GENERAL INDEX

Page numbers in bold refer to illustrations.

Abraham Lincoln House, 54

Acorns, 2, 44

Adams, Mrs. Charles Kendall, 61

Adams, Mrs. Henry Babcock, 310, 321, 338

Adams County (Wisconsin), 98, 122, 153

Advertising, 45, 48, 49, 50, 55–57

African Americans, xxi, 27, 110, 131, 132–133

Agricultural Diversity in Wisconsin, 110

Agricultural Experiment Station (University of Wisconsin), 69, 70, 108

Agriculture: agritourism’s effects on traditional, 137; contemporary immigrants’ work in, 131, 133–134; distribution networks for, xi, xii; diversity of Wisconsin’s, 174, 175; early immigrants’ arriving too late to begin, 18–19, 22–23; as economic base for Wisconsin, xi, xiii, xxii, 11, 17, 64–65, 75, 171–175; future of, in Wisconsin, 171–175; genetic modification in, 73, 97, 149, 156, 172, 175; innovators in, xi, 66–70; migrant farm workers in, 99–100, 110, 110, 111; urban programs in, 173. See also Agritourism; Butchering time; Food safety; Livestock; Subscription farming; Sustainable agriculture; Threshing time; Vegetable gardens

Agritourism, xviii, 101, 107–110, 117, 130, 136–141, 146, 153, 156, 162–163, 165, 168, 175, 341

Albanian immigrants, 135

Albrecht, Mary L., 186

Alcohol: and binge-drinking, 126; among farmers, 45; in home remedies, 59, 61; legislation on saloonkeepers’ responsibilities regarding, 49, 120; and logging camps, 36; in taverns, 49. See also Beer(s); Brandy; Brandy old-fashioned; Grog; Prohibition; Scotch whiskey

Alewives (fish), 87, 88–89

Algoma (Wisconsin), 138, 147

Alice in Dairyland, viii, 87

Allen, Terese, xi, xiii–xxii, 348–349; books by, 142, 206, 207, 233, 240, 269, 287, 288, 296; recipes contributed by, 218, 239, 246, 260, 263, 269, 281, 325

Allen, Will, 174

Allen Creek Trout Farm, 92

Allspice, 293

Alma (Wisconsin), 64

Almond (Wisconsin), 100

Alpha Delights European Bakery & Cafe, 145

Amacker, Charles R., 326

American Cheese Society, 71–72, 147, 148, 150, 263

American Cookery, 51

American Dairy Goat Products Association, 150

The American Frugal Housewife, 51

American Fur Company, 83

American Hotel, 46–47, 49

American Personal & Private Chef Association, 131

American pilsner beer. See Lager beer

America’s Charitable Cooks, 54

Amherst (Wisconsin), 154

Amish, 135–136, 148

Anderson, Hans A., 22–23, 40

Anderson, Jenny, 92

Anderson, Martin, 102

Anderson, Mary, 203

Anderson, Thomas, 7

Andruskevicz, Helen F., 237, 270, 301

Anheuser-Busch company, 125, 126

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, 168n

Animal welfare issues, 71, 73, 80, 82, 156, 160–162. See also Factory farming; Game; Livestock; specific animals

Anishinaabeg Indians, 97

Aniwa (Wisconsin), 117

Anti-Saloon League, 120

Apiaries, 112–114

Appetizers, xiv

Apple, R. W., Jr., 162, 169, 170

Apple Betty & Sloppy Joe, 62, 345

Apples: in cabbage dishes, 48; as commercial crop, 108, 108–109, 111, 137; dried, 14, 35–37, 44; festivals involving, 109, 139; organic, 160; varieties of, 108, 109; wine from, 155. See also Applesauce; Cider

Applesauce, 44

Appleton (Wisconsin), 54, 65, 112, 123, 128

Appleton Cook Book, 54

Apps, Jerry, 66–67, 70, 117, 123, 126, 152

Aquaculture industry (fish farming), 89, 91–92

Arctic char (fish), 92

Arena (Wisconsin), 154

Arkansaw (Wisconsin), 166

Armenia, xiv, 142

Armour and Company, 78

Arndt, John P., 41

Artamos Specialty Meats & Deli, 145

Artesian Trout Farm, 92

Artichokes, 47, 254

Artisan Foods Delivered, 159

Artisanal trends, xviii, 145, 175; in cheese, 75, 147, 149, 169, 263; and honey, 114; in meat, 160–162

Ashippun (Wisconsin), 145

Ashland (Wisconsin), 83, 154

Astor, John Jacob, 83

Atkinson, Jeanne Cragin (Mrs. Lawrence), 185, 290, 291

Atlantic Ocean crossings, 18–21

The Atlas of Ethnic Diversity in Wisconsin, 136

Augsburger beer label, 126

Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church (Milwaukee), 319

Austin, Mrs. Gordon, 285

Autumn Leaf Club, 27

Babcock, Frances Kimberley, 310, 321

Babcock, Havilah, 310

Babcock, Stephen Moulton, 69, 72, 72

Babcock Milk Test, 69

Bacon, 38, 39, 43, 45, 247, 251

Bad River Reservation (Wisconsin), 97

“Badger” nickname, 10

Badgerland Produce Co-op Auction, 160

Baerwolf, Mrs. L. P., 270, 294

Baird, Elizabeth Therese, 13

Bakeries, 145, 147

Balciunas, Theresa, 317, 342

Ballweg, Joan and Ted, 162

Banda, Dan, 75

Bands, Mrs. Ernest, 342

Bara ceirch (Welsh oatmeal bread), 24

Baraboo (Wisconsin), 107, 306

Barfield, Josiah and Genevieve, 189

Barley, 23, 117–118, 154, 159

“Barm,” 179

Barnes, Verna Jensen, 260

Barneveld (Wisconsin), 159

Barney, E. E., 56

Barrack, Priscilla Kay, 237

Barstow’s Tavern, 44

Bartering, 7–8, 26, 29, 63–64, 66, 102, 105

Barth, Mrs. Carl T., 229

Baskin-Robbins ice cream, 151

Bauer, Joyce, 179

Bauer, Kathleen M., 315, 332

Bayfield (Wisconsin), 83, 95, 108, 109, 139, 156

Bayless, Rick, 161

Beans: beverages from, 43; on immigrant ships, 21; Indians’ use of, 2, 6, 254; for laborers, 35, 38; pioneers’ use of, 9, 12, 14, 15; soup from, 15, 23, 40, 43. See also Green beans

Bears: as food, 14, 247

Beaver Dam (Wisconsin), 57, 158

Beaver tail, 6

Beckett, Caroline, 92

Beef: corned, 47; dried, 19–21, 27, 246; federal inspection of, 80; feedlot, 160–161; immigrants’ use of, 30; for lumberjacks, 36; in meatpacking industry, 79; organic, 158–162; as payment to Indians, 46; recipes for, 225–234; salted, 35

Beer(s): craft, 147, 152–154; specialty, xvii, xviii, 126, 152–154; in taverns, 49; Wisconsin’s association with, xviii, xxi, 63, 117; Wisconsin’s production of, 117–126; yeast from, 179. See also Beer gardens; Brewpubs; Microbreweries

Beer gardens (biergartens), 49, 120–121

Bees, 11n, 112–114. See also Honey

Beets, 46, 101, 102

Belgian Days (Brussels), 139

Belgium, 23, 85, 152, 297

Beloit (Wisconsin), 40, 43, 54

Bement, Caleb M., 56

Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, 151

Benkert, Rudolph, 68

Bennett, Claire, 322

Benson, Clayborn, 132

Berdal, Roscella, 292

Berg, Nathan, 167

Berghoff beers, 126

Bergquist, Lee, 172

Berlin (Wisconsin), 105–106

Berner, E. C. (Ed), 328

Berries, 1–4, 34, 38, 155. See also specific kinds of berries

Best, Jacob, Sr., 118, 123

Bethania Mineral Springs, 121

Bethel, Brittany, 127

Bethesda Spring (Waukesha), 121

Beverages, 342; on frontier, 13, 14; from ginseng, 103; recipes for, 342–346; with tree sap, 4, 6. See also Alcohol; specific beverages

Beyer, Jean, 201

Biergartens, 49, 120–121

Big Bend (Wisconsin), 49

Bioenergy, 172, 175

Biotechnology (in agriculture), 73, 97, 149, 156, 172, 175

Birkeland, Ole A. O., 23

Birthday parties, 300

Biscuits, 7, 14, 38, 39, 44. See also Hardtack

Bison (buffalo), 1, 7, 162, 165, 170

Bitter melons, 134, 136

Black River Falls (Wisconsin), 40, 43, 49

Blackberries, 38, 59, 61

Blathers, Mrs. John, 293

Blatz, Valentin, 118

Blatz beer label, 118, 118, 123, 124

Bleu Mont Dairy, 148–149

Block, Jim, 146, 345

Blohowiak, JoAnn, 282

Blood (from animals), 27–29

Blood bread, 27

Blood family (near Janesville), 43

Blue cheese, 147, 148

Blue Marble Family Farm, 159

Blue Mounds (Wisconsin), 40, 43, 47, 148

Bluegill (fish), 92, 93

Bluephies New American Cooking, 130

Boardinghouses, 38–40, 39, 121

Bon Appétit, 129, 150, 166

Bonesteel, Augustus D., 112

Booker, Frances W. (Mrs. Robert J.), 311

Boone, Mrs. Jack, 233

Booyah, 207, 207

Borree, Judy, 149

Borth, David J., 198

Bosnian immigrants, 30, 135

Bountiful Wisconsin: 110 Favorite Recipes, 233, 240, 287

Bowers, Mrs. Henry R., 208, 294, 321

Boynton, Mrs. Ardis D., 336

Brahm, Coral (Mrs. John), 248, 268

Brains (variety meat), 27

Braise on the Go (restaurant), 131

Brandon (Wisconsin), 67

Brandy, xiv, 19, 20, 59, 144–145, 327

Brandy old-fashioned (drink), xiv, 93, 143, 144–145

“Bratwash,” 77. See also Beer(s)

Bratwursts, 63, 77–78, 111, 117, 145

Braun, John, 118

Bray, Thomas, 117

Bread: baking of, 24–25, 167; beverages made from, 43; from blood, 27; dough for, in home remedies, 59; on Erie Canal steamships, 22; on immigrant ships, 19; for laborers, 32–36, 39, 40; oatmeal, 24; pioneers’ eating of, 14–16, 21, 23, 44; recipes for, 179–199; rye, 24; served in taverns, 42–44, 46; as snack, 198; spreads for, 23, 29; stale, 198–199; sweet, embellished with nuts and dried fruit, 185; variety of, 24–25, 179, 196

Breakfast, 21, 179–199

Breweries. See Beer(s)

Breweries of Wisconsin, 117, 126, 152

Brewmasters Pub, 152

Brewpubs, xviii, 152–153

The Bride’s Cook Book, 57

Brigham, Ebenezer, 47

Brightonwoods Orchard, 138

Brisbane, Albert, 15

Brooks, Sarah, 286

Brown, Carolyn C., 266

Brown, Melissa, 39

Brown County, 8, 115

Brown sugar, xx, 35, 36, 59

Brucellosis, 70

Brumder, George, 52

Brunet, John B., 42

Brussels (Wisconsin), 139

Buckner, Florence, 216, 248, 249, 329

Buenker, John D., 131, 169

Buffalo. See Bison

Buffalo fish, 87

Bukowski, Mrs. Eugene, 276

Burger Fest (Seymour), 139

Burgoyne, Mrs. R. J., 190, 257

Burke, Michael, 132

Burleton, Mrs. M., 312

Burlington (Wisconsin), 100, 138

Burmeister, Mrs. Robert A., 272

Burns & Son potato plant, 100

Burros, Marion, 156

Burt, Mrs. Francis Reimer, 211

Bussman, John, 139

Butcher shops, 76, 78, 80, 81, 130, 141, 145, 147, 234, 243. See also Slaughter houses

Butchering time, 27–29, 32, 39, 75, 78, 225, 235, 242; use of every part of animal during, 27, 76, 240, 243, 266; for venison, 76, 80–81

Butenlioff, Genevieve (Mrs. John E.), 285

Butler, Janet and Bill, 150

Butte des Morts (Wisconsin), 46

Butter, 21, 33, 43, 44, 46; immigrants’ use of, 26–27, 29, 30, 40; for laborers, 34, 36, 39; organic, 159; premium or European-style, 150; for Sweet Corn Festival, 101; Wisconsin’s production of, 65–67, 72–73

Butter churns, 26, 26

Butterfat measuring, 69, 72, 72

Buttermilk, 26, 33, 252

Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign, 167

Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin initiative, 136–137, 168

Byrd, Richard E., 71

Byrns, Lois, 181

C. and J. Michel Brewing Company, 123

Cabbages, 22, 33, 46, 48, 59; growing, 15, 102; production of, 98, 101; utensils for cutting, 25. See also Coleslaw; Sauerkraut

Cafe Wisconsin: A Guide to Down-Home Cafes, 135, 142–143

Cafe Wisconsin Cookbook, 135, 142, 296

Cafes (diners), 130, 135, 141, 142–143, 143, 145

Cain, Courtney A., 108, 109, 137

Cakes, 14, 16, 32–34, 45, 46, 48; fried, 25, 35, 36, 145; recipes for, 298–309

California: butter production in, 73; cheese production in, xxii, 71, 75; Hmong immigrants in, 133; honey production in, 113, 114; milk production in, 73; organic farms in, 157; spinach contamination in, 168; sugar beet enterprise in, 112; wineries in, 154

