Cracker Jack
I was off on one of my "scratch-and-dent" adventures on Thursday, October 24. I chose the "Monroe Loop," which takes me from Evansville, through Brodhead via Highway 104 to 11, then through Monroe, and then back on Highway 59 through Albany and back to Evansville. It's a very pretty drive, through some of Wisconsin's "driftless" area when you cross into Green County. It also affords several stops at various merchants and outlets (the "bargain" part), and there are several good restaurants in Monroe to have a nice meal (the "binges" part). My first stop was at Detweiler's Bent and Dent, which is off Highway 104 on Atkinson Road. This is a surplus grocery outlet, run by the Amish. It is not only well stocked and the inventory changes often, but it has another store nearby called Detweiler's Bulk Baking Supplies. There, you can buy all sorts of flours, various grains, sugars, spices, etc., all in bulk. A thriving Amish com...
