The buns sell for $2.50 for a pack of five at Connell’s Orchard shop in Chippewa Falls, WI. It was Sydney’s idea to package the buns in sets of five because he noticed that curved brats in the area are sold five to a pack. Making these sorts of simple observations prompted his invention in the first place.
“He said to me, ‘Daddy, how come brats are curved, but the buns are straight?’”Jeremy Claxton recalls.
“I remember I was going around a slight corner of the road and I had to wait for the corner to end to turn around and say, ‘Dude, I don’t have an answer for you.’”
What I really like about this is that the boy came up with the idea, but he and his dad eventually consulted a professional baker for help formulating the bun. Inventions are rarely the work of a single person, and it's good to know when to bring in an outside expert.
Love this story for several reasons!
1) I just posted about how about the only processed meat we eat is brats on my blog.
2) I'm from Chippewa Falls, WI
3) I know the baker, Ralph Couey!
4) I've been to Connell's orchard. It's only a few miles from where I lived as a teen.
And, I'm with Syndey's dad Jeremy. The best way to enjoy a brat is with lots of mustard.
The BEST BRATS IN THE WORLD were from Gutknecht's market in Chippewa Falls. They closed last year because nobody in the family wanted to take over the family butcher shop. That is a tragedy.
Posted by: Cathie B | 30 June 2010 at 04:01 PM