move to Milwaukee. When we arrived, she insisted that to get the true Wisconsin experience I had to have a "Leinie's." To be honest, I wasn't sure what the heck she was talking about until the cold bottle hit my hand. Though I can't say I did all that moving for a beer, having a new brew to try when I got to town certainly didn't hurt.
Wisconsin is a state that loves their beers: They have a professional baseball team called the Brewers for God's...
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The great West Virginia gas station hot dog
Filed under: Midwest Rural, Southern States, America, Meat 
Insert _____ possum/raccoon/squirrel joke here, if you must.
But don't laugh. A West Virginia hot dog has nothing to do with roadkill, and it's not simply a hot dog eaten in West Virginia either. It is a regional specialty with its own rules, legions of die-hard fans, even its own website. A true West Virginia hot dog is slathered in bean-less beef chili and topped with mustard, coleslaw and chopped onions, then quickly "steamed" in a microwave to soften the bun.
On a recent trip to Welch, WV (don't ask), I...
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All this bad beef makes me want to swear off red meat
Filed under: Farming, Business, Beef, Midwest Rural, America, Health & Medical 
Alright. That's it.
First we hear that the USDA has recalled 143 million pounds of beef, then that the recall extends as far back as two years. Now this news: a fourth herd of cattle in Minnesota has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. Maybe I'm just overly sensitive to bad beef now. Though it is unlikely that humans can contract tuberculosis from beef because "any animal showing these signs is withheld from the food supply. In addition, adequate cooking destroys the bacteria. Further, the milk pasteurization process at...
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Super Bowl Week: Buckeyes
Filed under: Dessert, Chocolate, Midwest Rural, Midwest Cities, Recipes, Candy, How To, Condiments, America, Comfort Food, Super Bowl XLII 
In case you haven't figured it out by now, I am a football fan.
However, I have to admit that at least one third of my interest in football is not about the game. Sure, I can follow the game, thanks to four years on the high school cheerleading squad (please, spare me all the comments about cheerleaders -- I already hate myself enough about it). I most certainly appreciate the athletics...
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Franken-rice for pharmaceuticals in Kansas
Filed under: Science, Farming, Non-GMO, Grains, Midwest Rural, America, Rice 
The USDA has just approved a plan to grow 3,200 acres of genetically modified rice near Junction City, Kansas for the purposes of making pharmaceuticals. The "Franken-rice," as it is called by those opposed to the plan, will have human proteins in them.
Though the USDA claims that it will be safe because there are no commercial rice farms (i.e. not for human consumption) in Kansas, there is the possibility that the rice may mix with other edible crops.
Yikes.Midwest Rural, Food Oddities, Super Size Me If a group of Amish in Ohio have their way, Las Vegas may no longer hold the record for the world's largest buffet.
This past Saturday nearly 600 dishes were served up at the Amish Flea Market in Holmes County. More than 2,000 tickets to the gigantic feed were sold. Talk about your chow lines!
The bill of fare included Hungarian sauerkraut soup, corn casserole and garlic mashed potatoes. By noon 300 dishes had hit the tables; the number to beat was 510. It will be some time before the folks in Holmes County hear back from the powers...
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California soon to take over Wisconsin in cheese
Filed under: West Coast, Farming, Business, Dairy, Cheese, Midwest Rural, Midwest Cities, Trends, America  Uh oh. Maybe it's not just a tv commercial. It looks like all the cows have fled Wisconsin and made it to the sunny fields of California.
Although Wisconsin is known as this country's Dairy State, California beat it out for milk production more than 10 years ago. Now, Wisconsin faces the possibility of another humiliating defeat, as California catches up to it in cheese production. While Wisconsin made 2.4 billion pounds of cheese last year, California was close behind with...
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A real cheeseburglar
Filed under: Cheese, Midwest Rural, Midwest Cities, America, Fast Food  Forget about the masked bandit in black and white who sneaks around in the shadows of the Golden Arches. Dupont Cheese Factory in Marion, Wisconsin was hit on Monday morning by real cheeseburglars who stole 350 pounds of meat, more than 100 pounds of cheese and a dozen cases of beer.
The County Sheriff reports that the stolen items include 80 pounds of garlic sausage, 80 pounds of summer sausage, 80 pounds of beef sausage, 60 pounds of snack sausage, 30 pounds of bacon, 15 pounds of smoked beef, 48 jars of herring,...
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Eat softly and carry a big stick: Minnesota State Fair food
Filed under: Lunch, Snacks, Vegetables, Dairy, Beef, Chocolate, Fish, Poultry, Cheese, Midwest Rural, Midwest Cities, Fruit, Candy, Pork, Frying, Barbecuing, Grilling, Eggs, Condiments, America, Shellfish, Comfort Food, Sugar, Fast Food  In a lot of areas around the US, late August and early September are State Fair season, and while we're sure that there other exciting activities going on all over the fairgrounds, we Slashfoodies pretty much...
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Get Korean food delivered
Filed under: East Coast, West Coast, Business, Grains, Nuts/seeds, Fish, Midwest Rural, Midwest Cities, Stores & Shopping, Southern States, New Products, Condiments, America, Spices  If you live on either coast, or even in the Midwest in a major metropolitan area, you'll have no problem finding an Asian grocery store. Korean-specific markets are a little harder to find, and if you're somewhere where there isn't a huge population of Korean people, well, you might find yourself at a loss when a craving for kimchee strikes. You can make...
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