This year marks the 6th Annual Maple Syrup Fest on April 1st, 2017, in Phelps, Wisconsin. This year, the festival has expanded to include a maple syrup and honey cooking class.Learn to Cook with Natural Sweeteners
Instructor Dottie Reeder will guide the two-hour class on how versatile and fun cooking with locally produced maple syrup and raw honey can be! Participants will learn how to select maple syrup and honey and will discover the many resources and recipes available.
Participants will prepare and sample a variety of recipes for the class, including:
- Maple Honey Caramel Corn
- Kielbasa Appetizers
- Herbed Honey Spring Salad with Sweet and Tangy dressing
- Old German Honey Cookies
- Maple Chai Tea
Participants will receive a copy of all of the recipes that are prepared during the class.
The cooking classes will be held in the Phelps High School on Saturday, April 1st, 2017from 10 am – 12 pm and from 1 -3 pm. The cost is $15 per participant. Preregistration is required and all class members must be at least 13 years of age, unless accompanied by an adult. Space is limited, so register early! Download the 2017 MSF Cooking Class Application Form.
In addition to this new offering, Phelps Maple Syrup Fest features local sugar bush tours, tree tapping demos, an arts and crafts fair with over 70 vendors, children’s activities, a Maple Café, and more.
Today we made the annual pilgrimage up to Sister Bay, Wisconsin to Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant and Butik. I was excited for this visit because in June they opened up the Stabbur Beer Garden at Al Johnson’s. This is an outdoor beer garden next to Al Johnson’s restaurant. If you’ve ever been to Al Johnson’s you know that there is usually a wait to get your table. In the past we used to walk over to the beach; however, this year we headed over to the Stabbur Beer Garden!
The Stabbur Beer Garden is an entirely outdoor space with plenty of shade. The bar seats approximately 30 people and there were additional tables throughout the space. It was great to see a variety of outdoor games to include: oversized Jenga, goat ring toss, dice, and Ladder Ball.
The Green Mill has a large seating and bar area. Since I was dining by myself I decided to sit up at the bar. For 9pm I thought the place was fairly busy for a Tuesday night, but I then realized they have a “late night happy hour” that starts at 9pm. The bar area was nicely decorated, had plenty of seating, and had a few televisions that were tuned to sports shows.