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The Tip is 'Watch What You Eat' While in the grocery store recently I noticed that the apples were from South America. Next to South American apples were a bin of apples labeled Made in USA. I decided to go with the Made in America apples since they were US grown. Always remember the Big Secret- buying more American made products helps put Americans back to work. It will guide you to food you will want to eat that is grown with US labor. If you just take a moment to look and think before you buy, it is likely you will find what you are looking for. Also, be careful because sometimes labels are not what they seem. Some companies use the letters USA to fool you into thinking they are American products. Trust only those products that literally claim their country of origin. Look for labeling like: Product of USA, Made in USA, Grown in USA, or other definitive markings. And last, when you begin the journey of purposely identifying American products keep in mind that it may take a little time but the more you look the easier it becomes. You will start to remember which brands are made in the USA and which aren't. This knowledge makes it easy and will accumulate over time. Some food items are not grown in the USA and you will learn that too. The Big Secret tells us we don't need to purchase everything from USA manufacturers just a little more than we are accustom to. If you can average $200 a month more on domestic purchases than you otherwise would it adds up fast. $2,400 a year is equivalent to 7 MILLION new American jobs. We believe that is a good thing. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Jar Products JAR SAUCES STARTED OUT AS A FUN HOBBY FOR JOEL, ANDY, AND ROY. THEY LOVED MAKING AND EXPERIMENTING WITH HOT SAUCE RECIPES. JOEL, ANDY, AND ROY WORKED TOGETHER IN WAUSAU,WI AND DISCOVERED THEY ALL HAD AN INTEREST IN HOT SAUCE AND DECIDED TO CRAFT A BATCH. THEY BOTTLED 5 GALLONS WORTH OF WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS JAR FLAVOR SAUCE MILD. THEY HANDED OUT SAMPLES AND RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BEFORE THEY KNEW IT THEY WERE BACK CREATING ANOTHER BATCH, THIS TIME 30 GALLONS WORTH. THEY CONTINUED TO HAND OUT SAMPLES AND THE RAVE REVIEWS KEPT COMING. WITH THE DEMAND COMING IN, THEY PURSUED A SMALL BUSINESS LICENSE, FDA AND STATE FOOD VENDOR APPROVAL, AND A CERTIFIED KITCHEN WHERE THEY COULD PRODUCE. IN THE SPRING OF 2011, THEY WERE UP AND RUNNING AS AN LLC AND JOEL ANDY, AND ROY BECAME PARTNERS OF JAR PRODUCTS, LLC. AS DEMAND BEGAN TO GROW, SO DID THE NUMBER OF RECIPES. THEY CREATED A SPICIER FLAVOR SAUCE KNOWN AS FLAVOR SAUCE HOT AND A CHIPOTLE-SMOKY PIPING HOT SCHADENFREUDE. (GERMAN FOR SATISFACTION OR PLEASURE FELT AT SOMEONE ELSE'S MISFORTUNE). THE THREE SAUCES ARE PACKED WITH FLAVOR AND HAVE A LEVEL OF SPICE TO SUIT THE TIMID ALL THE WAY TO THE TRUE PEPPER HEAD. IN 2012, THE PARTNERS LOST ROY TO A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. ROY'S WIFE, COURTNEY, HAS BECOME A MEMBER ALONGSIDE JOEL AND ANDY. THE PARTNERS HONOR ROY'S LEGACY BY CONTINUING TO CREATE SUPERB FLAVOR AND HOT SAUCES. ABOUT JAR PRODUCTS JAR OFFERS A VARIETY OF SAUCES THAT WILL SUITE ANYONE'S TASTE BUDS - FROM THE FLAVOR-SEEKER TO THE TRUE PEPPER HEAD. TURN ANY ORDINARY DISH TO EXTRAORDINARY WITH OUR MILD OR HOT FLAVOR SAUCES. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR MORE HEAT, TRY OUR SHADENFREUDE HOT SAUCE FEATURING GHOST CHILIES ALONG WITH A SMOKY-CHIPOTLE FLAVOR. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SACRIFICE FLAVOR FOR HEAT. JAR PRODUCTS ORIGINATED IN THE NORTHWOODS OF WISCONSIN. THE SAUCE RECIPES ARE HAND CRAFTED BY JOEL, ANDY, AND ROY. |
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