A TRUE YOOPER DINNER STAPLE MADE IN CRYSTAL FALLS, MI
To many people in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the pasty is much more than food, it is an identifying cultural icon. When the Cornish came to the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula, they brought with them a lot of mining knowledge which the other ethnic groups did not have. The pasty was the standard lunch for miners. The pasty became popular with these other ethnic groups because it was small, portable, was very filling, and could stay warm for 8-10 hours. Pasty rivalry occurred between the Finns, Swedes, Irish, Poles, Germans, Scots, Italians, and French with each group contributing something in the way of seasoning and other ingredients. Everyone can agree that pasties must contain two things: potatoes and onions.
The portability of the pasty not only made it easy to carry, but if it should get cold it would be relatively easy to heat up. This was done by putting the pasty on a shovel and holding it over a head-lamp candle. Miners never ate a pasty with a fork, they ate it end to end, and held it upright to keep the juices in. Since entire families worked in mines and each member of the family wanted different ingredients in the pasty, the wife would stamp the bottom corner of each pasty with an initial. According to the Cornish Recipes, Ancient and Modern, “The true Cornish way to eat a pasty is to hold it in the hand, and begin to bite it from the opposite end to the initial, so that, should any of it be uneaten, it may be consumed later by its rightful owner. And woe betide anyone who tak’s another person’s corner!” There was a superstition among the miners that the initial corner should not be eaten, instead it was dropped on the ground for the mining gremlins (also known as Knockers) to eat. These “gremlins” caused mischief in mines, causing accidents and mine collapses, feeding them supposedly kept them out of trouble.
Nylund Pasty has been making from-scratch pasties since 1957 when Leroy Nylund began offering homemade pasties at his grocery store. Two of the Nylund brothers together with their wives carry his legacy today as the owners of Nylund Pasty.
Beef
INGREDIENTS: Filling: Potatoes, beef, pork, carrots, onion, salt, pepper, monosodium glutamate. Crust: Flour: wheat flour, bleached wheat flour, potassium bromate, enzyme. Shortening: Soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Margarine: Vegetable oil blend (interesterified soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), water, salt, mono- & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate, salt, yellow prussiate of soda.
ALLERGENS: Wheat, Soy, Milk
Beef + Rutabaga
INGREDIENTS: Filling: Potatoes, beef, pork, rutabaga, carrots, onion, salt, pepper, monosodium glutamate. Crust: Flour: wheat flour, bleached wheat flour, potassium bromate, enzyme. Shortening: Soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Margarine: Vegetable oil blend (interesterified soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), water, salt, mono- & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate, salt, yellow prussiate of soda.
ALLERGENS: Wheat, Soy, Milk
Breakfast Pasty
INGREDIENTS: Filling: Potato, beef, pork, whole eggs, whey, skim milk, citric acid, 0.12% water added as carrier for citric acid, xanthan gum, citric acid added to preserve color. Cheese: (cheese whey, water, modified food starch, vegetable oil [contains one or more of the following: soybean oil, canola oil, sunflower oil]), cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), contains 1% or less of: jalapeno peppers, sodium phosphate, salt, natural flavors, monosodium glutamate, distilled vinegar, sodium stearoyl lactylate, color added, yellow 5, yellow 6, acetic acid. Crust: Flour: wheat flour, bleached wheat flour, potassium bromate, enzyme. Shortening: Soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Margarine: Vegetable oil blend (interesterified soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), water, salt, mono- & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate, salt, yellow prussiate of soda.
ALLERGENS: Eggs, Milk, Wheat, Soy
Italian Pork
INGREDIENTS: Filling: Potatoes, beef, pork, diced green peppers, salt, black pepper, monosodium glutamate, ground red pepper, garlic powder. Crust: Flour: wheat flour, bleached wheat flour, potassium bromate, enzyme. Shortening: Soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Margarine: Vegetable oil blend (interesterified soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), water, salt, mono- & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate, salt, yellow prussiate of soda.
ALLERGENS: Milk, Wheat, Soy
Chicken
INGREDIENTS: Filling: Potatoes, chicken, broccoli, onion, salt, pepper, monosodium glutamate. Crust: Flour: wheat flour, bleached wheat flour, potassium bromate, enzyme. Shortening: Soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Margarine: Vegetable oil blend (interesterified soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), water, salt, mono- & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate, salt, yellow prussiate of soda.
ALLERGENS: Wheat, Soy, Milk
Vegetable
INGREDIENTS: Filling: Potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, mozzarella cheese, provolone cheese. Crust: Flour: wheat flour, bleached wheat flour, potassium bromate, enzyme. Shortening: Soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Margarine: Vegetable oil blend (interesterified soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), water, salt, mono- & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate, salt, yellow prussiate of soda. Gravy: Modified food starch, corn syrup solids, salt, coconut oil, chicken fat, hydrolyzed corn protein, onion powder, sodium caseinate, color (annatto extract, turmeric, caramel color), potassium phosphate, spice, sugar, mono- & diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, parsley, disodium inosinate, guar gum, paprika, spice extractive (includes celery), silicon dioxide (anticaking).
ALLERGENS: Wheat, Soy, Milk
Mexican
INGREDIENTS: Filling: Potatoes, beef, pork, diced green pepper, prepared black beans, water, salt, cumin, chili powder, pepper, monosodium glutamate, cayenne pepper, onion. Crust: Flour: wheat flour, bleached wheat flour, potassium bromate, enzyme. Shortening: Soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Margarine: Vegetable oil blend (interesterified soybean oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil), water, salt, mono- & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin A palmitate, salt, yellow prussiate of soda.
ALLERGENS: Wheat, Soy, Milk
FUNDRAISING
Is your organization looking for an easy, high profit fundraiser? Everyone loves pasties! We offer a one week turnaround and some of the most competitive prices in the midwest.
Pasty sales with Pastyman and Crusty is the easy and fun way to help your school, church, club or non-profit group reach its fundraising goals.
There are 7 pasty flavors which you may mix & match. Each is 12 oz. and is half baked and frozen. All pasties are made with a trans-fat-free rolled crust. Delivery is available! For even lower prices, you can choose to pick up at the factory. Please contact us for our best price.
WHOLESALE
Interested in carrying our product at your store? Our pasties make a great local addition to any frozen foods section, and they really fly off the shelves when offered hot and ready to eat! We would love to hear from you. Give us a call at (906) 875-4440 or email us at nylundpasty@gmail.com