luv my dayton
11 posts
May 27, 2012
6:25 PM
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Another family business thats no longer here was this company. Think it was down on Springfield street and later became a company that serviced pools. Close to the Stockyard restaurant or at least nearby.
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PaulH
98 posts
May 27, 2012
8:17 PM
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My 4th grade class from Mad River Elementary went there on a field trip. We got to see all the processes and all the blood and guts stuff too. The girls in the class didn't start crying until a man started whacking calves on the head with a sledge hammer. I don't imagine that kind of field trip could happen these days. If it did, I am sure that counselors would be talking to the kids afterwards to alleviate stress.
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luv my dayton
12 posts
May 29, 2012
7:41 PM
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Gosh Paul, sure glad I didn't get to go on a field trip there. Must have been many years ago as it has been Miami products for decades.
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Rocket88man
11 posts
Feb 25, 2014
4:24 PM
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The Focke family lived on Kenwood Ave, near Salem Ave, in Dayton View, a few houses from where I lived from '58 to '66. Super nice family. We knew them for years before from church, Corpus Christi parish.
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Rocket88man
13 posts
Feb 25, 2014
4:32 PM
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Correction. I lived at 556 Kenwood from '49 to '58, not '58 to '66.
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abwillhoite
13 posts
Mar 31, 2014
6:50 AM
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Some descendants of the Fockes are still around my mother in law knows one of them.
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joey m
198 posts
Apr 01, 2014
10:46 AM
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Best ham and sausage you could buy bar none and their lunch meats were great too. We bought our meats for our restaurant from there until they closed down. That was almost 35 years ago and I've not been able to find a smoked ham to come close to theirs. They were a class act and good people!
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luv my dayton
574 posts
May 07, 2014
11:38 AM
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Joey have no idea if East Dayton meats on Smithville would have what your looking for. Its on the same rd that Larricks is. Haven't been there in years but do buy their products in the stores.
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joey m
203 posts
May 08, 2014
10:06 AM
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LMD We used their sausage to make our own Italian sausage for our pizzas and sausage sandwiches. I still go their for their own Italian sausage since I don't make my own anymore. Their lunch meats and ham salad are pretty good and their prices are very reasonable.
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bigken13
2 posts
Jul 24, 2014
12:30 PM
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I sold groceries at Walls small store in Hells half Acre. The Focke's meat man was always bringing us great lunch meat. Pepper loaf was my favorite. I sliced it to order on a Hobart slicer and weighed it on a Hobart scale. Damn, it was good!!
Last Edited by bigken13 on Jul 24, 2014 12:31 PM
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joey m
234 posts
Jul 25, 2014
10:27 AM
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bigken13 You're absolutely right their Pepper Loaf was the best and I haven't found anything close to theirs. It's a shame at how low the quality of all meats in this day have got to!
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luv my dayton
678 posts
Jul 25, 2014
11:32 AM
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Big difference in the taste of many things like chicken, hamburger, steak etc. Probably the reason the lunch meats were way better.
The oldest of us remember when food had good taste and texture but younger generations have no clue and just get used to what's put in front of them.
Last Edited by luv my dayton on Jul 25, 2014 11:34 AM
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