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Cranberry Country Crier

October 2013

Make-A-Wish cheesecake is magical
When the calendar flips
to the first weekend in October, and cool, bright days
and maple smoke mingle
sweetly with blazing fall
colors, it’s time to think
cranberries.
In particular, it’s time to
think cranberries in sauce
swirled through heavy,
delectable cheesecake that
tops a buttery grahamcracker crust.
Makes
your
mouth
water, right? Not only is
that combination a delight
for taste buds, it’s also an
amazing sight for eyes.
The world’s largest cranberry
cheesecake,
a
scrumptious concoction of
cream cheese and cranberries, will widen eyes. It’s
more than 100 feet long!
Appearing for the 22nd
time at Cranberry Fest, the
cheesecake is a fundraiser
for Make-A-Wish Foundation, which receives all the
proceeds generated by the
sale of cheesecake slices.
This national organization, which depends solely
on volunteer help and donations, grants thousands of
wishes nationwide to children ages 2 to 18 suffering
life-threatening illnesses.
In the past 20 years, it
has helped fund wishes for
nearly 50 North Woods children whose health needs
are unique.
While most wishes are
for trips to Disney World in
Florida, other wishes have
included visits with sports
heroes and movie stars,
gifts of computers and entertainment centers, shopping sprees, attendance at
professional
sporting

events, one puppy and even
a horse. A recent wish was
to a North Woods youngster
who wished for a hot tub to
alleviate the effects of
chemotherapy.
A mixture of hundreds
of pounds of cream cheese
and sugar, dozens of eggs
and thousands of cranberries, the cheesecake is the
brainchild of former Cranberry Fest organizer Cindy
Meinholz and Make-AWish representatives from
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