Wisconsin Badger Tail-gating Party! Adding Badger Spirit To The Food And Tools!

Wisconsin Badger Football Season IS HERE! Time to dress in Badger RED and head for the game. It's tailgate party time! Besides the beer, what will you serve? Here are tips and suggestions for adding Badger spirit to the Game Food and your Tailgating Tools!

Priority #1, serve cheese and sausage. Wisconsin cheese and summer sausage are THE traditional, WI Badger spirit foods. They taste delicious, supply energy for the whole game, go great with beer, (and will slow the rate of alcohol absorption which may be an advantage when the game starts at 11:00 a.m.). Cheese curds and sausage sticks are easy to carry. They are the most conveniently-portable Badger spirit snack. Or take along an assortment of Wisconsin Badger snacks in a basket.



If mobility is less of a concern because you're serving Badger food from a car in a parking lot, then consider flashing a bit of Badger decoration on your tailgating tools. Serve the cheese, sausage, pretzels, chips, salsa, and candied Badger claws on a Badger cutting board. If you're going all-out and cooking State Street brats, cook 'em on a Badger grill with Badger tools. Meanwhile, keep the beer handy and cold in a UW ice bucket. When ready to drink, use your Badger belt buckle/bottle opener to pop the top.

In a few weeks re-filling the ice bucket will be a fine memory. When the game is played in snow and the ice is in the air, showing your Badger spirit is more important than ever. To inspire Badger spirit in your less-hardy companions, you'll need the tools for warmth. Thaw frozen hands by passing around a Badger hot soup thermos. Sip steaming coffee from an insulated, stainless-steel, UW thermos. And don't worry, regardless of the game's score you'll keep smiling because Badger re-usable heat packs are warming your toes.