Caloric Book of Recipes, 57

Calumet Baking Powder Cook Book, 213, 253

Calves foot jelly, 13

Calvin, Ruth V., 293

Cambodians, 134

Cambria (Wisconsin), 148

Canada (Wisconsin), 85

Canadians, 26. See also French Canadians

Candles, 28

Candy making, 331–333

Canning industry, 98–102, 111

A Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor, 44

Capital Brewery, 154

Capital City Cook Book, 54, 55, 215, 309

Caplan, Leah, 167, 167

Carandale Farm, 138

Caraway, 24, 25

Cardamom, 23

Carey, James and Dick, 105–106

Carp, 86, 87, 87–89, 217

Carr Valley Cheese, 145, 148

Carrots, 15, 98, 102

Carver, Jonathan, 5, 344

Casberg, Selma S., 324, 331

Cashton (Wisconsin), 135

Cassville (Wisconsin), 10, 100

Castle Rock Dairy, 159

Catfish, 37, 87, 93, 94

Catholicism, 6, 93–94

Caves, 10, 42

Caviar, 83, 85, 87, 91

Cedar Creek Winery, 156

Cedar Grove Cheese, 138, 149

Cedarburg (Wisconsin), 21, 156

Celeriac, 165

Celery, 47

Censuses (county), 11

Censuses (federal): of 1820, 8; of 1850, 15, 17, 41, 64, 97; of 1870, 67; of 1990, 134; of 2000, 133

Censuses (state): of 1820 and 1830, 10, 11

Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (University of Wisconsin), 147, 165, 174

Central Waters Brewing Company, 154

Ceresco utopian community, 15–17, 16

Cevapcici (sausages), 135

Chalet Cheese Co-op, 68, 145, 147

Chaney, Clara, 21, 29

Charboneau, Olive, 292

Charlie’s Smokehouse, 85

Charter fishing. See Sport fishing

Chase, William, 15, 17

Cheddar cheese, 69, 71, 147–149

Cheese: artisanal, 75, 147, 149, 169, 263; certification programs for making, 75; commodity, 71–72, 147; farmstead, 147, 149–150; “filled,” 69; on frontier, 14; from goat milk, 145, 148, 149–150; immigrants’ use of, 26–27, 29, 30; Latino specialties in, 135, 151; makers of, xii, 65, 66, 67, 148, 149, 150; number of Wisconsin varieties of, 151; organic, 158, 159; processed, 70; recipes for, 210–212; from sheep milk, 148, 150; specialty, 71, 75, 147–152; Wisconsin’s association with, xviii, xxi, 63, 75, 117; Wisconsin’s production of, xvii, xxii, 65, 65–73, 75, 78, 139, 147–152, 158. See also Cheese curds; Cheese factories

Cheese: The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition, 66–67, 70

Cheese curds, 67, 69, 147, 148, 148, 149

Cheese factories, xxi, 66–73, 129, 130, 136, 139–141, 145, 147, 148, 151, 158

Chefs, 51, 176, 184, 200, 216, 292, 323, 350; in boardinghouses, 40; and food localism, 166–168; personal, 130–131; on steamboats and in logging camps, 34–35, 35, 36. See also names of specific chefs

Cherkasky, Shirley, 86

Cherries, xii, 107; in Door County, 85, 86, 100, 110–111; dried, 111, 286; sand, 344; wine from, 154–155

CHEW (Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin), xx, 130

Chicago (Illinois): African Americans in, 132; and bighead carp, 89; breweries in, 118, 119, 125, 126; Columbian Exposition in, 122, 145; fire in, 119, 122; and foie gras, 82; Latino restaurateurs from, 135; meatpacking in, 78, 124; pollution from, 88; restaurants in, 160; Wisconsin water to, 122; 1929 World’s Fair in, 151

Chickens. See Eggs; Poultry

Child, Julia, xviii, 128

Child, Lydia Maria, 51

Childes Tavern, 44

Childs, Ebenezer, 105

Chilton (Wisconsin), 132

China, 104, 133, 134

Chinch bug, 64, 67, 119

Chippewa Falls (Wisconsin), 54, 123, 125, 152–153, 167

Chippewa Indians. See Ojibwe Indians

Cholera, 60

Chorizo, 77, 135

Christiansen, Ruth Bunker, 303

Christmas: food associated with, 57, 220, 228, 234, 256, 270, 303, 311, 312, 331, 332; in logging camps, 36

Christmas Cooky Book, 57

Christy, Nancy, 129

Chubs, 84, 89

Church suppers, xv, xviii, 141, 141–142, 207, 319

Cider cake, 48

Cisco (fish), 86

City Brewery, 118, 125

Civil War, 54, 79, 98, 108, 119

Clark, J. P., 84

Clark County (Wisconsin), 135

Clean Water Act of 1972, 88

Cleven, Maxine, 207

Climate, xxi; global changes in, 90; and wheat production, 64; Wisconsin’s, xiii, xiv, 1, 70, 92, 99, 108–111, 169, 283

Clumpner, Mrs. Harold, 301

Cluppert, Mrs. Verne, 289

Coca-Cola, 103

Cochran, Thomas C., 118

Cocoa Cardona (goat milk cheese), 145

Codfish, 36, 38, 93

Coffee, xv, 12–16, 21–23, 39, 44–46, 130; breaks for, 343; for laborers, 33–36, 38; on ocean voyages, 20; price of, 29; substitutes for, 23, 43

Coffee breaks, 343

Coffee cakes, 24–25

Coffee klatches, 143

Cole, Dorothy S., 330

Coleslaw, 93

Collection of Secret Greek Recipes, 235

College Food Project, 157

Collentine, Mrs. Burness, 74

Collins, Helen, 313

“Colony of Equality,” 15

Columbia County (Wisconsin), 18, 100

Columbian Exposition (Chicago), 122, 145

Coming Home to Eat, 168n

Commercial fishing, 63, 82–95

Commercial food industry, xvi–xvii, xviii, 63–126

Common Wealth Development, 171

Community Action Coalition Gleaners, 174

Community cookbooks, 55

Community-supported agriculture (CSA). See Subscription farming

Cook, Margaret, 54

Cook, Sid, 148

Cookbooks, xvi, xviii, 51–62; contemporary, 128; for fundraising, 54–55; for immigrants, 52–54, 54, 130, 204, 346; of immigrants, 51–52, 57; more precise directions in, 52–54; promotional, 56–57; regional, xvi, 129–130, 135. See also titles of specific cookbooks

Cookee, 35, 35, 37, 307

Cookies, 176; cookbooks for, 32; decorating, 312; hostelries known for their, 48; immigrants’ favorite, 25; for lumberjacks, 35, 36; recipes for, 311–320; for threshing crews, 32

Cooking schools. See Culinary education

Cooking skills, xvii–xviii, 5–6

Cooking utensils, 46; on immigrant ships, 19, 20; in immigrants’ homes, 24–26, 179

Cook’s Illustrated, 128

Cookstoves, 20, 25, 32, 43, 191, 323; fireless, 253; manufacturers of, 57; testing, for proper temperature, 302. See also Dutch ovens; Ovens (outdoor)

Cooksville (Wisconsin), 14

Cooperative Regions of Organic Produce Pools, 158

Coors, 125

Coors, Bill, 152

Coquard, Philippe, 155

Corey, Mrs. S. G., 321

Corn: canning of, 100; festivals celebrating, 101; fuel vs. food controversies regarding, xxii, 172; genetically altered, 172; green, 5; Indian, 45, 46; Indians’ use of, 2, 4, 5–6, 26, 165, 173, 254, 255; organic, 159; in pemmican, 76; production of, 98, 102; voyageurs’ use of, 6; white, 165, 173, 255. See also Cornmeal; Hominy

Corn mazes, 136, 137

Cornbread, 12, 22, 44

Cornish immigrants, 10–11, 23, 25, 136

Cornish pasties, 10–11, 136, 225

Cornmeal, 5, 9, 254; bread from, 12, 22, 44; recipes with, 267–269; soup and mush from, 40, 45

Cornucopia (Wisconsin), 95

Cornucopia Institute, 157

Cosmetics, 60

Cotija cheese, 135, 151

Cottage Grove (Wisconsin), 32

Coughlin, Ann, 61

Coulee Region Organic Produce Pool, 158

Council of Rural Initiatives, 172n

The Country Gentleman, 32–33, 312

Country Ovens, Ltd., 111

County fairs, 140

Cows, 40; antibiotics given to, 73; hormones fed to, xvii, 73, 140, 159; immigrants’ use of, 26; mad cow disease in, 81, 160; organic, 158; pasture-raised, xii, 12, 149–150, 158–160, 263; pioneers’ use of, 66, 67, 67; scientific breeding and feeding of, 67, 69, 70, 73; vaccines for, 70. See also Factory farming; Milk and other dairy products

Cozy Nook Farm, 138

Cracklings, 28, 29

Craig, Samuel C., 27

Cranberries, 36, 43; festivals involving, 107, 139, 341; genetically altered, 172; wine from, 155; Wisconsin’s production of, 63, 105, 105–109, 111

Crandon (Wisconsin), 97

Crawford County (Wisconsin), 8, 108, 109, 150

Cream, 39, 45, 115, 140

“Cream City,” 151n

Cream puffs, 140, 140

Cream separators, 72

Creameries, 66, 72–73. See also Butter

Croffut, William A., 58–61, 187

Crooks, Ramsay, 14, 83

CropChoice.com, 80

CROPP, 158

Cross Plains (Wisconsin), 55

Cryptosporidium microbe, 153

CSA (Community-supported agriculture). See Subscription farming

Cuba City (Wisconsin), 135–136

Cuban immigrants, 30

Cucumbers, 98, 100, 102

Cudahy, Patrick, 78

Cudahy (Wisconsin), 78, 79

Cudahy Brothers Company, 78

Cuisine, xvi

Cuisines: international, 128, 169; midwestern, xi, xxi

La Cuisiniere Bourgeoise, 51–52, 208, 223, 250, 257, 259

Culinary education, 53, 57, 128–129, 131, 138–141, 145

Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin (CHEW), xx, 130

The Culinary Manifesto, 55

Culver, Mrs. Ford, 121

Culver’s frozen custard, 151

Cumberland (Wisconsin), 138

Cushman, Nancy (Mrs. Robert), 307

Custer, Maya Presber, 274

Daggett, Mrs. Ronald, 206, 258, 279

Daigle, Mrs. Glenn, 313

Dairy Business Innovation Center, 151, 158

Dairy industry: changes in, xvii, 70–71; organic, 157–159; in Wisconsin, 65–75, 140, 147–152. See also Cows; Factory farming; specific dairy products

D’Amato, Sanford, 162

Dancing, 36, 49, 307

Dandelions, 43, 59

Dane County (Wisconsin), 18, 105, 112, 171

Dane County Farmers’ Market, 92, 109, 116, 127, 133, 133, 148, 149, 162, 162–163, 166, 169, 170

Dane County Local Food Council, 171

Danish immigrants, 22, 25, 192

Darien (Wisconsin), 101

Dart, Anson and Richard, 343

DATCP. See Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Davidis, Henriette, 52, 129–130

Davidoff, Judith, 170

Daykin, Tom, 152–153

De Laval Company, 72

De Pere (Wisconsin), 8, 145

De Rochemont, Richard, 254

De Wilde, Richard, 159

Deer, 4, 6–8, 16, 80–81. See also Venison

Deerfield (Wisconsin), 138

DeForest House, vi

Delafield (Wisconsin), 48

Delavan Lake, 89

Denmark’s Treasure of Personal Recipes, 55

Denzer, Lloyd C., 293

Deppeler, Albert, 68

Derrick, Beatrice Durand, 247

Derridinger, Virginia M., 256

DeSoto (Wisconsin), 141

Desris, Mrs. John, 182, 184, 202, 205

Desserts, 321–328; popularity of, xiv, 57; sauces for, 329–333. See also Cakes; Cookies; Ice cream; Pies

“The Development of Apple Horticulture in Wisconsin, 1850s–1950s” (Cain), 108, 109, 137

Dewey, George, 122

Dewey, James and Nelson, 341

Diamond Joe (steamboat), 34

Dick, A. D, 46

Diederichs, John F., 21, 23, 25

Diners. See Cafes

Dining clubs, 131

Dining Room (restaurant), 277

Dodge County (Wisconsin), 97, 100, 105, 112

Dodgeville (Wisconsin), 149

Dolgner, Mrs. Byron, 210, 213, 288

“Donation parties,” 14

Dooley, Fay S. (Mrs. Orr), 315

Door County (Wisconsin), 1, 156; apple industry in, 108, 109; cherries in, 85, 86, 100, 110–111, 154–155; commercial fishing near, 84; cookbooks about, 130; culinary education in, 129; fish boils in, 85–86, 111, 207; Radisson on, 1

Doty, James Duane, 42, 44

“Double with the works,” 77

Dousman, Hercules Louis, 52, 208, 223, 250, 257, 259

Draper, Lyman C., 58–61, 187

Drying (of food). See Food preservation

Dufek, Mrs. Wencel F., 183

Dumplings, 21, 271–277

Dunbar, Richard, 121

Dunn County (Wisconsin), 98

Durkee House, 49, 50

Dutch immigrants, 18, 22, 40

Dutch ovens, 24

Dwyer, Cormac, 60–61, 248, 308, 332, 337

Dyer, Harry G., 34

E. coli contamination, 156, 168

E. R. Durkee & Co., 56

East Blue Mounds Norwegian Lutheran Church, 22

East Troy (Wisconsin), 167

Easter foods, 228, 244, 270, 326

Eastern Sioux Indians, 1, 4

Eastman, Seth, 3

“Eat local” pledges, 168

“Eat Locally, Think Globally” (presentation), 169n

EatFeed Midwest (podcast), 130

Eating clubs, 131

Eating Well, 162

Eau Claire (Wisconsin), 115, 123, 125, 133

Eau Claire County (Wisconsin), 159

Edamame, 165

Edgerton (Wisconsin), 39

Edwards, Henry, 84

Edwards, J. V., 84

Egan, Dan, 89

Eggs, 19, 22, 29, 34, 45; organic, 158, 159; preserving, 13; raw, 283, 328; recipes for, 208–210

