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The ‘ ’ _ . 3‘ ' ~m‘7“ .,...â€"‘ - ,M '4 sausages soon became a fixture in f M” 7" ~- ‘ § the community f y -_ 2 \ y {A , # Schlote‘s great grandfather sold J H ‘ 4 5f -’ c ‘ _ I" ‘ sausages there for 30 years, gaining \ ‘. t r , ' 2-,; V‘-(' ~ ' fiat it loyal following and reputation 3-1 .. ,7 - ‘ ’ "Z . ”I ‘ throughout the region ‘ , , ‘ VF ‘ ‘ , 1 ‘ But when it was time to retire 4 ,, . - ‘ “ ‘ he found no interest In the family 3 - ’“g to ' .7 H ,4 V. W for continuing the business, so he “’ ’ ' . 1-), , _ ‘ I.“ shut the operation down. ' i ‘ V " lt's surely it decision that the “ .. g , family regrets now. -9» .1; ”3 fl; N WW“ . 2 “ lheonly difference between us _ '3“: _,‘ .; ”Sin-5325 . ‘ ' .s ._;;:.r ":-:’$ Lat-.1 ‘ ., . l, 's r. . ‘ ’3’ And Schneiders is that we didn‘t go 7‘5 “ “2"" _ $3 if . “ ' ' “J‘SW~$~A~ ' ~ ' big and gel Investors" Schlote said, '. ‘13. "j a .M 4 . ~ '1 7 “if”; f. ' ’fiwV} , ‘ lhe sausage links died with his afif‘j" ' g 4 j ' ‘!~_. “I.“ N ‘ ijlf‘a‘ - ‘3, ancestor illld It wasn't till more " "' “ "“ ‘ "1“" ' ' , ‘ " ‘ l“ ' ' than a century later that Schlote Mark Schlote is bringing back century-old recipes with his all-natural, organic Mark‘s Nearly Famous Sausages. His greatgrand’father first sold the uncovered his past sausages at the Waterloo market In the 1860s. He had moved from his home “(Gmmm town of Waterloo to Mississauga. table and started grinding them started to research the family histoi ”(Mark‘s Nearly Famous ing approved by the federal gov- where he worked in the food out. ry Sausages} was my wife’s idea. She eminent. industry, To his surprise. they were deli “He found out a lot. even some thought there was something That approval is often a prereq» Schlote had some health issues crous, original recipes.” Schlote said. “Of about being humble and not uisite to being sold ‘in grocery and had trouble digesting store He started getting his friends to course. back then everything was claiming to be something we're stores. bought sausage because of the try them and got rave renews. organic. They didn’t call it that. but not." Schlote said. “You know. I see The pork sausages come in four preservatives and additives. “Then I was having my family in the 1800s there weren’t any pes- so many products that are labelled different flavours â€"â€" mild, hot He wasn't ready to give them up. over for dinner and l called my par ticides or anythinglike that.” famous and I've barely heard of honey garlic and country-style. though. ents and said Hi make some Schlote started making the them. We want to let the public whichismadefmm Schlote'sgreat~ “l‘m a squarehead, l have a real sausage.“ Schlote said, "There was recipes and discovered they were decide ifwe’re famous or not." grandfathefs recipe. strong German heritage and I love silence on the other end of the very tasty. He and his father started The sausages are wholly organ- A box of four sausages retails my sausage," Schlote said, phone, I didn't even think about it. making them part»time, selling ic. with no gluten. fillers. MSG. soy. between $5.99 and $6.99. He decided to start making his “When they came over, i asked them at a few locations. as well as lactose. refined sugar or nuts. So far. they are available at two own sausages. He bought a grinder my dad for help grinding sausage. to friends and family, The animals used are not given locations in the area: Natural Food and talked to a few people about He came and sat at the table and Eventually. Schlote's wife antibiotics or growth hormones. Market in Waterloo and Central the best way to go about the said, ‘You know. there‘s history encouraged him to go wholehog meaning the sausages are drug th Market in Kitchener. process, here.” and get the sausages out on the free. For more information about Once he had an idea of how to It was then Schlnte learned market. The Schlotes rolled out their Mark's Nearly Famous Sausages. actually manufacture a sausage. about the original sausage at the First. however. they would need products gradually and in the sum~ visit their website at www.mark- Schlote sat down at the kitchen market. His father went home and a name, met put their products in packagr snearlyfamouscom. Harvest I’A At Sunday Market, October 19 ‘1" f l \ bl. Jacobs , ’ ‘ l . , FREE FOR KIDS: n‘k Traplin's music and fun 11 am. to 2 pm. 1' ' ‘ Kids can get creative decorating their own pumpkin! 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