In August 1921, Fritz Kirstein opened the City Meat Market between 49 Street and 49 Avenue in Wetaskiwin. They sold everything from homemade wieners, fish, to cheese cut from wide rounds. Sawdust was used in the back for cleanliness and blocks of ice preserved the freshness of the meat until the sanitary coolers were installed in the mid-1920s. Tuesdays was consistently flooded with orders where up to twelve hogs and 9 cows were slaughtered for market. The shop was a family affair with two of Fritz’s sons, Fred and Bob, working in the store for over twenty years until Fritz’s retirement in 1959. Reputation of the shop spread beyond Wetaskiwin; they became famous for their smoked turkey secret formula, which was dubbed the first of its kind in Western Canada. Fritz often catered at large local events like the Elk’s Carnivals, adding corned beef cabbage and potato pancakes to the menu.