Ehle Tavern, 47

El Rey Mexican Food Products, Inc., 135

Elegant Farmer, 163

Elk Grove (Wisconsin), 117

Ellingboe, Catherine, 244, 275, 279, 345

Ellison Bay (Wisconsin), 86

Elmer, Barbara, 40

Elroy (Wisconsin), 61

Emu, 165

Ends, Tony, 174

Engbertson, Azalea L. (Mrs. Alvin), 338

Erie Canal, 11, 21–22

Ethanol, 172

Ethnic Cooking: Wisconsin Style, 232

The Ethnic Epicure: A Treasury of Old World Recipes, 55

L’Etoile restaurant, xii, 75, 166, 170, 263

Evanston (Illinois), 329

Every-day Cookbook and Encyclopedia of Practical Recipes, 61

Ewen, James, 47

Explorers, 5, 6

Extension Services (University of Wisconsin), 69, 70, 168

Factory farming, 71, 73, 75, 128, 160–162, 225

Fair trade goods, 171

Fairchild, Mrs. Lucius, 309

Falci, Loretta, 280

Falk, Mary, 150

Fall River (Wisconsin), 138, 161

Fancher, Joan (Mrs. William), 312, 341

Fantôme Farm chevre, 149, 150

“Farm share” agreements, 158

Farm stands. See Roadside produce stands

Farm to Feast initiative, 140

Farmer Chef Connection, 168

Farmers’ markets, x; fresh food at, xviii, 92, 102, 107, 109, 116, 127, 127, 133, 133, 146, 148, 149, 157, 159, 162, 162–163, 166, 169, 170, 175; “fundraiser,” 174; Hmong vendors at, 133, 133–134, 136, 163; lard available through, 289; virtual, 168. See also Roadside produce stands

Farming. See Agriculture

Farmstead dairy farmers, 147, 149–150, 159

Farrell, Connie, 296

Farwell, Governor, 247

Farwell’s Madison Mills, 64

Fast Food Nation, 157

Fat (animal), 27. See also Lard; Salt pork

Fauerbach Brewing Company, 120, 123

Favorite Recipes from Our Kitchen: The White Gull Inn, Door County, 130

Favorite Recipes from the Old Rittenhouse Inn, 218

Featherstonhaugh, George W., 3–4, 44

Federman, Ada (Mrs. Gust), 252, 263

Fedyn, Mrs. Lewis G., 253

Feingold, Russ, 104

Fennimore (Wisconsin), 80, 135

Fine Cooking, 129

Finnish immigrants, 25–26

First Congregational Church (Madison), 54

Fischer, Elizabeth D., 260

Fish, 1, 3, 11, 12, 14, 213; immigrants’ use of, 19, 21, 22, 29–30; inspection of locally-grown, 92; for laborers, 34, 36–40; pollutants in, 90; recipes for, 213–219; served in taverns, 43, 45, 47, 94; subsisting on, 23; Wisconsin’s production of, 63, 82–95. See also Aquaculture industry; Fish boils; Fish fry phenomenon; Ice fishing; specific kinds of fish

Fish boils, xiv, 85–86, 95, 111, 207

Fish fry phenomenon, 86, 93–95, 144, 218

“Fish in the Door Way and Cherries on the Ledge” (Cherkasky), 86

Fish Lips tavern, 95

Fish livers, 95

Fish oil, 84, 87

Fisher, Mrs. Cecil A., 230, 321

Fitzgerald, Albert, 307

Flannery, Russell, 104

Flapjacks. See Pancakes

The Flavor of Wisconsin, xvi, xvii; first edition of, xi, xiv, xiv–xvi; recipes in, xiv–xvi, xix–xx; second edition of, xvi, xvii, xviii–xxi

Flour, 9, 12–13, 29, 37, 40, 43; on immigrant ships, 19–21; milling of, in Wisconsin, 8, 13, 63, 64, 64–65, 268; as payment to Indians, 46; varieties of, 24–25

Foie gras, 82

Foltz, Jeremy, 157

Fond du Lac (Wisconsin), 47–48, 54, 94, 112, 129

Fond du Lac County (Wisconsin), 100

Fonda, John H., 11–12

Food clubs, 131

Food consciousness, 127–128

Food festivals, 101, 107, 109, 133, 139, 139, 140, 146, 153, 156, 165, 341

Food for Thought Festivals, 109, 160–161, 167, 171, 171, 270, 286

Food insecurity, 173–174

Food localism, xviii, 127, 145, 160, 166–171, 175; and beer, 152–153; chefs’ involvement in, 166–168; and fish, 92; legislative initiative on, 136–137, 168; and meat, 80, 160; and milk and cheese, 149–150, 158–159; and vegetables, 102. See also Farmers’ markets; Regional ingredients; Subscription farming

Food preservation and storage: contemporary ignorance about home, 334; of fish, 85; of fruit, 43, 110; by Indians, 2–6, 76; in logging camps, 37, 236; of meat, 20–21, 27–30, 76, 243; of milk, 12, 66; of mushrooms, 25; in stone jars, 337; of vegetables, 13, 98–102, 259, 335. See also Food processing (commercial)

Food processing (commercial), 64, 98–102

Food revolution, xvi–xviii, xxii, 62, 127–128, 156. See also Food localism; Organic foods; Sustainable agriculture

Food safety, 156, 160–162, 168, 231, 283, 328, 334

“Foodshed,” 171n17

Forestville (Wisconsin), 111

Forncrook, James, 113

Forrer, Bernice, 206, 286

Fort Atkinson (Wisconsin), 66, 68, 78–79

Fort Crawford (Prairie du Chien), 8, 11

Fort Howard (Green Bay), 8, 11, 14

Fort Winnebago (Portage), 11

“Found” (voyageurs’ ration), 6

Fountain Brewing Company, 123

Fountain City (Wisconsin), 54, 123

The Fountain City Cook Book, 54

Fountain House, 49

Fountain Prairie Inn & Farms, 138, 161–162

Fourierism, 15

Fourth of July, 306, 306–307

Fox-Wisconsin River route, 8, 11, 41

Frame, W. J., 45

Franckowiak, Rosalie, 210, 276, 304, 310

Franklin House, 48

Franks, Jacob, 8

Frase, Daisy, 242

French Canadians, 6–7, 26, 28, 66, 85

The French Chef (television show), 128

French immigrants, 52, 85, 155. See also French Canadians

Fresh from the Past, xix

Fresh Market Wisconsin, 206, 207

Friday fish fry, 86, 93, 144, 218

Fried cakes, 25, 35, 36, 145

From Asparagus to Zuccini, 55, 281

From Hardtack to Home Fries, xvi

Fromagination, 169

Fromm brothers, 104

Frostings (cake), 310

Frozen custard, 111, 151

Frozen foods, 100, 101

The Frugal Housewife, 51

Fruits, 1, 47; dried, 14, 43, 111; juice from, 33; wine from, 154–155. See also specific kinds of fruits

Fry bread, 196

Fudge, 331, 331

Fuetjens, 24, 25

Fuller, Margaret, 22, 47

Fur traders: commercial operations of, 9, 11, 52, 82–83, 102; cookbooks of, 52; food of, 1, 5, 6–8, 14, 82, 207; hospitality of, 42, 45–46

“The Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin Project,” 172, 174, 175

Gadow, Ione R., 316

Galena (Illinois), 10

Gall, Mrs. F. J., 259

Galloway, Jennifer A., 92

Game (wild), 1, 3, 4, 6–8, 11–16, 75, 225, 248; bartering for, 26; farmers’ use of, 45; festivals involving, 139; increasing scarcity of, 22; recipes for, 246–250; served in taverns, 42, 43, 46. See also specific kinds of game

Garvin, Ade (Mrs. Stanley), 229

Gauthier, Gladys, 189

Gays Mills (Wisconsin), 109, 170

Gedamske, Norma, 291

Geese, 29, 47, 82, 220, 223

Gefilte fish, 87

Gehler, Mrs. John, 259, 264

Gelatine, 13

Gem Saloon, 48

Gemütlichkeit, 94, 120–121

General Beverage, 126

General Foods Corporation, 64, 78

General Mills Company, 64

Genetic modification (in agriculture), 73, 97, 149, 156, 172, 175

George Walter Brewing Company, 123

Gerber, Nicholas, 68

Gerber, Mrs. Norman J., 61

Gericke, Mrs. J., 203, 217

German language, 20, 22, 57

Germany: food traditions from, xxi; homebrewing in, 152; immigrants from, xviii, 22–25, 28–30, 49, 52, 57, 65, 66, 75–77, 82, 85, 94, 101, 112, 113, 117–118, 120–121, 142, 145, 154, 179, 219, 244; prisoners of war from, 100, 110; recipes from, xiv; sugar beet industry in, 112

Getto, Dennis, 143, 144

Gibbsville Cheese, 158

Gibson, Margaret I., 180, 333

Giffy, George, 329

Gill nets, 84

Gilles frozen custard, 151

Gillings, Rebecca Trumpy, 198, 211, 239

Gillis, Mary, 317

Gilmore, Janet, 93, 207

Ginger snaps, 25, 34

Gingerbread, 34

Gingrich, Carol, 149–150, 263

Gingrich, Mike, 149, 149–150, 263

Ginseng, 102–104, 103

Glendale (Wisconsin), 153

Goat milk, 145, 148, 149–150

Goff, Emmet S., 110

Golub, Rob, 132

The Good Cheer Cook Book, 54

Goodland, Walter, 338

Goodrich, Joseph, 49

Goose, 29, 47, 82, 220, 223

Gorgonzola cheese, 148

Gotz, Edith H., 182, 264, 271, 320, 332, 343

Gourmet, 129, 166

Gourmet food, xvii, xviii, xxii, 128, 147–165. See also Artisanal trends

Governor’s Commission on Human Rights, 100

Governor’s Task Force on Agriculture, 157

Grace Episcopal Church (Madison), 54, 215, 309

Gran Canaria (cheese), 145

Grange meetings, 49

Grantsburg (Wisconsin), 150

Grape Stomp Festival (Prairie du Sac), 156

Grapes, 154–156. See also Raisins

Grassland Dairy Products, 150

Gratiot, Frank and Charles, 85

Gravy, 36

Great Britain, 10–11, 18, 23–25, 39, 45–47, 85, 117, 136, 152

Great Depression, 80–82, 100, 209

Great Lakes: commercial activity on, 64, 82–84; immigrants’ travel on, 11, 21–22; pollution in, 88; preservation of, 122; Yankees’ travel on, 9. See also specific Great Lakes

Great Lakes Charter of 1985, 122

Great Lakes Compact of 2008, 122

Great Lakes Fishery, 84

Great Lakes Kraut Company, 101

Great Taste of the Midwest (Madison), 153

Greeley, Horace, 15

Green Bay (Wisconsin): booyah in, 207; breweries in, 123, 153; cherry-growing near, 110; church suppers in, 142; commercial fishing near, 84–85, 89; explorers in, 5, 6; farmers’ markets in, 133, 163; first Wisconsin tavern located in, 41; forts in, 8, 11, 14; fur traders in, 46; Ho-Chunk hospitality in, 6; immigrants in, 7; meatpacking in, 78; pioneer life in, 13, 14; restaurants in, 135; sugar beet factory in, 112; Washington House in, 46, 49

Green Bay Packers, 78

Green beans, 98, 100–102

Green County (Wisconsin), 140

Green County Cheese Days, 139

Green Lake (Wisconsin), 1

Greenberg, Laurie, 147, 151–152

Greenbush (Wisconsin). See Wade House

Greendale (Wisconsin), 129

GreenLeaf Market, 168

Greens, 1, 4, 11, 43, 115, 127, 133, 134, 141

Greenwood (Wisconsin), 150

Greenwood Family Restaurant, 135

Greenwood Supper Club, 144

Grignon family, 8, 45–46

Grimes, Joe, 27

Grimm, Adam, 113

Grimm, Mrs. Leon, 186

Gristmills, 8, 13, 63, 64, 64–65, 268

Grog, 33

Groundnuts, 2

Growing Power, 174

Gruenke’s restaurant, 95

Guernsey cows, 70

Gulley, Carson, 350

Gunnerson, Roger W., 192

Guthrie, Jo Anna, 170

Guthrie, Margaret, 218

Guys on Ice (play), 95

Häagen-Dazs ice cream, 151

Haber, Barbara, xvi

Hachten, Elizabeth, xvii

Hachten, Harva, xi, xiii, xiv–xx, xvii, xx, xxii, 347

Haertl, Edith, 326

Hales Corner (Wisconsin), 129

Hallauer, George, 328–329

Halley, Linda, 159

Ham, 39, 44, 47; dried, 19, 20; for laborers, 14, 33, 34, 38; smoking of, 27

Hamel, Lynne Watrous, 344

Hammack, Connie, 232

A Hand-book for the Homeseeker, 22, 99

Hanson, Betty, 191

Hanson, Donna (Mrs. Dale I.), 341

Hanson, Mrs. Sanford, 191

Hanson, Susanna Beskow, 191

Haraszthy, Agoston, 154, 155

Harbison, John S., 113

Hardtack, 20, 25–26

Hare, Mrs. Elmer, 180, 182, 188

Harmony Valley Farm, 141, 159–160, 163

Harnack, Betty E., 195

Harnack, Lynora Jean, 199

Harris, Jessica B., 132, 133

Hart, Elva G., 213, 241

Hart, Margaret Rose, 305

Hartland (Wisconsin), 39

Hartwig, Theodore E., 21

Harvest of Hope farmers’ markets, 174

Hass, Paul, xvi

Hasselkus, Mrs. E. R., 234

Hatch, Arthur L., 110

Hatch, Catharina, 206

Die Hausfrau, 57

Haven, Charlotte and Harriet, 16

Hawks Inn, 48

Hayward, Mrs. Claude, 74

Hayward (Wisconsin), 94

Hazen, Chester, 67, 69

Health concerns: about alcohol abuse, 126; about American agricultural practices, 156, 160–162, 168; about dairy products, xvii, 73; about food, xxii, 175; about meat, xvii, 80, 225, 238. See also Food safety; Genetic modification

