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Bites Nearby, Minnesota State Fair Edition: Sausage Sister & Me
The Sausage Sisters keep a family tradition alive—with a few twists.
Few food vendors at the Minnesota State Fair can trace their roots to small-town Minnesota circa 1920. But Sausage Sister & Me claims its origin at just about that point in history, in the butcher section of a grocery store in Eden Valley.
Owner Elmo Gaspar handed down the butcher block from that store to his daughters, Cherie and Merry. They decided to carry on the tradition, and now offer a collection of sausages at the Minnesota State Fair.
Cherie and Merry run the stand with help from a team of dedicated "sausagiers." Among them are the talented mother-and-daughter team of Catherine and Andrea Schoenherr. Cherie claims these Woodbury natives and sausage experts easily could run the stand themselves.
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Sausage Sister & Me offers a constantly evolving menu of sausage flavors. "The Twisted Sister" is an Italian sausage wrapped in bread dough and seasoned with parmesan cheese and Italian spices. When dipped in a side of marinara sauce, it delights with flavors that are rare for the fare on Underwood Avenue.