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Tuscarawas Ave., Dover.Ĭhicken teriyaki, authentic tamales, homemade powdered-sugar waffles, fresh squeezed lemonade, ice cream, pizza, baked goods and a large beer garden are some of the food varieties that are hallmarks of this festival. Joseph Festival will be held Friday and Saturday evening at St. "It's mostly our volunteers that make the show run," Jean said. At least 300 volunteer hours are involved from start to finish. It takes 24 volunteers just to fill all the jobs at the booth in four shift during the two nights of the festival, as well as people to process the hot peppers and cook and cut the sausage. They both credit the volunteers with making things go smoothly at the booth. You see them coming in and out of Mass and some people you don't see because they regularly attend another Mass. "You don't see them for long periods of time. "It's the people and the fun, joking around with them," Keith said. Last year, some customers waited 40 minutes in line, she said.Īfter 20 years, the Knestauts still enjoy working at the booth. They don't cook a lot of sausage in advance so it will be hot for their customers.įortunately people are willing to wait.
Jean said the nights of the festival go fast because they stay busy. Jean and Keith have been involved in working at the sausage booth for about 20 years and have been in charge for the past 12 or 13 years. "We're not afraid to run out of green peppers or onions, but we do not want to run out of hot peppers for those avid hot pepper sandwich eaters. There's some people that just want green peppers. "It depends on who you are," he responded. What is the most popular sausage sandwich at the festival? They deep-fry and put powered sugar on the waffles. Volunteers work at the homemade waffle booth at the St.