Health Writers, Inc., 55

Healthy Grown. See Wisconsin Healthy Grown ecolabel

Heart (variety meat), 27

“Hearthside Dinners,” 47–48, 48

Heartland, 131, 169

Heesakker, Emma, 297

Heffernan, Hila (Mrs. Robert), 323

Heileman brewery, 123–125

Heinen, Neil, 129

Helms, Mrs. Roger, 331

A Helping Hand for Town and Country, 57–61, 187

Hendricksen, Charles, 300

Hendrickson, John, 165

Henry, William A., 22

Herbs, 76–77. See also Seasonings; specific herbs

Herring, 19, 25, 83–86, 89

Herzog, Karen, 160

Hesse, Jean S., 308

Hetherington, J. E., 113

Hibernia Brewing Company, 125

Hickory nuts, 165

Highballs, 144n2

Highland Hearth Farm, 161

Hilleren, Heather, 168

Hillshire Farms Company, 76, 79

Hines Lumber Company, 215

Hints from Cousin Susan’s Receipt Book, 56

Hintz, Martin, 130

Hirsch, Freida, 194, 197

Hispanic immigrants. See Latinos

Historic Cheesemaking Center, 140

History of Kohlsville, 179

Hixton (Wisconsin), 23, 137

Hmong Immigrants, 30, 103–104, 133–134, 136, 163, 240

Ho-Chunk Indians, xx, 1, 5, 6, 42, 58, 105, 196

Hoard, William Dempster, 68–69

Hoard’s Dairyman, 69

Hochstetter, Anna Zwicker, 57

Hodgson, Val, 271

Hoeft, Mike, 168–169

Hoffman, Mrs. Edward, 304

Hogs. See Pigs

Hog’s Back Farm, 166

Holand, Hjalmar R., 110

Holiday Folk Fair (Milwaukee), 139

Holland, Mrs. Stanley, 190

Holmes, Loretta, 255, 267, 335

Holstein cows, 70

Home Cooked Culture: Wisconsin through Recipes, 282

Home Grown Wisconsin, 160

Home remedies. See Medicine

Homebrewing, 152

Homemaking movement, 53

Homeopathy, 58, 62

Hometown Flavor, 269

Hominy, 43, 254, 255

Honey, 1, 11–12, 16, 22, 39, 43, 111, 159; Wisconsin’s production of, 63, 112–114

Honey Acres, 145

Hook, Tony and Julie, 147

Hooker, Bessy, 184

Hooker, Monique Jamet, 141

Hook’s Cheese, 147–148

“Hoosier pork,” 12

Hops, 68, 119, 119, 154n6, 179

Horlick’s Malted Milk, 71

Hormones (for milk production), xvii, 73, 140, 159

Horseradish, 23, 59, 115

Hospitality: of fur traders, 45–46; of Indians, 6, 15; for travelers, 14–15, 41, 42, 44, 45

Hotel Benette, 43

Hotels, 40, 41, 45, 45, 46–47, 48, 49, 49–50, 121–122

“House on the Mound,” 52

Household remedies. See Medicine

How-to books, 57–58

Hoyer, Agnes A. (Mrs. Oscar), 244

Hsu, Paul, 104

Huber, Fred, 126

Huber brewery, 123, 126, 140, 154

Huebner, Ruth Weber (Mrs. Harland), 188

Hunger, 173–174

“Hunt’s Colony,” 15

Huntsinger Farms, 115

Hurley (Wisconsin), 163

Husbands: recipes for “cooking,” 57

Husking bee, 165, 173, 173

Hustad’s Sugar Bush, 138

Hydrophobia preventatives, 59

Ice, 83, 124, 151

Ice cream, 33, 34, 65, 85, 151, 159. See also Frozen custard; Ice cream sundaes

Ice cream sundaes, 328–329

Ice fishing, 4, 95, 95

Illinois, 8, 9, 64, 66

Immigrants: acculturation of, 53; agricultural experience of many, 65; Albanian, 135; Armenian, 142; Belgian, 23, 85, 297; Bosnian, 30, 135; British, 18, 23, 85; as commercial fishermen, 85; cookbooks for, 53–54; cookbooks of, 51–52, 57; Cornish, 10–11, 23, 25, 136; Cuban, 30; and dairy industry, 75; Danish, 22, 25, 192; Dutch, 18, 22, 40; Finnish, 25–26; foodways of, xi, xiii, xviii, xxi–xxii, 18–30, 101, 127, 131–135, 175; French, 52, 85, 155; French Canadians, 6–7, 26, 28, 66, 85; German, 22–25, 28–30, 49, 52, 57, 66, 75–77, 82, 85, 94, 101, 112, 113, 117–118, 120–121, 142, 145, 154, 179, 219, 244; Hmong, 30, 103–104, 133–134, 136; hunting by, 80; Icelandic, 26; information about new country for, 20, 22, 99; Irish, 11, 26; Jewish, 29; Latino, 131, 134–135, 151; life in US as improvement for, 29–30; Norwegian, 22, 22–25, 28, 30, 38–39, 85, 136, 216, 343; number of, in 1850 Wisconsin, 17; Polish, 22, 25, 75, 76, 85, 162; resistance to, 119–120; Russian, 23, 25; and sausage making, 76; Scandinavian, 65, 66, 75; Scottish, 26; Slovak, 28; Swedish, 25–27, 85; Swiss, 18, 18, 20–21, 29, 65, 67, 68, 75, 85, 140; Syrian, 233; and temperance movement, 49; Walloon, 207; Welsh, 24, 39, 117, 184. See also Migrants

Indians: as cherry pickers, 110; and cranberries, 105, 105; fishing by, 90–91; food exchanges of, with settlers, 26, 63–64, 82, 246–247, 254; food gathering by, 1–8, 131; and ginseng, 102; herbal remedies of, 62; and honey, 112; hospitality of, 6, 15; indigenous foods of, xi, 165, 168, 173, 174, 254; and maple syrup, 5, 114; meat drying by, 243; powwows of, 139; sausage making by, 76; taverns run by, 46; treaty rights of, 91; tribes of, as sovereign nations, 91, 97; and white corn, 165, 173, 255; and wild game, 75, 80, 249; and wild rice, 3, 95–97, 96, 277. See also specific tribes and reservations of

Inn at Kristopher’s, 29

Inns. See Hotels

Integrated Pest Management practices, 160

International Crane Foundation, 107

International Hamburger Olympics (Seymour), 139

International Institute of Milwaukee County, 277, 314, 332, 344

Iowa, 72, 87

Irish Bannocks, 15

Irish immigrants, 11, 26

Iron County Farmers’ Market, 163

Isinglass, 84, 85

Island Fishery Cookery, 55

Island Wheat Beer, 154

Isthmus, 92, 145, 170, 263

Italy, 167

Jackson, Ann Eliza Tenney. See Tenney, Ann Eliza

Jackson County (Wisconsin), 106

Jackson Harbor Maritime Museum, 55

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, 123, 125, 152–153

Jadin, Mathilda, 279

Jaeger, Ruth L., 296

James, Ada, 55

Jams. See Preserves

Janes, Henry F., 14–15

Janesville (Wisconsin), 14–15, 43, 44, 48, 57, 65, 112, 128

Janiewski, Kazimierz J., 136

Jankovic, Zorana, 239

Japan, 134, 165

Jefferson (Wisconsin), 76, 79

Jefferson County (Wisconsin), 68–69, 92, 98, 105, 113

Jellies. See Preserves

Jenkins, Vivian M., 252

Jersey cows, 70

Jerusalem artichokes, 254

Jesse Smith Cobblestone Inn, 49

Jewish Community Center (Milwaukee), 54

Jews, 273; cookbooks by, 53–54; food specialties of, 82, 87

John Walter & Company, 123, 125

Johnny cake, 16

Johnson, Alice (Mrs. H. E.), 236, 313

Johnson, Mrs. Arthur, 328

Johnson, Mrs. Harvey M., 326, 330

Johnson, Kathy and Mike, 111

Johnson, M. L., 75

Johnsonville sausages, 76

Johnsonvillle Big Taste of Sausage Cookbook, 57

Johnstown Creek (Wisconsin), 82

Jolliet, Louis, 6

Jones, Mrs. Leslie N., 186

Jones, Milo, C., 78–79

Jones, Nellie Kedzie, 32–33, 312

Jones Dairy Farm, 78–79

Joseph Dessert Lumber Company, 36

Joseph Huber Brewing Company, 123, 126, 140, 154

The Journal of the New Rules Project, 79–80

Jubilee Gems, 232

Julekaka, 185

Junction City (Wisconsin), 154

Juneau County (Wisconsin), 105, 106

Juneteenth Day fair (Madison), 132, 133

Kaercher, Dan, 130, 171

Kaestner, Jack, 167

Kale, 165

Kaltenbach, Gwendolyn, 216

Kamke, Mrs. Darwin, 281

Kamp, David, xxi, xxii, 127–128, 160

Kander, Elizabeth Black (“Lizzie”), 53, 53–54, 130, 204, 346

Kander, Simon, 53

Kapler, Joseph, Jr., 77

Kasprzak, Wave, 277, 278

Katz, Meyer, 217, 231, 252

Katzen, Mollie, 171

Kehl, Peter and Jacob, 154

Keiner, Louise, 211, 330

Keizer, Ruth and Margaret, 184

Kelly, Jane, 32

Kelly, Patricia (Mrs. Ronald J.), 224

Kemper, Jackson, 14, 58, 59, 344

Kenosha (formerly, Pike Creek, Southport) (Wisconsin), 9, 15, 42, 49, 50, 59, 123, 152

Kenosha County (Wisconsin), 101

Kepler, Twylah, 325

Kermiss celebration, 297

Kern, Edna, 208

Kewaunee (Wisconsin), 94, 100

Key into the Language of America, 6

Kidneys (variety meat), 27

Kilbourn, Byron, 98

Kimberly Clark Paper Company, 310

Kings Evil (scrofula), 58, 59

Kingsbury Breweries Company, 123

Kingsley Methodist Church (Milwaukee), 54, 56

Kingsolver, Barbara, 168n

Kirch, Nick, 159

Kirkwood, Judith, 170

Kisser, Mrs. Edward, 182

Kitt’s frozen custard, 151

Klein, Carlyne M. (Mrs. Otto), 198, 265, 285, 287

Kleinschmidt, Lydia Catherine Phillips, 259

Klement’s sausages, 76, 135

Klessig, Christine, 287

Knipp (German dish), 27

Knowles, Warren P., 216, 248, 249

Knurr, Mrs. F., 221

Knutson, Alice, 244

Kochbuch, 52

Koeller, La Verne Hogan (Mrs. A. A.), 314

Koestler, Mary K., 241

Kohler (Wisconsin), 129

Kohlsville (Wisconsin), 29

Kolar, Marcia Smith, 272

Koltes, Mrs. Raymond J., 329

Kolthoff, Norma J., 189

Kolwitz, Patricia (Mrs. Ronald R.), 295

Kopp’s frozen custard, 151

Korbel company, 145

Korea, 134

Kosovo, 135

Kostka, William E., 245

Kova leipaa ja korppuja, 25–26

Kovach, Vesna Vuynovich, 239

Kraegenbrink, Virginia, 262, 335

Kraemer, Marion I., 224, 288

Kraft Foods, 78

Krause, Helmuth and Ruth, 116

Krause Farms, 116

Kress, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph, 101

Kringelin, 24

Krohnke, I. O., 24

Kronschnabel, Darlene, 195, 228, 234, 238, 304

Krueger, Mae A., 214, 262

Krug, August, 118

Kucera, Mrs. Joe, 271, 290

Kuehl, Chris, 242

Kulawik, Maria, 275

Kuony, Madame, 129

Kwanzaa, 133

La Croix, Mrs. Frederic, 335

La Crosse (Wisconsin), 48, 65, 89, 123, 123, 124, 133, 259

La Crosse Cook Book, 259

La Farge (Wisconsin), 150, 158

La Follette, Robert M., 74

La Pointe (Madeline Island), 83, 306

La See, Mrs. Norbert, 309

La Valle (Wisconsin), 56, 148

Lac du Flambeau Reservation (Wisconsin), 91, 97

Ladoga (Wisconsin), 67

Lager beer (American pilsner), 117–119, 152

Lake Brewery, 118

Lake Erie, 88

Lake Geneva (Wisconsin), 189

Lake Koshkonong, 88

Lake Louis Brewing Company, 154

Lake Michigan: cherry-growing near, 110; commercial fishing in, 82, 84–90, 95; proposals to divert water from, 122; urbanization along, 11

