Photos: A look at some of Wisconsin's favorite holiday foods
The offerings are diverse, sweet, salty and sometimes raw.
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A pair of raw beef sandwiches is prepared at Kuhtz General Store, Food & Spirits in Stone Bank. Many who celebrate the holidays with the sandwich may also refer to them as tiger meat or a cannibal sandwiches.
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The holidays make for a busy season for Kraemer Wisconsin Cheese in Watertown. The company ships gift boxes of cheese throughout the country and has its own line of specialty cheese spreads.
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A cooler at Kraemer Wisconsin Cheese includes jugs of eggnog from Sassy Cow Creamery in Columbus.
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In what is likely one of the oldest smokehouses in the state, Dale Fendt shows off some of the hams that are smoked this time of year at Fendt Brothers, a Watertown meat market founded in 1919. The smoker was built when the building was constructed for an earlier meat market in 1859.
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In the kitchen of Kuhtz General Store, Food & Spirits in the community of Stone Bank in Waukesha County, Craig Kuhtz creates a raw beef sandwich with fresh ground sirloin, sliced onions and thick pieces of marble rye. The sandwich is popular during the holidays in Wisconsin.
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In the kitchen of the business his family has owned since 1926, Craig Kuhtz, owner of Kuhtz General Store, Food & Spirits in Stone Bank layers a pair of raw beef sandwiches.
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Historical photos displayed on a wall of Kuhtz General Store, Food & Spirits in Stone Bank as fourth generation owner Craig Kuhtz looks on.
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A large container of freshly made tamales await pickup by customers at El Sabor de Puebla in Madison. Tamales are popular during the holidays, with the owners of the restaurant making 5,000 to 6,000 tamales a week, some of which are also sold at three Willy Street Co-op stores.
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Dale Fendt, owner of Fendt Brothers, a Watertown meat market, works behind the counter of the business founded in 1919.
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Christmas-themed cookies are displayed for customers at Fosdal Home Bakery in Stoughton.
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Seasonal bakery favorites at Fosdal Home Bakery in Stoughton include fruit cake, cookies and lefse, a Norwegian potato product.
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Wollersheim Winery is the state's largest winery but also has its own distillery that makes brandy, a Wisconsin favorite most often used in old fashioneds. But at this time of the year the alcohol is also used for brandy slush.
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A wide range of flavored Kringle are staples at Oliver’s Bakery in Kenosha.
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Wisconsin produces more than 60 percent of the nation’s cranberries in marshes located in the central and west-central portions of the state.
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Christmas-themed cookies are displayed for customers at Fosdal Home Bakery in Stoughton.
The cannibal sandwich is just one of the many gastro traditions that will be found on tables throughout the state at this time of year.
With an area of low pressure working by, rain and snow showers are expected through Friday morning. Some will be seeing more snow than others though. See when the activity will peak and how much snow is forecast for our area in our weather update.
For people who don't feel like cooking on Christmas or are craving a holiday meal out, a handful of Racine restaurants will be open Dec. 25.
Plan your holiday travel accordingly. The City of Kenosha Area Transit will have reduced service hours on both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
