Old Fashion North Carolina Hotdogs
In the 1930’s you could buy hotdogs in hotdog/hamburger places for $0.15 and hamburgers for $0.25. Our family finances dictated we were limited to the hotdogs except on special occasions. The dogs w...
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Well, since this post has gone to******according to the OP, I thought I would add my .02 cents worth.
In our travels over this here U.S. of A., we have found that foods you may have grown up with or are used to eating in your area can have vast differences, even if they go be the same name.
Lets talk chili dogs or "coneys" for a minute. The OP suggests using Castleburys Chili Dog Sauce. We have tried it and think it tastes terrible, but to each his own. We love the Wolf Brand Chili with no beans for our homemade chili dogs. A good chili dog must have cheese in some form and slaw.
We were in western Iowa last September and stayed in a small town with little choice in dining options. We stopped in a small restaurant and ordered food. I spied a foot long chili dog on the menu board and asked the counter girl what came on it, she answered "hot dog and chili". I asked if they had slaw and cheese and could they put it on the dog. She looked back at the cook and they both looked at me a little strange. I then asked the cook if I could tell her how I wanted the dog prepared, and she was glad to oblige my request:
Open bun and lay in a good squirt of mustard
Place hot dog in bun
Lay in a layer of shredded cheese (or warm cheese sauce) on the dog
Add a generous layer of chili
Top with a good covering of slaw
Neither person at the diner had seen such a dog but both said they would have to try it later......
In our travels over this here U.S. of A., we have found that foods you may have grown up with or are used to eating in your area can have vast differences, even if they go be the same name.
Lets talk chili dogs or "coneys" for a minute. The OP suggests using Castleburys Chili Dog Sauce. We have tried it and think it tastes terrible, but to each his own. We love the Wolf Brand Chili with no beans for our homemade chili dogs. A good chili dog must have cheese in some form and slaw.
We were in western Iowa last September and stayed in a small town with little choice in dining options. We stopped in a small restaurant and ordered food. I spied a foot long chili dog on the menu board and asked the counter girl what came on it, she answered "hot dog and chili". I asked if they had slaw and cheese and could they put it on the dog. She looked back at the cook and they both looked at me a little strange. I then asked the cook if I could tell her how I wanted the dog prepared, and she was glad to oblige my request:
Open bun and lay in a good squirt of mustard
Place hot dog in bun
Lay in a layer of shredded cheese (or warm cheese sauce) on the dog
Add a generous layer of chili
Top with a good covering of slaw
Neither person at the diner had seen such a dog but both said they would have to try it later......
