Monday, June 14, 2021

June 14 3032 - Wieners or Hot Dogs

 

Wieners or hot dogs?  What's the difference? And while we're at it what about frankfurters and sausages?  So many words - are they all the same thing?  I've concluded that they are.

Wiener is the result of shortening Vienna sausage - in America.  I add that as I can't imagine confusing pronouncing Vienna with Wienna.  

And what about hot dog - what is the origin of the name?

"The credit of naming hot dogs goes to a sports cartoonist for the New York Times, Tad Dorgon. Hot dogs were called ‘red hots’ or ‘dachshund sausages’ before it took its current elusive name. When vendors in the New York Polo Grounds in 1901 were screaming, “They’re red hot! Get your dachshund sausages while they’re red hot!”, the cartoonist observed and drew barking dachshund sausages in a warm roll. He didn’t know how to spell ‘dachshund’ so he simply wrote ‘hot dog!’. This cartoon went on to become a sensation and the term ‘hot dog’ was coined. Although the historians have been unable to find a copy of the cartoon, the term was already in use in the 20th century."

The Spruce has a recipe and instructions for making hot dogs.  You can imagine there's a lot of equipment involved if you are going to grind the meat yourself, prepare the casings and use a sausage stuffer to make the uniform links.  All this to elevate the hot dog to gourmet status.

Do you want to eat fancy hot dogs in Toronto?  Check out this article HERE.  

Do you want to know 14 hot dog varieties in America?  They are listed HERE. There are a few great names: 
Junkyard Dog, Blazin' Dog, Das Brat.  And this one? Cincinnati Coney – a pork and beef hot dog topped with cinnamon and chocolate-tinged chili and Cheddar cheese.  Not so tempting...

Let's give hot dogs credit - they are fun to look at and easy to eat.  Kids love them so picnics work out all round. And picnics are happening again, so that's a good thing.


Here's the humble 'bluebell', except in pink.  Aren't these amazing for their delicate shape?

 
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