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PLATTEVILLE, Wis., September 30, 2022 — The Friends of The Mining & Rollo Jamison inaugural Pasty Fundraiser held earlier this year received such an amazing response that it is back for another round of deliciousness this fall by popular demand. Stock up for the holidays with the food that our earliest Badger State miners ate: Cornish pasty! Through November 4, pasties can be ordered online at www.mining.jamison.museum/pasty or by contacting a board member or the Museum. The sale officially kicks off at the Taste of Platteville on October 9 at the Broske Center on Sunday, October 9, from 2–4 p.m. Pasty pick-up will take place on November 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Museum.
Pasties (pronounced “PAST-ease”) are hand pies with savory fillings, and have been a staple of the diet of Cornwall — where many of the world’s greatest miners originated — for more than 700 years. Pasties were first enjoyed in our region by Wisconsin’s pre-Civil War lead miners, and are still considered a delicious treat. The pasties will be made by the Walker House in Mineral Point, whose beef pasties were called “one of Wisconsin’s best foods” by the Food Network in 2017. The full ingredient list can be found online at www.mining.jamison.museum/pasty.
The seven-ounce pasties are offered frozen, to be baked at home for a piping hot meal and accompanied by your favorite condiment. (We recommend chili sauce.) Beef, chicken, pork, and vegetable pasties are $10 each for orders of 1-4 pasties, $8 each for orders of 5-9, and $7 each for orders of 10 or more. Gluten-free beef pasties are $12 each with discounts available for orders of five or more.
The pasty sale has become one of the most important fundraisers of the year for the Friends of The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums. The Friends are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports the Museum in all its endeavors, including providing funds for operations, public programs, and initiatives such as Museum field trip scholarship funds for elementary school students across the historic mining district of southwestern Wisconsin.

For more information on the Friends of the Museum, including a list of board members, see www.mining.jamison.museum/leadership. For additional information or ordering assistance, contact Museum staff at (608) 348-3301 or email museums@platteville.org.