Lake Mills (Wisconsin), 66

Lake Poygan, 45

Lake Puckaway, 88

Lake Superior, 47, 94, 108; commercial fishing in, 82–84, 83, 87, 89, 95

Lake Winnebago, 88, 89

Lakeside label, 99

Lamb, 46, 142, 234–235

Lamb, Chancy, 34

Lamont, Frances Stiles (Mrs. William M.), 338

Landreth, Albert, 98–99

Langlade County (Wisconsin), 98

Langstroth, Lorenzo Lorraine, 113

Laos, 133

Laotians, 134

Lard, 7, 12, 235, 289; in “filled” cheese, 69; in home remedies, 59, 60; rendering of, 28; as spread for bread, 23

Larson, Madelyn Lee (Mrs. Arne V.), 246

Lassa, Julie, 168

Latinos, xviii, 99–100, 110, 110, 131, 134–135, 151

Laudanum, 60

Lawson, Marion Tubbs, 195

Layton, Frederick, 78

Lead mines, 8, 10, 10–11, 42, 66, 117, 169

Leake, Linda L., 327

LeDuc, Daniel, 126

Lefse, 136, 141

Lehner, Willi, 148–149

Lehrman, Karen, 128

Leimerix, Peter, 29

Leinenkugel, Jake, 153

Leinenkugel beer, 123, 125, 152–153

Lemonade, 306

Lemongrass, 134, 136

Leon’s frozen custard, 151

Leslie, Eliza, 51

Levy, Brian, 79–80

Lewis House, 47

Libby, McNeill and Libby company, 101

Liebenberg, Mr. and Mrs., 264

Life in the West, 45

Limburger cheese, 67, 68, 145, 147

Lime (slaked), 13

Lindauer, William, 181

Little Chute (Wisconsin), 18

Liver (variety meat), 27

Liverpool (England), 19–20

Livestock: in frontier communities, 7; of immigrants, 66; organic, 157; pastureraised, xii, 12, 149–150; of pioneers, 10, 39, 66; of utopians, 16; Wisconsin sales of products from, 75. See also Animal welfare issues; Butchering time; Factory farming; Meatpacking industry; specific animals

Lloyd Jones, David, 29

Local Choice Farm Market, 145, 163

Local foods. See Food localism

LocalHarvest.org, 164

Locavores, 168. See also Food localism

Loerch, Henry, 206

Löfflerin, F. L., 52

Log Tavern, 47

Loganville (Wisconsin), 162

Logging. See Lumberjacks

Lom d’Arce, Louis-Armand de, 6

Loomer, Mrs. C. W., 241, 294

Loveland, Elinore L., 188, 313

Loveland, Hope C. (Mrs. R. H.), 190, 341

Lovetree Farm, 150

Lowry, Mrs. H. E., 74

Luchow’s restaurant, 82

Ludeman, Terry, 131

Luethge, Irene I., 264

Lumberjacks, xix, 31, 31, 34–37, 35, 86

Lungs (variety meat), 27

Lurie, Nancy Oestreich, 91, 97

Lutefisk, 136, 141, 143, 216

Luther Valley (Wisconsin), 251

LW Dairy, 158–159

Lydersen, Kari, 136

Lye-making, 43, 60, 255

Lyon, Frank, 220

Lyons, Jane Steinhorst, 302, 334, 336, 341

Mackenzie, Alexander, 5

MacKinnon, J. B., 168n

Mad City Chickens, 169

Mad cow disease, 81, 156, 160

Madagh, 142

Madeline Island (Wisconsin), 83, 306

Madison (Wisconsin): brat fest in, 77; breweries in, 123; cafes in, 143; church suppers in, xv, 142; cookbooks from, 54, 55, 130, 215, 218, 309, 344; culinary education in, 128–129; farmers’ markets in, 92, 109, 116, 127, 133, 133, 148, 149, 162, 162–163, 166, 169, 170; food festivals in, 153; and food localism, 167, 169–171; home-delivered milk in, 159; hotels in, xxi, 46–47, 49; ice harvesting in, 124; Juneteenth Day fair in, 132, 133; meatpacking in, 78, 79; proposed indoor public market in, 171; restaurants in, xxii, 49–50, 75, 135, 160, 166, 169–170, 263, 288; specialty markets in, 145; subscription agriculture near, 164; sugar beet factory in, 112; taverns in, 43, 44, 48

Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition, 55, 166, 171

Madison Area Food Pantry Garden Project, 173

Madison Community Foundation, 171

Madison Magazine, 129, 170

Madison Packing Company, 76

Maeste, Mrs. Koidula, 228, 252, 274

Magarich, Dorothy, 289

Maggie’s restaurant, 95

“The Magic Root” (Taylor), 103–104

Magie, Mrs. J., 54

Main, Mildred O. (Mrs. Willett S.), 320

Malaria, 59

Malleable Iron Range Company, 57

Mallory, Rosella, 196, 243, 255, 256

Malt liquor, 117, 121

Malted milk, 71

Mä’näbŭsh (Menominee folk hero), xiii, 175

Mandelin, Mrs. Milton M., 261, 323

Manitowoc (Wisconsin), xv, 21, 23, 84–85, 98, 329

Manitowoc County (Wisconsin), 99

Manthey, Mrs. Art, 340

Mantuefel, Bess, 184

Maple butter, 116

Maple cream, 116

Maple sugar and syrup (treacle), 1, 44, 111, 159, 165; on Erie Canal steamships, 22; frontier uses of, 14; Menominee legends about, xiii, 175; served in taverns, 43, 45; as Wisconsin tradition, xiv, 4, 5, 114, 114, 331; Wisconsin’s production of, 63, 114–117

Marathon County (Wisconsin), 32–33, 102–104

March, Richard, 135

Margarine, 72–74, 74

Maria’s restaurant, 135

Marine Cooks and Stewards Guide, 203

Marinette (Wisconsin), 132

Markets: proximity to, 9, 26–27. See also Farmers’ markets; Roadside produce stands; Transportation

Marquette, Jacques, 3, 6

Marquette County (Wisconsin), 105

Marsh, Lillian A., 237

Marshall, Emma, 258

Martin, Morgan L., 42

Mason, August, 31

Massachusetts, 106, 107, 112

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, 128

Mathwig, Mary E. (Mrs. Edward A.), 330

Mattke, Ruth Jochimsen (Mrs. John), 253, 320

Mayer, Gottfried, 78

Mayer, Max, 78

Mayer, Oscar F., 78

Mayer, Rosalie (Mrs. Oscar), xiv, 214

Maynard, Michelene, 128

Mayville (Wisconsin), 23

McConnell, Edith (Mrs. Francis), 259, 284

McCown, Brent, 174–175

McCoy’s Cake and Pie Shop, 133

McElroy, James E., 122

McFarland (Wisconsin), 124

McGuire, Margaret, viii

McNeil, John, 14

Meals (number of): in America, 21, 38–39; during threshing time, 32

Meat: abundance of, in New World diets, 21, 29, 39, 45; artisanal, 160–162; Catholic policies on eating, 6, 93–94; dried, 19–21, 27, 76, 243, 246; on Erie Canal steamships, 22; health concerns about, xvii, 80, 225, 238; on immigrant ships, 19–21; inspection of, 80; for lumberjacks, 35; meals without, 251–253; organic, 145, 158; for railroad crews, 38; recipes for, 225–250; smoking of, 27, 28, 85, 243; for steamship crews, 34; storage of, in logging camps, 37, 236; “stretching,” 225; “variety,” 240–242; Wisconsin’s association with, xviii, 75–82. See also Butcher shops; Butchering time; Game; Livestock; Meatpacking industry; Poultry; Sausages; specific animals

Meatpacking industry, xvii, 76, 78–80, 124, 134

Mecan Springs, 122

Medicine, 59; cranberries in, 105, 107; Draper’s interest in, 58; fat of game animals in, 247; ginseng in, 102–104; of Indians, 58; jam in, 335; recipes for, 4, 51, 52, 56, 58–62; water as, 121–122, 153

Meinholz, Mrs. Joseph, 199

Meixner, Trudie, 253

Memononee River Boom Company garden, 99

Menasha (Wisconsin), 54, 65

Mencken, H. L., 329

Mendl, Blanche, 185, 230, 279, 319

Menominee County (Wisconsin), 98

Menominee Indians, xiii, 2, 3, 45–46, 97, 105, 112, 175

Menominee Sugar Company, 112

Menomonee Falls (Wisconsin), 103, 112

Menomonie (Wisconsin), 57, 128

Mercury pollution, 88, 90

Merk, Frederick, 112

Merrill (Wisconsin), 145

Mertens, Isabel, 290, 343

Messerschmidt, William H., 20

Meunier, Mrs. Alex, 205

Meyer, George, 91

Meyers, Ila (Mrs. Fred A.), 337

Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, 167

Michigan, 83, 85, 88, 110–112

Michigan Territory, 9

Microbreweries, xviii, 147, 152–153

Mid-Summer Festival (Milwaukee), 101

Middleton (Wisconsin), 154

Midwest Living, 171

“Midwestern cuisine,” xi, xxi

Mielke, Leone (Mrs. Elmer), 318

Miesfeld’s Meat Market, 145

Migrants: African American, 110; Amish, 135–136; Latino, 99–100, 110, 110, 134

Mike, Francis, 96

Miley, Marjorie V. D. (Mrs. Alfred), 303

Military Road, 11

Milk: California’s production of, 71; cheese as means of preserving, 66, 67; condensed, 65; dairy products from, xii, 65–75; “designer,” 149–150, 263; dried, 65, 71, 73; on Erie Canal steamships, 22; frozen, 236; from goats, 145, 148, 149–150; home-delivery of, 158–159; in home remedies, 59; immigrants’ use of, 26, 29, 40; malted, 71; measuring butterfat content of, 69; organic, 75, 157–158; pasteurization of, 70; raw, 158, 210, 263; from sheep, 148, 150; substitutes for, 322; Wisconsin’s production of, 65–66, 67, 70, 73. See also specific dairy products made from

Milk houses. See Springhouses

Milkweed, 2

Miller, Augusta (Mrs. Adolph), 308, 310

Miller, Frederick, 118

Miller, Michelle, 157

Miller, Tory, 161, 166–167, 170

Miller, Traci, 166–167, 170

Miller beer, xvii, 118, 123–126

Miller Park, 135

Milligan, Terri, 129

Milton (formerly, Prairie du Lac) (Wisconsin), 14, 49

Milton House (Milton), 49

Milwaukee (Wisconsin): African American cooking in, 132–133; apple acreage near, 109; bookstores in, 51, 52; breweries in, xvii, xxi, 117–125, 125, 152; contaminated water incident in, 153; culinary education in, 128; ethnic food markets in, 134–135; farmers’ markets in, 133; first brewery in, xxi; flour milling in, 65; food festivals in, 101, 139; frozen custard associated with, 111, 151; German-language publications in, 57; Germantown in, 22; growth of, 11; home-delivered milk in, 159; hotels in, 47, 49, 121–122; immigrant acculturation work in, 53–54; immigrants’ arrival in, 22; leading industries in, 121n; meatpacking in, 78, 79; pollution from, 88; provisions from, 43; restaurants in, 160, 162; sausage in, 76, 78; Slow Food movement in, 167; subscription agriculture for, 164, 166; Wisconsin Fruit Growers’ Association exhibit in, 108

Milwaukee Brewers, 135

Milwaukee Brewery Ale, 117

The Milwaukee Cook Book, 54, 56

Milwaukee County (Wisconsin), 101, 115, 134

Milwaukee County Historical Society, 52

Milwaukee CSA Initiative, 166

Milwaukee Downer College, 303

Milwaukee Frozen Custard, 151

Milwaukee House, 47, 49

Milwaukee Jewish Mission, 53

Milwaukee League of Women Voters Cookbook, 221

Milwaukee Public Market, 129, 129, 135

Milwaukee University High School, 54

Mince pie, 30

Mineral Point (Wisconsin), 10, 42–44, 48, 87, 117, 136, 147–148

Minhas Craft Brewery, 154

Mining. See Lead mines

Minneapolis (Minnesota), 64, 164, 166

Minnesota, 4, 7, 83, 96, 97, 115, 133, 164, 166

Minnich, Jerry, 145

Minoqua (Wisconsin), 156

Mint, 104–105

Mintz, Abe and Sarah, 273

Missionaries, 2, 41. See also specific missionaries

Mississippi, 132

Mississippi River: bighead carp in, 89; commercial activity on, 64, 82, 87–88; steamboat crews on, 31, 34, 34; as transportation route, 10

Missouri, 8, 10, 66

Molasses, 22, 35, 59–61

Mole Lake Reservation (Wisconsin), 96

Monarch Cook Book, 57

Monarch stoves, 57

Money, 13. See also Bartering

Monisen, Mary L., 215

Monroe, Charles, 38

Monroe (Wisconsin): breweries in, 123, 126, 140, 154; cheese production in, 67, 68, 139, 140, 147

