John and I had a chance to volunteer to hand out samples of "Da Burger" at the IL Products Expo on March 3rd. It was a lot of fun, and I was really surprised by the amount of vendors at this event. There were many small farmers present and some specialty growers, along with vendors with beer. They also dedicated a whole section to IL Wine and it was great to see our August Hill friends there.
We got to taste some fantastic cheeses (thanks Ropp's for bringing the Green Olive cheese!), brats, beer, honey, fudge, etc. Entry was only $5 (for us it was free since we were volunteering), and we got a free t-shirt to boot. At the IL Pork booth, Bloomington Meats were selling 1/3 lb pork burgers (3/pack) and pork spice. They emptied the chest freezer at least twice while we were there. It was estimated that we gave out over 3200 samples on Saturday alone, and they carried this over to Sunday!
Feel free to ask at your grocer's counter for ground pork burgers (they are different than sausage because they have no seasoning). Have them make 1/3 or 1/2 pound burgers to be extra delicious!!!
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