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From roadside Texas peach stand to international distribution of award-winning zesty cooking sauces

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published January 5, 2018 at 5:00 AM PST
Fischer & Wieser Culinary Adventure dinner Fredericksburg, Texas
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It all started with a peach orchard planted in 1928 and a roadside fruit stand in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Today, in addition to fresh peaches, Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods cooking sauces are sold nationwide. 

The family run business includes the popular Culinary Adventure Cooking School, and a retail shop featuring more than 150 different products.

Mark Wieser patriarch of Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods in Fredericksburg, Texas
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Mark Wieser patriarch of Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods in Fredericksburg, Texas

Come along and join Deanna Fischer for the rest of the story, including the tale of the ever-burgeoning line of cooking sauces that evolved from their Original Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce.

Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods Christmas special delivery
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Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods Christmas special delivery

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Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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