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  How to Make Mulberry Barbecue Sauce

  "You hardly need to go out looking for mulberries. They find you."

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  What I Learned In Twenty-Three Years as a Midwestern Food Writer

  "I was interested in what we had, not what we didn’t have."

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  More Than Just a Ham Sandwich

  What the ham bun means to members of Michigan's Christian Reformed Church

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  Bottling the Midwest

  How the distillers at Cardinal Spirits celebrate the Hoosier State

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  Early Summer Is Pine Cone Season

  How to harvest, eat, and preserve pine catkins and young cones

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  How to Make Strawberry Campari

  A celebration of early summer

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  The Midwest’s Best Beer Cheese

  Cincinnati is basically Kentucky, anyway

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  Top the Tater is the Ultimate Midwestern Dip

  A tribute to a heartland classic

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  Chicago Mix Was Never From Chicago

  The truth about a classic popcorn pairing

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  Talking Midwestern Pizza with Dennis Lee

  "I tried to re-create a meme of a pizza covered in candy corn. It was terrible."

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  It’s Smelt Season

  A spring feast on the Great Lakes

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  How to Make Supper Club Popovers

  An award-winning recipe from North Dakota