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House The first time Horace McDonnell stepped foot inside the market house, he took a look around at all the stands and asked himself, "How do I get one of these?" Horace was in the process of relocating to Cincinnati from Boston, where he had been a merchant on the Boston Fish Pier. He wanted to continue that line of work in Cincinnati, and the way he hoped to do so was to buy a small existing business. At the same time Horace hoped to become a part of Findlay Market, Wilson Spiess was planning to retire after owning and operating Spiess Foods for many years. The prospect of no Spiess Foods at Findlay Market worried many shoppers. His loyal customer base had purchased German meats and groceries from him for decades and no one was really sure where they were going to find certain favorites after the stand was sold. The worries didn't last long. Horace reached agreement with Wilson Spiess to purchase his stand and determined that he wouldn't change anything about it, except for the name. His renamed the business Krause's. That's his wife, Deb's, maiden name. The food selection stayed exactly the same for the first year and, when he did make changes, it was to expand the line of German products. Horace and Deb run the stand together. Wilson Spiess's daughter and granddaughter still work at the stand, as well as three other employees who were a part of Spiess Foods. Some customers have been shopping there for 40 years. Krause's offers over one hundred different German products, both imported and domestic. The grocery items include cookies, pudding mix, dumplings, cabbage, organic muesli, tea, coffee, noodles, butter, herring, and pickles. Many of these products are the popular Oetker brand. Gundelscheim sauerkraut and Gerolsteiner mineral water are customer favorites. Krause's stocks authentic German wursts from Schaller & Weber, and also from Usinger. The largest German bakery in North America supplies Krause's with dark Roggenbrot and Dimpflmeir German rye breads. The wide selection of hams includes Westphalian and Black Forest. Lachsschinken is a cold smoked pork tenderloin, made to taste like lox. The selection of smoked fish includes sprats, bierkling, and mackerel. You'll find smoked buedkling, senf, and paprika on the spice rack. Other European countries are also represented at Krause's. The imported prosciutto hams come from Italy and Spain. There's also a lean domestic prosciutto. Gyulai is a smoked sausage from Hungary. Csabai Hungarian salami and Teli Hungarian salami are also popular. Marzipan and several kinds of chocolate come from Switzerland. The olives are from France. Last, but certainly not least, Krause's sell hundreds of imported and domestic cheeses and is one of the best sources for quality cheese in Cincinnati. Not sure which of the many and varied kinds you like? Ask for advice and a sample! |
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