My favorite niece found this old cookbook, the “New Hotdog Cookbook,” McFadden Press, 1968. Thought I’d put up some of their recipes, a lot of them are pretty funky! Bread Soup with Hotdogs Ingredients 6 C hot beef stock 6 slices enriched white bread, lightly toasted 6 eggs, poached until just firm 6 hot dogs,… Continue reading Bread Soup with Hot Dogs Recipe
Tag: Hot Dogs
National Hot Dog Month
July is National Hot Dog Month, and we’re knee deep into the middle of the “hot dog season” in America. The 4th holiday is one of our peak dog days. So here’s the poop on America’s favorite (and most portable) food! Top Hot Dog Consuming Cities 2014 Los Angeles New York Atlanta Philadelphia Chicago Birmingham Boston… Continue reading National Hot Dog Month
The Varsity Reviews – Atlanta, GA
Although I had heard about it for years, in all the times I have been to , I had never made time to visit the Varsity. I was there last week, and oh, so many years wasted. For the unwashed, the Varsity is the world’s largest hot dog stand. Covering two acres in downtown ,… Continue reading The Varsity Reviews – Atlanta, GA
Chicago Hot Dog Recipe
There are few things in “food-dom” as iconic as the Chicago style hot dog. And in 2014, Murphy’s Red Hots in Chicago has been proclaimed as the ‘best of the best.’ Here’s a video on how they slap them together at the eatery, your choice of “old school” or the “new way.” Unfortunately… Continue reading Chicago Hot Dog Recipe
Skyline Frozen Chili Review
I have had a few words to say about the massive coney island or chili dog infatuation that exists in Ohio, particularly between two rival chains, Skyline and Gold Star. In the past I tried out Skyline’s dry spice packet and found the results ultra satisfactory. (I think the dry packet is from Skyline, even tho… Continue reading Skyline Frozen Chili Review
Ball Park Franks Angus Review
Ball Park brand hot dogs are as American as …….Germany. At least according to Wikipedia, when the Detroit Tigers issued a competitive challenge for companies to come up with an exclusive Tigers frank, a Frankfurt, Germany company called Hygrade won the competition, became ensconced at Tiger stadium and the “legend” grew from there. Ball Park… Continue reading Ball Park Franks Angus Review
Gilberts Froman Frank Review
Based in northeastern Wisconsin, Gilbert’s Craft Sausages are touting their all natural, uncured line of franks and sausages. I picked up a package of their “Froman” franks, which I assume is a riff on the character of Abe Froman, the “Sausage King of Chicago” in the Ferris Bueller movie. Gilbert’s grew out of a passion… Continue reading Gilberts Froman Frank Review
Couple of Duluth Disappointments
Kawika and the Minnesota posse hit a couple of places in Duluth recently, and were disappointed across the board. The local Marcus theater has five buck night, and apparently they try and make up for the reduced admission with a giant price on a hot dog combo – $8.75 for a dog and soda. The… Continue reading Couple of Duluth Disappointments
Coney Island Recipe – Hot Dog Sauce
I love coney island style hot dogs, which are not to be confused with chili dogs. Coney islands follow a basic formula of a natural casing wiener, adorned with meat sauce, chopped raw onions, and yellow mustard. There are variations of them around the midwest, usually at shops started by Greek families two or three… Continue reading Coney Island Recipe – Hot Dog Sauce
Parkview Beef Wieners Review
I have written about Parkview brand before, the in-house mark for processed meats at the discount grocer Aldi. These hot dogs are produced at a plant in Albert Lea, Minnesota, which was previously owned by Minnesota old-timey brand Schweigert’s, who make the official hot dog of the Minnesota Twins ( nearly 600,000 sold at the… Continue reading Parkview Beef Wieners Review