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Smoked Ham 101: Hickory, Honey Glazed & Peppered
Some families have bought the same ham for thirty years. Here’s why: three styles, all fully cooked, all year-round — and the only question is which one belongs at your table.
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Some families have bought the same ham for thirty years. Here’s why: three styles, all fully cooked, all year-round — and the only question is which one belongs at your table.
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Opa’s Beef Smoked Sausage: Made the Texas Way
America already has a favorite sausage flavor — beef. What most of the country hasn’t had is the craft version: small batch, natural casing, deep golden color, made in Fredericksburg since 1947. This is that one.
Learn MoreOpa’s Beef Smoked Sausage: Made the Texas Way
America already has a favorite sausage flavor — beef. What most of the country hasn’t had is the craft version: small batch, natural casing, deep golden color, made in Fredericksburg since 1947. This is that one.
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From Adelsverein to Today: German Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg once parted its Main Street around an eight-sided hall — and keeps its replica at the heart of the town square today. The society, the wagon road, the handshake that held, and the smokehouse thread that reaches the counter.
Learn MoreFrom Adelsverein to Today: German Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg once parted its Main Street around an eight-sided hall — and keeps its replica at the heart of the town square today. The society, the wagon road, the handshake that held, and the smokehouse thread that reaches the counter.
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Fredericksburg Farmers Market & Local Food Guide
There’s a version of Fredericksburg that runs on Thursday evenings — folding tables at Marktplatz, live music, and tomatoes sold by the person who grew them. The whole local-food map, from a smokehouse that’s been part of it since 1947.
Learn MoreFredericksburg Farmers Market & Local Food Guide
There’s a version of Fredericksburg that runs on Thursday evenings — folding tables at Marktplatz, live music, and tomatoes sold by the person who grew them. The whole local-food map, from a smokehouse that’s been part of it since 1947.
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Hill Country Lakes Near Fredericksburg & Where ...
Every lake day has two halves: the water, and the four o’clock question — where are we eating? The local map, lake by lake, with the answer built in.
Learn MoreHill Country Lakes Near Fredericksburg & Where ...
Every lake day has two halves: the water, and the four o’clock question — where are we eating? The local map, lake by lake, with the answer built in.
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Summer in the Hill Country: When to Go, What to...
Seven a.m. on the 290 is the Hill Country’s whole secret. The local clock: mornings outside, afternoons in the water, evenings on the wine road — and the one thing worth skipping.
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Seven a.m. on the 290 is the Hill Country’s whole secret. The local clock: mornings outside, afternoons in the water, evenings on the wine road — and the one thing worth skipping.
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How to Pick a Great Smoked Sausage at the Groce...
Two packages, same shape, same promise — and they eat nothing alike. The difference is visible right there in the case if you know the five marks: casing, grind, firmness, smoke, and the one you can only test the second time you buy.
Learn MoreHow to Pick a Great Smoked Sausage at the Groce...
Two packages, same shape, same promise — and they eat nothing alike. The difference is visible right there in the case if you know the five marks: casing, grind, firmness, smoke, and the one you can only test the second time you buy.
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How to Find Opa’s at Your Grocery Store
Your own store, you could shop blindfolded. A store you don’t know is a scavenger hunt — unless you know which case to stand in front of and what the label looks like when you get there. Here’s the map.
Learn MoreHow to Find Opa’s at Your Grocery Store
Your own store, you could shop blindfolded. A store you don’t know is a scavenger hunt — unless you know which case to stand in front of and what the label looks like when you get there. Here’s the map.
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Found Opa’s at the Grocery? Here’s Everything E...
You know the sausage. The smokehouse behind it makes a lot more — peppered tenderloins, year-round hams, whole smoked birds, cured meats built for the road, and the summer sausage that anchors a board. Here’s the tour, and the easiest first order.
Learn MoreFound Opa’s at the Grocery? Here’s Everything E...
You know the sausage. The smokehouse behind it makes a lot more — peppered tenderloins, year-round hams, whole smoked birds, cured meats built for the road, and the summer sausage that anchors a board. Here’s the tour, and the easiest first order.
Learn More
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