Montello (Wisconsin), 160

Montgomery, F. W., 344

Monticello (Wisconsin), 277

Montmorency cherries, 110, 154. See also Cherries

Morels, xiv, 146, 146, 265

Morgan, Diane, 176

Morrison, James, 46

Mortar and pestle, 24, 25

Mosinee (Wisconsin), 36

Motoviloff, John, 88, 89

Mt. Sterling Cheese Co-op, 150

Mountain bottled water, 122

Mowat, Mary Anna White (Mrs. Peter), 224

Mowbray, Mrs. Charles, 261

Mozzarella cheese, 70, 71, 147

Mrs. Winslow’s Domestic Recipe Book, 201

Mukwonago (Wisconsin), 163

Murphy, John A., 125

Muscalunge (Wisconsin), 10

Muscoda (Wisconsin), 146

Mushrooms, 25, 159. See also Morels

Musky (fish), 91, 94

Myron, Mrs. Floyd, 197

Nabhan, Gary Paul, 168n

National Cultivated Wild Ginseng Growers’ Association, 103

Native & Latin American Cooking, 277

Native Bay restaurant, 167

Nativism, 119–120

Neenah (Wisconsin), 65

Nelson, Leone, 229

Nelson, Ruth (Mrs. C. E.), 204

Nelson, Virginia, 296, 297

Neuman, Mrs. Harvey, 262

New Diggings (Wisconsin), 10

New Era Brewing Company, 123

New Glarus, 18, 20–21, 29, 154

New Glarus Brewing, 154

New Holstein (Wisconsin), 24, 28, 40

New London (Wisconsin), 79

New Milwaukee Cookbook, 227, 242

New Year’s Eve food, 262

New York: beet production in, 101; dairy industry in, 65–69; ginseng cultivation in, 102; immigrants’ arrival in, 21; maple syrup production in, 116; potato production in, 98; Wisconsin settlers from, xxi, 8, 9–10, 27, 66–69, 78, 131. See also Yankees

New York City, 15, 82, 87, 119, 122, 128

New York Cooking School, 57

Nicolet, Jean, 6

Nicolet Minerals Company, 97

Nieman, Cecelia B., 179

Nilsestuen, Rod, 171, 172

Noel, Dagmar P., 194, 280

Noko’mis (Earth), xiii

“Noodled” goose, 82

Noodles, 270–271

Norem, Agnes E., 319, 324

Northern Wisconsin: A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker, 22, 99

Northland Cranberries, Inc., 107

Norwegian Immigrants, 22, 22–25, 28, 30, 38–39, 85, 136, 216, 343

Norwegian language, 22

Nueske’s meats, 145

Nutmeg, 24, 59

Nuts, 1, 14, 43, 116

Oakland Center (Wisconsin), 54

Oat(s), 45, 159

Oatmeal, 19, 20, 24, 28, 33, 35

Obreros Unidos, 100

Ocean Spray company, 107

Oconomowoc Canning Company, 101

Oconomowoc Lake Club, 167

Oconto (Wisconsin), 85

Oconto County (Wisconsin), 100

Odegard, Ethel J., 216

Oestrom, Eleanor Van Putten, 267

Ohio, 9, 10, 83, 88

Ohnesorge, Eva and Wally, 144

Ojibwe Indians (Chippewa Indians): acorn use by, 2; cranberry use by, 105; fishing by, 91–93; and ginseng, 102; hospitality of, 6; mococks of, 3; seasonal food gathering by, 2–4; tea-making by, 346; wild rice of, 96, 96–97, 277

Old-fashioned. See Brandy old-fashioned (drink)

Old Peninsula Days, 110

Old Rittenhouse Inn, 218

Old Spring Tavern, 48

Old Style beer, 124

Old World Wisconsin, 55, 164, 165

Oleomargarine. See Margarine

Olsen, Lars, 38–39

Olson, Myron, 68

The Omnivore’s Dilemma, 157

“On Wisconsin Icons” (Kapler), 77

Oneida Indians, 97, 165, 168, 173, 173, 174, 255

Onions, 6, 23, 46, 59, 85

Opium, 61. See also Laudanum

Orange Tree Imports, 128

Oregon (Wisconsin), 138

“Organic Agriculture in Wisconsin” (University of Wisconsin), 157, 159

“Organic Farming in Wisconsin” (Foltz and Miller), 157

Organic foods, xviii, 127, 145, 154, 156–171, 175; in big-box groceries, xxii, 157; buying fresh, 102, 157; defined, 156n; farms specializing in, 141, 149–150, 157; and herbal remedies, 62; impetus for interest in, 156–157; infrastructure for, 157

Organic Prairie label, 158

Organic Valley Family of Farms, 150, 157, 158

Osborne agricultural machinery company ad, 51

Oscar Mayer & Co., 78, 79, 79

Osceola (Wisconsin), 121

Oshkosh (Menominee chief), 46

Oshkosh (Wisconsin), 14, 15, 54, 62, 123, 345

Oshkosh Brewing Company, 123

Ostriches, 165

Otto, Andrew, 112

Our Cook Book, 54

Outagamie County (Wisconsin), 101

Ovens (outdoor), 24–25, 43, 179

The Ovens of Brittany Cookbook, 288

Ovens of Brittany restaurants, 166, 170, 263, 288

Owen, Robert, 15

Owenite communities, 15

Owens, Richard Griffith, 117–118

Oysters, 48, 50

Ozaukee County (Wisconsin), 109

Ozeki, Ruth, 161

Pabst, Frederick, 118, 122, 123

Pabst beer, xvii, 118, 121, 124, 125

Paczkowski, Florence, 233

Palma, Mrs. Francis, 272

Panaderia & Taqueria Marimar, 135

Pancakes, 6–7, 22, 35, 40, 61, 117, 191

Paoli Local Foods, 163

Paris, Ron and Chris, 159

Park Hotel Grill, xxi

Parkinson, Kathryn, 199

Parmesan cheese, 70

Parsnips, 164

Passenger pigeons, 1, 11

Passover, 273

Pasties, 10–11, 25, 40, 136, 225

Patenude, Jeanne and Dan, 149, 263

Patrick Cudahy, Inc., 78, 79

Pautz, Zane, 205

PCBs, 88, 90

Peaches, 38

Peanuts, 254

Pear bread, 185

Peart, Dorothy Dewey, 341

Peary, Robert E., 122

Peas, 7, 21, 35, 43, 98–100, 102, 254

Pecatonica River, 87

Peck, Eben, 43, 46

Peck, Roseline, 43, 44, 44, 46

Pelanis, Stefanija, 263

Pemmican, 5, 76

Pendarvis, 298

Pennsylvania, 9, 10, 98, 135–136

Pepper, 36

Peppermint, 104–105

Perch (fish), 86, 89, 92, 93

Percy, Pam, 130

Perrier bottled water company, 122, 153

Perrot, Nicolas, 2, 6

Personal chefs, 130–131

Peshtigo Fire, 315

Pet food industry, 87

Peterman, Mrs. R. W., 295

Petit, William, 42–43

Pewaukee Lake, 124

Pfabe’s Ginseng Drink, 103

Phalanxes, 15

Pheasants, 248–249

Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 67, 69, 82, 119

Philippines, 134

Phillip Morris Corporation, 125

Phillips, John, 117

Phoenix Academy of Cultural Exploration and Design, 170

Pick-your-own operations. See Roadside produce stands

Pickett, Anne and James G., 66

Pickled Herring and Pumpkin Pie, 52, 130

Pickles, 19, 20, 23, 43, 46, 57, 100, 338, 338–341

Pier, Pamela, 265

Pierce, Victoria (Mrs. Ralph C.), 257

Pierce County Maple Syrup Producers Association, 115

Pies: apple, 14, 35; baking of, 24–25; cherry, 85, 111; custard, 14; on frontier, 14; for laborers, 32, 34; meat, 47; mince, 30; plum, 46; prune, 35; pumpkin, 36, 45; raisin, 35; squash, 16; among utopians, 16. See also Pasties

Pigs (hogs), 12, 16; butchering of, 27, 79, 235, 242, 266; on immigrant ships, 20; meat of, in sausages, 28, 76, 77; and meatpacking industry, 79, 80; organic, 162; in taverns, 42. See also Pork

Pike Creek (Wisconsin). See Kenosha (Wisconsin)

Pioneers, 9; food of, 9–17, 21, 23, 44, 47, 66, 75, 109, 112, 114, 235, 247; Indians’ trading with, 26, 63–64, 82, 246–247, 254; livestock of, 10, 39, 66; and medicine, 58, 59; women’s work among, 10, 26, 179

Piper, Odessa, xi–xii, 75, 166, 170

Pitschmann, Louis, 52

Plain (Wisconsin), 138

Plank Road Brewery, 118

Plank roads, 47–48

Plankinton, John, 78

Platteville (Wisconsin), xv, 100, 136

Pleasant Ridge (Wisconsin), 27, 132n

Pleasant Ridge Reserve cheese, 149–150, 263

Plenty, 168n

Plum City (Wisconsin), 26

Plum pudding, 327

Plums, 43, 45, 46

Plymouth (Wisconsin), 165

Pochanayon, Wanchalee, 233

Point beer, 123, 126

Polak’s Maple Hollow, 145

Polish immigrants, 22, 25, 75, 76, 85, 162

Pollen, Michael, 157

Pollution (water), 84, 88–90, 92, 97

Popcorn, 5

Poppies, 23

Porcupines: as food, 12, 14, 29

Pork, 7, 14, 15, 23, 29, 39; at church suppers, 142; on immigrants ships, 21; immigrants’ use of, 30; for laborers, 36, 37, 39; in meatpacking industry, 78–80; organic, 158; as payment to Indians, 46; recipes for, 235–240; sausages made from, 28, 76, 77; served in taverns, 43, 48; settlers’ eating of, 42. See also Bacon; Ham; Pigs; Salt pork; Sausages

Pork Hocks and Sauerkraut Supper, 142

Portage (Wisconsin), 11

Portage County (Wisconsin), 98

Posbrig, Mrs. Wilfred, 249

Postilion School of Culinary Arts, 129

Potatoes, 85, 93; genetically altered, 172; growing, 29, 45, 254; immigrants’ use of, 19–21, 29, 40, 244; Indians’ use of, 254; for laborers, 33–35, 38, 39; liquid from boiling, 29; in meatless meals, 251; organic, 160; popular recipes for, xiv, xv, 85; served in taverns, 43–46; settlers’ use of, 12, 15, 22–23; soup from, 23; wild, 2–4; Wisconsin’s production of, 63, 97–98; yeast from, 29, 179

Potawatomi Indians, xiii, 2, 97, 102

Potluck! Home Cooking from Wisconsin’s Community Cookbooks, 55

Potosi (Wisconsin), 123, 265

Potosi Brewing Company, 123

Potter, D. S., 48

Poultry, 42, 44, 47, 208; in boardinghouses, 39; ethical concerns about treatment of, 82; immigrants’ use of, 30, 82; organic, 158; pasture-raised, xii; pioneers’ raising of, 10; recipes for, 220–223; for steamship crews and log rafters, 34, 37; urban raising of, 169. See also Eggs; Factory farming; Geese; Turkeys

Powwows, 139

Poynette (Wisconsin), 42

Practical Cook Book, 56

Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin), 7–8, 13, 14, 42. See also Dousman, Hercules Louis; Fort Crawford; Villa Louis

Prairie du Lac (Wisconsin). See Milton (Wisconsin)

Prairie du Sac (Wisconsin), 138, 154, 155

Prairie Village (Wisconsin). See Waukesha

Praktisches Handbuch on Haushaltungstunst, 52

Praktisches Kochbuch für die gewöhnuliche and feinere Küche, 52, 129–130

Pratt, Irene Jones (Mrs. Leon A.), 320

Preservation. See Food preservation

Preserves, 57, 334–338

Presque Isle (Wisconsin), 139

Princeton (Wisconsin), 162

Priski, Dorothy, 161, 161–162

Priski, John, 161–162

Prochnow, Bernice Wilsnack, 339

Proctor, Elizabeth Meating, 311, 331

Produce auctions, 160

Prohibition, 68, 93, 119–120, 120, 123

Proksch, Dorothy (Mrs. Clarence), 322

Prunes, 35, 36

Pudas, Mrs. Edward, 212

Puddings, 25, 32, 36

Pumpkins, 23, 36, 45

Pure Milk Association, 101

Pyant, Isaiah, xxi

Queso blanco, 135, 151

Queso quesadilla, 151

Quinby, Moses, 113

Quivey’s Grove Heritage Cookbook, 130, 218

Rabbits, 248, 249–250

Rabe, Roma E. (Mrs. Harry), 340

Rabin, Henry, 117

Raccoon: as food, 248

Racine (Wisconsin), 65, 71, 78, 132, 142

Racine County (Wisconsin), 18, 101, 112, 132

Radisson, Pierre-Esprit, 1, 2

Rahr Green Bay Brewing Corporation, 123

Railroads, 21, 43, 48, 134; apples sent to market via, 108; and commercial fishing, 83; feeding laborers for, 31, 38, 38; potato exhibits on, 98; refrigerated, 69, 87, 124; weather forecasts spread via, 106

Raisins, 14, 35, 36

Ramos, Maria Cristina, 222

Randall, Gladys M., 210

Randolph (Wisconsin), 100

Ransom’s Family Receipt Book, 56

Raspberries, 61, 111

Ratzsch, Helen (Mrs. Karl), 223

Ray’s Market, 81

rBGH, xvii, 73, 140, 159

RDA Milwaukee, 129

Reader’s Digest Company, 129

REAP, 167, 171, 171, 286. See also Food for Thought Festivals

Reaume, Charles, 14

“Receipt for Cooking Husbands,” 57

A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and Her Cookbook, 130

Recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), 73, 140, 159

Red Bird (Ho-Chunk man), 42

Red Cliff (Wisconsin), 92

Red horse. See Beef: salted

Reedsburg (Wisconsin), 161

Regional ingredients, xii, xxi–xxii. See also Food localism

Reichert, Doris, 197

Reiman, Roy, 129

Reiman Publications, 129

Renard, Howard, 138, 147

Renard’s cheese factory, 147

Renger, Tony and Sue, 162

Rennet, 210

Republican Party, 120

Research, Education, Action and Policy Food Group. See REAP

Resique, Samuel, 42

Restaurants: chefs of, and local foods, 166–168; established by breweries, 121, 122; ethnic, xviii, 135; fast-food, xvii, xxi; food recovery programs with, 174; frequent use of, xvii, 128, 130–131; growth and variety of, 130; nineteenth-century, 49–50; organic products for, 160, 162. See also Brewpubs; Cafes; Church suppers; Cuisines; Supper clubs; Taverns; names of specific restaurants

