By Ruth A. Ringelstetter
Photos in this blog post can be purchased as wall art, paper prints, downloads, phone cases, and keepsakes. Just click on the desired photo and look for the blue “BUY” button.
You probably have heard before that Joann and I eat out of our cooler whenever we can on our photography trips, whether they be for one day or our annual 10-day trips. Unless it’s raining cats and dogs, we eat out of the cooler.
Usually, any sandwiches we have are lettuce wraps, but we do make a couple of exceptions. One of those is for liverwurst sandwiches. We don’t exactly remember how often we had liverwurst, also known as Braunschweiger, when we were growing up, but we both love it. Maybe it’s our German heritage, or maybe it’s just fond memories of Sunday afternoon lunches of liverwurst or bologna sandwiches, but we consider it a treat.
We learned early on that for our 10-day trips, bread doesn’t travel well. Luckily, we can either find a healthy loaf at a big grocery store or, if we’re lucky, a fresh-baked loaf at a local bakery.
We’ve taken photography trips to Ohio many times, and twice we’ve stopped at Kennedy’s Bakery as we passed through Cambridge. They’ve been baking there for over 90 years, with the slogan, "Serving the Area with the Finest in Baked Goods Since 1925.”
On our first trip to Kennedy’s Bakery, we were anticipating liverwurst sandwiches for lunch. We picked out a fresh loaf of bread and went to the counter to pay. A smiling woman waited on us and as we chatted a little, she asked if we had plans for the bread. We excitedly told her we were looking forward to liverwurst sandwiches for lunch.
And then she made one of those faces people make. You know the face. It’s the “ewww!” face. She laughed, and then said that she hoped we enjoyed our lunch. She was kind enough not to say she thought we were wasting good bread.
We went a few blocks to the city park and made our lunch. These sandwich meals are our treat meals. Other people might have a pizza or burgers, but for us, its liverwurst sandwiches with a healthy version of our mom’s Ambrosia salad. What a treat!
Usually we buy grocery store liverwurst, but in the spring of 2017, we were going to more northern locations in Ohio, which included Amish country. And I had read about Troyer’s Trail Bologna, which has been made in Holmes County since 1912. When we stopped at an Amish store to pick some up, we discovered that they also had liverwurst in the butcher case. So, we got some of each. We also picked up a loaf of fresh, soft, sourdough bread.
And all of it was delicious! It was the best liverwurst and the best bologna we’ve ever had. We decided we would always look for local meat markets and bakeries if we could when we travel. Just one more thing to research. And I apologize if I made you make that “ewww!” face!
Photos in this blog post can be purchased as wall art, paper prints, downloads, phone cases, and keepsakes by clicking on the photo. You will be taken to the gallery website where you will see a big blue "BUY" button. Or to see all photos available, click on the "Browse Galleries" button on the menu at the top of this page. Thank you for your interest!
Happy Shunpiking!
Ruth
I haven't had liverwurst for years but it sure sounds good on fresh bakery bread! And I would love to get your healthy version of Mom's salad too! Thanks for the memories!
ReplyDeleteLove the happy memories that good, fresh, local food conjures up on a trip! All those small businesses you encounter also probably appreciate your attention to them. Another great trip down memory lane. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSounds delicious to me! My nephew Scott loves Liverwurst also. :)
ReplyDelete