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Prasek’s Hillje Smokehouse

THE FAMILY BEHIND THE

SMOKEHOUSE

In 1974, Mike and Betty Jo Prasek purchased
Hillje Grocery, which was a typical small town
store. This venture was the start of Prasek’s Item# Description Pack
Hillje Smokehouse in El Campo. Mike’s parents, 9989 Sausage Pork/Beef Smkd 24#
Adolph and Allyne Prasek, were in the grocery
business while Mike was growing up, so this was 9990 Sausage Chkn App Jala Local 25#
a natural place for him. 9991 Sausage Pork/Beef Hot Link Local 24#
9992 Sausage Summer Pork/Beef Local 17#
After being in the business for a few months, 9993 Sausage Sticks Ven/Pork/Jala Dry Local 5#
the Praseks began to notice inconsistency of
the sausage they were purchasing. This led to 9994 Jerky Beef Thin Cut Peppered Local 5#
the creation of their first smoked product, Pork 9995 Jerky Turkey Strips Peppered Local 5#
& Beef Sausage. Production has increased a bit 9996 Jerky Dried Beef Thick Cut Local 5#
since then, but the same quality is still important 9997 Jerky Turkey Strips Local 5#
with each batch of sausage produced at Prasek’s.
9998 Jerky Bison Local 5#
9999 Jerky Venison Local 5#

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