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In northeastern Wisconsin, there’s a mysterious and beloved snack called methunky. With humble ingredients — flour, salt, cracklings and sauerkraut — this Czech food resembles a sauerkraut cracker, or as master methunky maker Vonnie Kinjerski lovingly describes it: a “sauerkraut cookie.” A listener wrote into our WHYsconsin project wanting to learn more about the tasty treat. Producer Mary Kate McCoy brings you the story.