IT MUST HAVE SAUERKRAUT
What must have sauerkraut ? A hot dog, of course.
In the good old summertime, or anytime, in fact, the hot dog on a bun is Americana all the way. In my part of the country, the brat is king, but give me a dog smothered with chopped onions, relish and sauerkraut. Then, drizzle with mustard and you have a meal fit for a king.
Speaking of royalty, way back in '39, President Franklin D. Roosevelt entertained Britain's King George and Queen Mary at a picnic where hot dogs were served. The king ate two, with gusto, while the queen ate hers with a knife and fork! Twenty years later, the Russian Bear, Nikita Khrushchev, enjoyed a hot dog while touring a packing plant in Iowa.
A recent New York Times article (06-07-09), wrote that our diplomatic corp is offering hot dogs to its international guests (including Iranians, for the first time in years), at Fourth of July picnics. While living in the Washington, D. C. area, I often entertained international guests in my home, and served them summertime dinners of hot dogs, sliced tomatoes, ears of corn and watermelon. They loved every morsel.
In my younger years, the hot dog and the hamburger vied for top honors as Great Depression foods ; inexpensive and easy to prepare, particularly my mother's hot dogs and baked bean casserole -- yummy!
So, dear reader, don't underestimate the lure of the hot dog. Stop by a Nathan's Famous stand and give yourself a treat (heavy on the kraut).
More, later.
What must have sauerkraut ? A hot dog, of course.
In the good old summertime, or anytime, in fact, the hot dog on a bun is Americana all the way. In my part of the country, the brat is king, but give me a dog smothered with chopped onions, relish and sauerkraut. Then, drizzle with mustard and you have a meal fit for a king.
Speaking of royalty, way back in '39, President Franklin D. Roosevelt entertained Britain's King George and Queen Mary at a picnic where hot dogs were served. The king ate two, with gusto, while the queen ate hers with a knife and fork! Twenty years later, the Russian Bear, Nikita Khrushchev, enjoyed a hot dog while touring a packing plant in Iowa.
A recent New York Times article (06-07-09), wrote that our diplomatic corp is offering hot dogs to its international guests (including Iranians, for the first time in years), at Fourth of July picnics. While living in the Washington, D. C. area, I often entertained international guests in my home, and served them summertime dinners of hot dogs, sliced tomatoes, ears of corn and watermelon. They loved every morsel.
In my younger years, the hot dog and the hamburger vied for top honors as Great Depression foods ; inexpensive and easy to prepare, particularly my mother's hot dogs and baked bean casserole -- yummy!
So, dear reader, don't underestimate the lure of the hot dog. Stop by a Nathan's Famous stand and give yourself a treat (heavy on the kraut).
More, later.
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