Largest
fondue pot-world record set by Fond du Lac
[Sept 9] FOND DU LAC,Wisconsin,US--Fond du Lac set a World Record
on Saturday with the world's largest working fondue pot (8 feet
in diameter, weighs approximately 2,000 pounds and is capable of
holding 2,500 pounds of melted cheese) and fork.
Local manufacturer Brenner Tank designed this years
main attraction; an 8 foot wide fondue pot that will weigh over
4,000 pounds when filled with cheese.
"Fond du Lac is the center of the universe, and
it's great," said County Executive Al Buechel. "The city deserves
to be recognized because it's a great community."
Wisconsin's Alice in Dairyland Jill Makovec sampled
the first taste of cheese fondue.
Supple pointed out that it was made with butterkase,
fontina, gruyere and one-year-old cheddar.
Fond du Lac is one of the largest and oldest cheese-producing
counties in Wisconsin, said organizer Lesley Manowske and interim
Fondue Festival director.
The city's first-ever Fondue Festival served up batches
of cheesy fondue made with 1,250 pounds of cheese and 12 kegs of
beer.
"I'm ecstatic. This festival was enormous and we estimated
we had 15,000 people here," Manowske said.
Thousands
of spectators packed downtown Main Street to enjoy ideal 70-degree
weather, street vendors, fresh produce, live music and samplings
of Wisconsin food staples ranging from brats to kettle korn.
Fond du Lac will be keeping the pot in hopes of
stirring up more vast servings of….something. "Maybe a big chili
cookout next time — who knows," Supple said.
The Fond du Lac Fondue Festival was presented by Agnesian
HealthCare and Marian College. Fondue Festival, which evolved from
the annual Fall Festival, is destined to become an annual event
all its own. It is a creation of the Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership.
All proceeds raised from the fondue will go to
the Agricultural Ambassador Program, a one of a kind ag-education
program in Wisconsin.