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Dog Daze

Longing for the “Hot Dog” daze of Summer?

 

Around here we love our brats, but there really is nothing better hot off the grill than a natural casing wiener or frank garnished with garden fresh tomato dices all packed into a fresh warm roll. Yum!

Call them what you want franks, hot dogs or wieners they’re all cousins.  We make lots of them at Usinger’s in all beef or pork and beef varieties.  Both are smoky with lots of spices working together and the all beef has a hint of fresh garlic added.  What you won’t find is MSG, Gluten, fillers or milk powder in our “dogs”.

My favorite is the curved link of a natural casing wiener that “pop” when you bite into them. The casing provides a firm bite and holds all the flavorful juices and spices inside the link during cooking.  Try to avoid splitting them while grilling, usually this is done by cooking slower over a lower heat.

If you prefer a softer bite on your hot dog, we also make them without the casing. These are called “skinless”. They are made with the same recipe; we just peel the casings off before they go in the package.  Skinless wieners are very popular with kids, so if you’re grilling out for some youngsters they make a great choice.  Look for the links that are straight without a curve.

Fritz

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February Festivities

We all know about Valentines Day and Presidents Day, but there’s another Day in February that you can really sink your teeth into… Fred Usinger Day.

In a special presentation in 2005, Mayor Tom Barrett proclaimed February 23rd as Fred Usinger Day throughout the City of Milwaukee.

This special proclamation recognized Usinger’s as a locally family owned and operated business for four generations spanning over 125 years. “The City of Milwaukee salutes Fred Usinger, Inc. for it’s long standing good corporate citizenship and commitment to the betterment of Metropolitan Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin area”.

To commemorate this event, our friends and the Old German Beer Hall will be offering a free Usinger brat to patrons beginning at 11am until 8pm.  I will also be on hand at OGBH to tap a keg at 2pm and there will be free beer until the keg runs out.

Take a break from our cold and snowy winter for a hot juicy Usinger brat and your favorite libation as we celebrate sausage.

It’s my favorite thing about February, hope you can join us for the party!

We’ll also be featuring several sausage specials at our retail store to honor this event.  Watch the Usinger website or Facebook for more details.

Thanks,

Fritz

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Can’t Wait for Spring

Let me start by saying thanks to all of our loyal customers for another great year at Usinger’s Sausage.  I hope your holiday season was a happy one and I hope you received everything you wanted.  You did all want sausage didn’t you?  Just kidding.  We have finished our website remodel
which many of you probably noticed during the holidays, and hope it worked well for you.  We are planning on doing more internet oriented promotions in the coming year and I invite you to sign up for the Usinger newsletter so you don’t miss any of them.  We’ll have a valuable coupon offer showing up there soon.  Scroll down to the bottom of our homepage to “Subscribe here” and click, or just click this link: Usinger newsletter.  If you’re getting tired of Winter already, try some of our Sausage Chili.  Just put it in a pan, heat and eat.  It’s that simple and it’s really good…just enough kick to warm you up without setting your tongue ablaze.  Hang in there, Spring Training starts next month and grilling season isn’t far behind.
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Holiday Traditions

Family traditions, are what make the holidays so memorable for each generation. Whether It’s decorating a tree, baking holiday treats, attending a church service, or even shopping for gifts … the tradition Is special.

One of my favorite holiday traditions on Christmas morning is to fire up the grill and cook up some tasty, Sauclsschen (narrow pork sausage rolled into a small coil held In place with a skewer). Served hot off the grill It’s the centerpiece to a hearty holiday breakfast.

Another of my favorite holiday traditions is spending time working In the Uslnger gift box Annex. It’s great to get to meet so many of our customers face to face during the holidays. It also really lets you experience the hustle and bustle of the season firsthand. At Uslnger’s we’re very proud to have been a part of so many family holiday celebrations over the last 130 years. Here’s to wishing you and your family the very best this holiday season and hoping to see you all at the gift box annex (located next to our retail store on Old World Third St.), opening Friday December 6th.

Cheersl