Reuthlisberger, Herman, 118

Reynolds, Minnie, 329

Reynolds Sugar Bush, 117

Rheumatism treatments, 58, 61, 121

Rhubarb, 254

Rice, 19–21, 37, 38, 44, 134. See also Wild rice

Rice, Florence, 315

Rice pudding, 25, 35, 36

Richland City (Wisconsin), 44

Richland County (Wisconsin), 108

Richter, Vera (Mrs. Meredith), 288

Riedy, Mrs. Jerome L., 242

Riegel, Florence Baker (Mrs. J. A.), 315, 323

Rikkers, Jane (Mrs. Edward), 308, 318

Ring bologna, 29

Ringe, Frederick W., 300

Ripon (Wisconsin), 15, 16

Roadside produce stands, 107–110, 136–137, 137, 146, 157, 163

Roberts, Ruth H. (Mrs. Thomas A.), 226

Rock County (Wisconsin), 105

Rock Island (Wisconsin), 84

Rock Prairie (Wisconsin), 44

Rockford (Illinois), 132, 135, 329

Rockwell, Charles, 66

Rocky Dell Springs, 121

Roddis, Thomas and Edward, 78

Rodenkirch, Michael, 20

Roe, Virginia, 310

Roeber, Jane, 255

Rohm, Mrs. Albert, 243

Rojahn, Elizabeth J., 231

Romeo, Terry, 92

Rood, Claire, 189

Roop, Peter and Connie, 240

Roosevelt, Theodore, 122

Root, Waverly, 254

Root beer, 33

Root cellars, 13

Rosen, Carol J., 136

Roth Käse cheese factory, 140

Rowan’s tavern, 42

Royal Baking Powder Company, 56

Royko, Mike, 126

Rudmani, Guiseppi, 56

Rull (Norwegian dish), 28

Rumler, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, 82, 233

Runge, Janice, 203

Rupert, Eric, 263

Ruselink, Elsia V., 238

Rye, 23, 24, 26, 43, 159

Sabin, Ellen, 303

SABMiller, 125

Sachtjen, Mrs. William, 340

Sacket, Edward, 105–106

St. Clair, Ovy, 307

St. Croix County (Wisconsin), 115

St. Croix River, 87, 121

St. Dominic’s Catholic Parish festival (Brookfield), 141

St. Hagop’s (Racine), 142

St. James Catholic Church (Madison), 142

St. Louis, Marie T., 200

St. Louis (Missouri), 64, 119

Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church (Eagle), 208

Salad(s), 21, 33, 47, 283–288

Salad dressings, 33, 283–288

Salamone, Father, 233

Salas, Jesus, 99–100

Salemville Cheese Co-op, 148

Salmon, 89, 92

Saloons, 41, 41. See also Taverns

Salt, 4, 12; as fish preservative, 19, 25, 40; for lumberjacks, 36, 37; as meat preservative, 20–21, 38, 76, 78

Salt pork: in boardinghouses, 39, 40; as flavoring, 235, 251; on immigrant ships, 21; immigrants’ uses of, 28; for lumberjacks, 35, 40; medicinal uses of, 61; pioneers’ uses of, 9, 12, 15, 235, 247; for railroad crews, 38; served in taverns, 43, 44

Saluja, Neeta, 261

Salves (medicinal), 60–61

Sand Bay (Wisconsin), 38

Sandbakkels, 319

Sanford, Mrs. Robert, 198, 254, 261, 327

Sanford Restaurant (Milwaukee), 162

Sanvidge sisters, 62, 345

Saturday prime rib special, 144

Sauerkraut, 25, 100, 101, 142, 244, 259

Sauk City (Wisconsin), 100, 151, 154n6

Sauk County (Wisconsin), 29–30, 32, 119

Saukville (Wisconsin), 113

Sault Ste. Marie, 83

Sausages: Albanian, 135; casings for, 27–28, 243; cookbooks for using, 57; herbs for, 76–77; making of, 27–29, 76, 76, 77, 80, 140; Mexican, 77, 135; names for, 77; recipes for, 243–246; venison, 76; Wisconsin’s association with, xviii, xxi, 63, 75–78, 80. See also Bratwursts

Saveur, 128, 129

SavorWisconsin.com, 136, 168

Savory, 23

Sawmills, 65

Sawyer, Mrs. W. Paul, 256

Scandinavia, 65, 66. See also specific Scandinavian countries

Schafer, Joseph, 75

Schalk, Pamela, 247

Schelshorn, Christine, xvi

Schey, Emden, 101

Schlitz, Joseph, 118, 121, 122–123

Schlitz beer, xvii, 123–125, 125

Schlosser, Eric, 157

Schmidt, Jean Bunker (Mrs. Felix), 305

Schmocker, Abraham, 18

Schoch, C., 84

Schoch, Jean (Mrs. Donald), 209, 235

Schukenecht, Pat Gottschal (Mrs. B. A.), 224, 316

Schumacher, Violet Fendry, 287

Schuster, Peter, 24–25

Schuster, Viola (Mrs. Felix), 209, 275, 295

Schuster’s Playtime Farm, 138

Schwartz, Phyllis Trimberger (Mrs. Roger J.), 305

Schwebke, Mrs. Clarence, 291

Scotch whiskey, 117

Scrofula. See Kings Evil

Sea lampreys, 84, 88

Sea voyages, 19–21

Seasonings, 4, 19, 20, 23–24, 76–77, 116, 235, 251, 293. See also specific herbs and spices

Seaweed, 26

Seeley, Peter and Bernadette, 165

Seely, Ron, 91, 97

Seipp and Lehmann Brewery (Chicago), 118

Self Help and Resource Exchange, 174

“Semmel roll,” 77

Semran, Hedwig A. (Mrs. Victor), 197

Sentry Foods, 77

Sereno, Linda Rajala, 242

The Settlement Cook Book, 52–54, 54, 130, 204, 346

Seven Gables Inn, 189

Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats, 51

Severson, Mrs. Hugh, 192

Seymour, Marlyne Schantz (Mrs. William), 290

Seymour (Wisconsin), 139

Shanghai House, 49

SHARE, 174

Sharing Our Recipes: A Collection by the Park Elementary School PTA, 55

Sharp, Matthew, 160–161

Sheboygan (Wisconsin), 76, 77, 111, 123, 145

Sheboygan County (Wisconsin), 66–67

Sheboygan-Fond du Lac plank road, 47–48

Sheep, 16, 148, 150. See also Lamb

Sheepshead (fish), 87, 89

Sheko, Marian, 226, 272

Shepard, Robin, 153

Sherman, Sandra, xix

Sherman, Simon A., 29

Shetler, Charles, 201

Shirek, Leona (Mrs. Raymond), 193

Shoberg, Anne, 209, 244, 258, 280, 284, 336

The Shops at Woodlake, 129

Short, Ann, 232

Shukele, 143

Shullsburg (Wisconsin), 10, 323

Shullsburg Methodist Women’s Cornish Recipe Book, 323

Silos, 70

Silver Springs Garden, 115

Simmons, Amelia, 51

Sims, Mrs. Charles A., 330

Sioux Indians, 96

Six Spices: A Simple Concept of Indian Cooking, 261

Slaughter houses, 160. See also Butcher shops

Slippery elm bark, 61

Slow Food UW, 167

Slow Food Wisconsin, 167

Smart, Mrs. Robert, 319

Smelt, 84, 86, 93, 94

Smith, Alisa, 168n

Smith, Diane, 161

Smith, Hiram, 67

Smith, J. A., 67

Smith, James Morton, xiv

Smith, John B., 120

Smith, John J., 66–67

Smith, William Rudolph, 1, 97, 112

Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Washington, D.C.), 156, 281

Smoking (of meat), 27, 28, 85, 243

Snap beans, 98, 100–102

Snow, 57

Soap, 28, 36, 60

Socialist Potluck Cookbook and Manifesto, 55

Soil (in Wisconsin), 64, 67, 100, 169

Soo Line railroads, 98

Sore throat remedies, 61–62

Sorenson, Mrs. Claude, 307

Sorghum, 22, 111

Soroka, Mrs. Waclaw, 270, 277, 295, 305

Soul food, 132–133

Soup: bean, 15, 23, 40, 43; booyah, 207, 207; cornmeal, 40; Indian corn, 46; pea, 35; porcupine, 29; recipes for, 200–207; squash, 47; turnip, 23

Sour cream, 26

Sourdough starter, 35, 179

South African Breweries PLC, 125

South Shore Brewery, 154

Southeast Wisconsin Farm and Food Network, 168

Southern Wisconsin Farm Fresh Atlas, 167

Southport. See Kenosha

Soybeans, 159, 165, 172

Spareribs, 25

Sparta (Wisconsin), 43

Spearfishing, 91

Spearmint, 104

Sperger, Romona (Mrs. Courtland), 310

Spices. See Seasonings

Spitzbarth, Mrs. Charles, 284

Spook yeast, 179

Sport fishing, 89–91, 94–95

Spot Lunch Diner, 143

Sprecher Brewery, 153–154

Spreckel, Claus, 112

Sprengel, Mr. and Mrs. Bay, 292, 342

Spring Green (Wisconsin), 145, 163

Spring Lake (Wisconsin), 15

Springdale Farm, 165

Springhouses (milk houses), 12, 66

Squash, 2, 4, 16, 22, 47, 360

Squirrels: as food, 248, 248

Staj, Mary, 257

Stannards, Mrs. Clayton R., 328

Starch, 29

State Historical Society of Wisconsin. See Wisconsin Historical Society

Stchert, Louis, 82

Steamboats, 31, 34, 34

Steamships, 18–19, 21–22

Steele, Martie, 201, 294

Stein, Charlotte (Mrs. Irvine Y.), 339

Stein, Jason, 154

Stephenson, Matthew, Julia, and William, 99

Stevens, Mrs. Warren H., 273

Stevens Point (Wisconsin), 29, 123, 126, 162, 167–168

Stevens Point Brewery, 126

Stewart, Dave, 307

Stiehl, C. W., 154–155

Stockbridge-Munsee Indians, 97

Stollen, 185

Stonefield, 341

Stoppenbach, Inc., 79

Stoughton (Wisconsin), 61, 139, 343

Stoves. See Cookstoves

Strathman, Ann, 246, 266, 292

Strawberries, 1, 39, 43, 111, 343

Streckert, Toni Brandeis, 55

Streissguth, William, 29

String cheese, 148

Stroh Brewing Company, 124, 125

Strong, Ira N., 67

Stuffed goose, 82

Sturgeon, 4, 83–85, 87, 88

Stuttgen, Joanne Raetz, 135, 142–143, 296

Subscription farming, 55, 102, 160, 163, 163–166, 168, 171, 173–175

Succotash, 254

Suckers (fish), 86

Suess, Mrs. Frank M., 258, 265

Suet pudding, 327

Sugar (cane), 12, 43, 44; for fruit preservation, 43; on immigrant ships, 19, 20; price of, 29; shortage of, in World War I, 113; storage of, in logging camps, 37. See also Brown sugar; Honey; Maple sugar and syrup; Molasses; Sorghum; Sugar beets

Sugar beets, 63, 111–112, 115

Sugar cookies, 25

Sugar River Dairy, 159

Sukanen, Hilda Hillman, 186, 299

Sulphur, 59, 61

Sun Prairie (Wisconsin), 101

Sunday laws, 120

Sunflowers, 254

Super Mercado El Rey, 134–135

Superior (Wisconsin), 65

Supper clubs, xviii, 141, 143–147, 144

Sustainable agriculture, xi, 55, 102, 127, 128, 145, 156–171, 281. See also Farmers’ markets; Food localism; Organic foods; Subscription farming

Sustainable fishing, 91–92

Swanson, Dave, 131, 138

Swarensky, Mrs. Manfred, 181

Swart, Mrs. George C., xiv

Swartz, Mrs. Robert, 337

Swedish immigrants, 25–27, 85

Sweet potatoes, 254

Sweetbreads, 29

Swift, Gustavus, 124

Swiss cheese, 67, 68, 148–149

Swiss immigrants, 18, 18, 20–21, 29, 65, 67, 68, 75, 85, 140

Sylte (sausage stuffing), 28

Symanek, Mary, 226

Syria, xiv

Syttende Mai (Stoughton), 139

Taffy, 331

Tail, 27

Tallow, 6, 7, 60, 247

Talmadge House, 48

Taniguchi, Mari, 201

Tank, Magdalena W., 245

Tanning industry, 78, 134

Taste of Home, 129

A Taste of Old Madison, 344

Taste of the Midwest, 130

Tatreau, Georgya, 188

Taverns, 41, 41–50, 68, 93, 123, 131; and beer gardens, 120–121; children in, 93; saloonkeepers as responsible for damage done by customers of, 49, 120

Taylor, Mrs. Daniel E., 215

Taylor, David A., 103–104

Taylor, Mrs. Ora P., 192

Taylor, Patricia (Mrs. William), 227, 242

Tea, 12–14, 16, 21, 22, 35, 38, 45, 46, 50; medicinal uses of, 61; on ocean voyages, 20; price of, 29; served in taverns, 43; substitutes for, 43; trees used for, by Indians, 346

