On Monday, 7 November 2016 14:45:42 UTC-6, Nancy2 wrote:

> Well, sf, The Amana Colonies are notably German, so there is mostly food
> influenced by German culture. Some restaurants are naturally better than
> others...the Colony Inn used to be the best, but now it is the Ronneburg.
>
> Zuber's, on the state highway on the way to Main Amana, was my dad's favorite.
> Bill Zuber had some connection to Major League Baseball; but he died a while ago
> and I haven't been there since.
>
> Anyway, the Amana Meat Shop has a lovely website, and the hams and sausages
> are really good. If you order, you can add "ride-alongs, like special items including
> a variety of crackers that go with their meat and cheese gift baskets. Imhave sent gift
> baskets to family and friends who have moved away, or to whom I just want to send a gift.


I am just making out my holiday Amana order, the lucky recipients are getting ham 'n cheese packs, and several folks I am gifting with The Famous Amana Hams, too...

http://www.amanameatshop.com/prod_de...ist/Amana-Hams

Apropos of the pork tenderloin discussion above:

http://www.amanameatshop.com/prod_de...rk-tenderloins

I grew up with pork tenderloins in West - Central Illinois, they were a staple everywhere, still are. For the life of me I can't understand why they are fairly completely unknown here in Chicagoland, they are one thing I miss from my childhood...

Maid - Rite "loose meat" sandwiches were a staple, too, but I don't miss them quite so much...



> (And off-topic, the Amana Furniture Shop has the most skilled hand craftsmen you will find
> anywhere. Their cane rockers, grandfather clocks and bedroom suites aren't inexpensive,
> but wow! They become heirlooms.)


Yes, lovely stuff...IIRC they harvest their wood from local Amana groves:

http://www.amanashops.com/category/amana-furniture-shop

And woolens:

http://www.amanashops.com/category/amana-woolen-mill


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Best
Greg