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Showing posts with label CASE'S PORK ROLL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CASE'S PORK ROLL. Show all posts

Saturday, October 26, 2013

1895: TRENTON PORK ROLL HISTORY


George W. Price's sausage factory as it is today.
Take it from me, visitors, it took a respectable amount of time to round up the Trenton pork roll graphic at the top of this page. However, we Trenton and area residents have always been loyal consumers of this relatively unique Trenton delicacy. As can be seen in that graphic, the early years of pork roll date back to the latter part of the 19th century when it was sold at the old City Market which was once located on the corner of North Broad (then North Greene St.) and Academy Street. Thus far my research has found that Samuel S. Hill was a sausage maker who sold a variation of the product before Mr. Price set up shop and continued the sale of what they called "Trenton Sausage." It is sheer speculation on my part that Mr. Price replaced Mr. Hill in the sausage making business and it ultimately evolved into Case's Pork Roll.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

1890: CASE'S PORK ROLL: IN THE BEGINNING

GEORGE PRICE'S TRENTON SAUSAGE COMPANY PHOTO IS FROM THE "BUSINESSES, TRENTON" FOLDER IN THE HAMILTON LIBRARY'S LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION. NOTE THE LOGO ADVERTISING CASE'S FAMOUS PORK ROLL.THE BUILDING IN THE LOWER GRAPHIC STILL STANDS ON SOUTH CLINTON AVENUE. AS YOU ENTER SOUTH CLINTON AVENUE FROM THE "BARLOW CIRCLE"ON THE TRENTON FREEWAY HEADING TOWARD HAMILTON AVENUE, THE BUILDING IS ON THE NEAR LEFT. FADED PAINT ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING IS STILL VISIBLE.