Teachers, 39

Temperance movement, 45, 49, 119–120, 123

Temple Emanu-El (Milwaukee), 53

Teng, Za, 133

Tennessee, 10, 132

Tenney, Ann Eliza, 57, 60, 325

Terpening, Otis W., 36

“Terroir,” 114

Terry, Don, 124

Texas, 99–100, 110, 114, 134

Thai chile peppers, 240

Thailand, 133

Thewis, Selma (Mrs. Harry), 326

Thielke, Rosemary, 221

Thill, Veva, 265

Thomas, Daniel, 39

Thorp (Wisconsin), 192

Thorpe, Alice, 255

Thorson, Celia M. (Mrs. Clarence), 184

Threshing time, 31–34, 32, 33, 342

Timmel, Edna L., 309

Titletown Brewing, 153

Tobacco, 60

Toepel, Mrs. Theodore, 210, 272

Tomatoes, 33, 38, 46–47, 100, 164, 254, 264, 280, 286

Tomson, Helen, 57

Tongue, 47

Topham, Anne, 149, 150

Tornowske, Mrs. L., 293

Tourism: associated with hunting, 80–81; in Door County, 85–86, 111; early, in Wisconsin, 44–46; food-related, 139–141; and sport fishing, 89–91, 94–95; and sweet corn festival, 101; threats to, 81, 88–91. See also Agritourism; Sport fishing

Town and County Resource Conservation and Development, 168

Trading posts, 45–46

Transportation: difficulties of early, 43, 47–48; and meatpacking industry, 79; refrigerated, 69, 87, 94; settlers’ locations near, 9; via water in Wisconsin, 64–65; Wisconsin as central to, 100, 110. See also Atlantic Ocean crossings; Erie Canal; Railroads; names of specific rivers

Travel. See Tourism

Trempealeau (Wisconsin), 94

Trempealeau County (Wisconsin), 109

Trinity Lutheran Church (Madison), x

Trout: brown, 94; lake, 83, 83, 84–86, 88, 89, 213; rainbow, 92, 94; steelhead, 89

Tsyunhehkwa, 173, 174

Tuchman, Mrs. Herman, 194, 212, 273, 274

Turkeys, 39, 47, 220

Turner, Mrs. Spencer W., 180, 262

Turner Hall Ratskeller, 140

Turnips, 15, 23, 43, 46, 47, 244

Turnquist, La Verne (Mrs. Walter), 301

Tvare (Norwegian whisk), 25

Two Rivers (Wisconsin), 84, 328, 329

Ullmer, Judy, 206, 207, 207

Underground railroad, 49, 132

United States Hotel, 49

The United States of Arugula, xxi, 127–128

U.S. Championship Cheese Contest, 150, 263

U.S. Congress, 89, 90

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 107, 156–157

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 94

University of Wisconsin: Agricultural Experiment Station at, 69, 70, 108; as biotech leader, 172; Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, 147, 165, 174; cooks at, 350; and dairy industry, 69, 72, 75; Extension Services of, 69, 70, 168; fudge party at, 331; and organic agriculture, 157, 160, 169; regents of, 67; Slow Food movement at, 167; and vegetables, 98

University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, 92

Uplands Cheese, 149, 149–150, 263

Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference, 159

Urbanization, 11, 53

Urich, Marion Philippi (Mrs. John A.), 190, 237, 318

Usinger’s sausages, 78, 145

Utopian settlers, 15–17

Van den Broek, Theodore, 18

Van Eeckhout, David and Melinda, 165–166

Van Hise, Charles, 169

Vanden Brook, Tom, 91

Vanderschaegen, Julia M., 236, 268, 280

Vanocka, 185

Vantatenhove, Phil, 158

Varroa mite, 113–114

Veal, 36, 46, 47, 233–234

Vegetable(s): commercial production of, 97–102; at house raising, 14; local, emphasized, 55; served in taverns, 46; for steamship crews, 34; storage of, in logging camps, 37; in utopian community, 15–16. See also Greens; specific vegetables

Vegetable gardens, 24, 99, 254, 254, 283; Asian, 133; community, 174; in frontier communities, 7; heirloom, 164, 165; of immigrants, 23; Ojibwe, 2, 3; organic, 157, 159–160; of pioneers, 9–10, 12, 45, 47; preserving vegetables from, 13, 25, 98–102, 259, 335; in utopian communities, 15, 17. See also Vegetable(s)

Venison, 2, 5, 7, 14, 47; for lumberjacks, 36, 40; processing of, 80–81, 81; recipes for, 247–248; sausage from, 76, 81, 247

Vernon County (Wisconsin), 157, 159

Vietnam, xiv, 133, 134

Vietnam War, 103, 133, 134

Viking Grill, 86

Villa Louis, 52, 208, 223, 250, 257, 259

Villarreal, Beto and Ernesto, 135

Vint, Florence M., 198, 236, 257, 294, 342

Viroqua (Wisconsin), 159

Voigt Decision, 91

Von Stiehl Winery, 154–155

Voyageurs, 5, 6

W. R. Grace Company, 125

Wade, Althea Stannard, 222

Wade, Sylvanus, 47

Wade House, 47–48, 48, 222, 232, 323

Waite, Mrs. Walter H., 183

Walkowitz, Rebecca L., 169n

Waller, Jerry, 101

Walleye (fish), 86, 87, 91–94

Walter Brewing Company, 123, 125

Walworth County (Wisconsin), 105

Warrens (Wisconsin), 107, 139, 341

Washburn, Cadwallader C., 64

Washington, D.C., 136, 144n3, 156, 281, 329

Washington County (Wisconsin), 97, 112

Washington Hotel, Restaurant and Culinary School, 138, 138, 167, 167

Washington House, 46, 49

Washington Island (Wisconsin), 1, 55, 138, 138, 154, 167

Washington Market Dining Room, 49–50

Washington State, 109

Water: bottled, 121–122, 153; contaminated, 84, 88–90, 92, 97, 153; power from, 64; supply of, essential to pioneers, 9. See also Ice; Wells; specific waterways

Water Street Brewery, 152

Watermelons, 22

Waters, Alice, 109, 171

Watertown (Wisconsin), 46, 76, 82, 113, 162, 223

Waukesha (formerly, Prairie Village) (Wisconsin), 42, 121–122, 138, 153

Waukesha County (Wisconsin), 44, 48, 98, 112, 119, 153

Waupaca (Wisconsin), 98

Waupaca County (Wisconsin), 108

Wausau (Wisconsin), 54, 133

Waushara County (Wisconsin), 100, 105, 122

Wauwatosa (Wisconsin), 55

Weber, Margaret, 274

Weber, Mrs. Wencil, 249

Weckerle, Florence (Mrs. Charles), 272

Weddig, Mrs. Henry, 245, 339

Weeden’s Hotel, 49

Weinert, John, 203

The Welcome Table: African-American Heritage Cooking, 132

Welland Canal, 88

Wells, 13

Wells, Daniel, 335

Welsh immigrants, 24, 39, 117, 184

Welsh Prairie (Wisconsin), 19

Wesolowski, Mrs. Leo, 299

West Allis (Wisconsin), 140

Westby (Wisconsin), 136

Westoff, Larry and Maria, 158–159

Westra, Betty, 238

Wettleson, Torbjorn, 24

Whalen, George, 34

“What Julia Started” (Lehrman), 128

Wheat, 36, 43, 71; settlers’ planting of, xxi, 26, 45, 63, 67; Wisconsin’s production of, 63–67, 119, 154, 167

White Earth Land Recovery Project, 97

White House Cook Book, 222, 232, 323

Whitefish, 83, 83–86, 89, 93, 95

Whitehall (Wisconsin), 150

Whitewater (Wisconsin), 49

Whitney, Daniel, 14, 49

Whittlesey, Sherman N., 106

Wickstrom, Nels and Anna, 9

Wight, Walter G., 339

Wild game. See Game (wild)

Wild rice, 1, 3, 3, 4, 14, 26, 95–97, 96, 277

Williams, Elias, 19–20, 22

Williams, Michael, 24

Williams, Roger, 6

Williams, William, 19–20, 22

Williams-Brown, Susanne Marie, 243, 304

Williamson Street Cooperative, 170

Willow Creek Farm, 162

Wills, Bob, 149

Wilms, Mrs. Forrest, 300

Winas, George, 34

Wine, 45, 46, 49, 138, 144, 147, 154–156, 155

Winnebago County (Wisconsin), 108

Winnecone (Wisconsin), 23, 45

Wisconsin: as America’s Dairyland, 65, 75; “Badger” nickname for, 10; binge-drinking in, 126; changes in foodways of, xi, xiii, xxi; cheesemaking certification programs in, 75; climate of, xiii, xiv, 1, 70, 92, 99, 108–111, 169, 283; culinary education in, 128–129; “eat local” movement in, 167–169; ethnic makeup of, xiv, xxi–xxii, 131–132; foods associated with, xiii, xviii, xxi, 63–126; hunger in, 173–174; as national leader in organic food production, 157; number of lakes and rivers in, 94; reputation of, as “meat and potatoes” state, xiv, 141–144. See also Agriculture; Censuses; specific foods, peoples, and state agencies in

Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 172, 174, 175

Wisconsin AFL-CIO, 100

Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association, 136

Wisconsin Apple Growers Association, 109, 160

Wisconsin Aquaculture Association, 92

Wisconsin Arts Board, 282

Wisconsin Buttermakers’ Association, 72

Wisconsin Central Railroad, 38

Wisconsin Cheese, 130

Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, 71–72, 151

Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commission, 69

Wisconsin Dairy Artisan Network, 151

Wisconsin Dairymen’s Association, 69

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), 92, 104, 115, 117, 147, 157–159, 168, 171–172

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 80, 81, 89–92

“Wisconsin Eat Local,” 169

Wisconsin Eco-Apple Project, 160

Wisconsin Electric Company Kitchens, 57

Wisconsin Folklife Festival, 281

Wisconsin Food Security Consortium, 173

Wisconsin Fruit Growers’ Association, 108

Wisconsin Ginseng Seal Program, 104

Wisconsin Healthy Grown ecolabel, 160

Wisconsin Heritage Cookbook, xiv–xv. See also The Flavor of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Historical Collections, xv

Wisconsin Historical Society (formerly, State Historical Society of Wisconsin), xxi; archives collections of, xv–xvi, 53n, 56–59, 344; cookbook projects of, xiv–xv, 55; historical markers of, 329; historical sites operated by, 10, 47–48, 48, 52, 55, 164, 165, 298, 341; photograph collections of, xviii–xix; secretaries of, 58; Women’s Auxiliary of, xiv–xv

Wisconsin Historical Society Press, xiii, xvii, 130

Wisconsin History Highlights, 100

Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch, 157, 167

Wisconsin Idea, 169–170, 172

Wisconsin Indians, 91, 97

Wisconsin Land Legacy Report, 89

Wisconsin Magazine of History, 77

Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, 151

Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council, 157

“Wisconsin Organic Agriculture Facts” (DATCP), 157

Wisconsin Political Equality League, 55

Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers’ Association, 98, 160

Wisconsin Public Television, 150

Wisconsin Red Cherry Growers, 110

Wisconsin Restaurant Association, 130

Wisconsin River, 88. See also Fox-Wisconsin River route

Wisconsin Sheep Cheese Dairy Cooperative, 150

Wisconsin Specialty Cheese Institute, 151

Wisconsin State Agricultural Society, 65

Wisconsin State Fair, 87, 140, 140, 150, 211, 289, 298

Wisconsin State Horticulture Society, 108, 109

Wisconsin State Legislature: and alcohol, 49, 120; Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin initiative of, 136–137, 168; and dairy industry, 65, 69, 72–74; on homebrewing, 152; and sugar beet industry, 112

Wisconsin Temperance League, 306

Wisconsin Territory, 10

Wisconsin Trails, 103–104, 278, 325

Wisconsin Winery Association, 154

Wisconsinmade.com, 130

Wisconsin’s Best Breweries and Brewpubs, 153

Wisconsin’s Hometown Flavors, 68, 145

Witch yeast, 179

Wittenberg (Wisconsin), 39

Woinowsky, Delta (Mrs. Herbert), 267

Wollersheim, Bob, JoAnn, and Julie, 155–156

Wollersheim Winery, 138, 155, 155–156

Wolves, 7, 43

Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, 120

Women: archival material from, xvi; as cheese and butter makers, 66, 67, 150; and hotel management, 47; work of farming, 32, 254; work of immigrant, 26–27; work of Indian, 3–6; work of pioneer, 10, 26, 179

Wood, Elizabeth McMillan, 336

Wood ashes, 60

Wood County (Wisconsin), 105, 106

World Championship Cheese Contest, 72, 150

World War I: African American migration to Wisconsin in, 132; canning industry in, 100; expansion of cookbooks and recipes in, 57; food rationing in, 183; meatpacking industry in, 79; and oleomargarine, 73; sugar shortage in, 113

World War II: African American migration to Wisconsin in, 132; cherry-picking during, 110; and cranberry business, 106; and fish fry, 94; and foreign language instruction in schools and churches, 22, 30; meatpacking industry in, 79; migrant farmworkers in, 99; and oleomargarine, 73; vegetable canning business in, 98, 100, 101

Wrensch, Mrs. B. E., 219

Wright, William W., 15

Wrightstown (Wisconsin), 45

Xiong, Douglas, 133

Yankees: cookbooks of, 51; and dairy industry, 65, 66–68; as hops growers, 119; oysters for, 48; temperance views of, 45, 119–120; as Wisconsin settlers, xxi, 8, 9–10, 27, 78, 131

Yankowski, Eleanor (Mrs. Anthony), 202, 276, 341

Yeast, 29, 57, 179

Yeh, Daniel, 240

Yogurt, 159

Young, Alexa, 193, 204

Zahn, Mrs. Clyde, 299

Zahn, Mrs. Ervin, 209

Zebra mussels, 89

Zirbel, Mrs. Irving W., 284