Most people spend the Labor Day weekend grilling food, swimming one last time before the neighborhood pool closes, and soaking up some sun. I spent it with a gooey substance dripping from my eyeball, sleeping after taking Benadryl, and taking my boys to the Abraham Lincoln Library for a lesson in the consequences of hatred. It was a rip-roaring, helluva fun time weekend.
What I wanted to do was write about these fantastic hot dogs that a nice lady named Britt (if you have an interesting name, I kinda always want to know about you and be your friend) gave me after my visit to California this summer. She assumed, since I was writing about California, that I was a Californian but alas, I hail from the Land of Lincoln. Still, she let me try the Hoffy Extra Lean Hot Dogs and, as a Chicagoan by birth is expected to do, I like hot dogs. There was only a short time in college after I read “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair that I became a vegetarian. That lasted a few years and then one day I drove by a Burger King and the smell was too much for me to put off anymore.
I was sick for three days after eating that double Whopper.
The hot dogs she sent were, without a doubt, the best I’ve ever tasted. I tried them without the obligatory mustard and onions (my current preference) though I get a hankering for a Chicago Style hot dog once in a while and give in to temptation again.
Normally, I’m only sick for a day after a Chicago Style hot dog.
Hoffy Extra leans taste like real meat, they’re not fatty at all, and those suckers are enormous.
So big, in fact, that I posted it here for you. See! Enormous! Huge! And really really good.
Too bad I didn’t grill them up for Labor Day while enjoying some last few minutes of Summer Sun. Instead, we had open faced onion and beef sandwiches with buttery potatoes and watched “Bull Durham” with my mom. That movie has some of my favorite lines ever, excellent music, and not one damn hot dog can be seen in the whole movie.
What kind of baseball movie is that?
*you used to only be able to purchase them in SoCal, but now there is a website to order from with a good introductory offer. Click here for details.
September 4, 2007 @ 5:04 am | Filed under Sellout! | Permalink |
Elizabeth Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 6:54 am
Mmm…tasty! I’m a big fan of hot dogs (or corn dogs) and mustard. I don’t do ketchup on my hot dogs. Too blah. I haven’t had a chili dog in quite some time… I wonder if the uptake of cholesterol would be worth it for a quick bite? *drools*
dana Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 9:05 am
We love hot dogs in our house, too. And onions and mustard are required. And I even like ketchup on them, and I know that’s NOT THE WAY TO EAT A HOT DOG! My friend Joey is from Chicago and yells at me every time I do that.
Tiggerlane Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 12:09 pm
I have actually seen these in the store, and now I will HAVE to try them! YUM!
And Chicago-style hot dogs are the BEST! Tomatoes make them just incredible for me…
RW Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 2:28 pm
Chicago style hot dog. You are SO into my space right here!
RWA Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 2:32 pm
I love hot dogs - but I’m not too sure about ordering them over the internet.
Tom Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 3:37 pm
Kelly,
I have always thought that you were a “size matters” kind of girl. Enjoy those enormous hot dogs.
Tom
DD Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 5:28 pm
I have been a lurker here at “mocha’s coffee house” for a while now. I’m the one Ninja Poodles told you about in Arkansas, who loves your blog. I so enjoy your writing and I wish there were more educators like you in the world. I felt compelled to comment on this post mainly because my all-time favorite movie quote is:
Crash Davis: Well, I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman’s back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
[pause]
Crash Davis: Goodnight.
To that I will say…”Oh my!”
Keep up the great writing, you have fans in the South!
Mocha Momma Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 6:44 pm
Honestly, y’all have to try these hot dogs. I can’t believe how much I enjoyed them, and I was “off hot dogs” for a long time except at the baseball park. Size, for these puppies (HA. I crack me up) does matter.
DD wins the award for Best Quote because that’s the one I love from that movie the most.
Also, because she’s Southern and I haven’t met a Southerner I didn’t like. Sure, sure, I loves me some Canucks, but Southerners are tres fabulous. It’s a well-known fact.
MizAngie Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 7:32 pm
You are obviously a woman of impeccable taste - you love hot dogs AND Southerners. So do we! hahahaha I personally prefer a polish sausage or hot link instead of a wienie. My mother once listed for me the things they put in wienies and most of them were listed in your favorite quote of Crash Davis. Yech. I know, I know…saying yech to one of those ingredients does make me a hypocrite. Oh, well. BUT, to me a hot dog ain’t a hot dog without chili, cheese, and onion. mmmm. I’m just glad they started putting the same number of wienies and buns in the packages. Used-to ya bought 8 wienies but there were always 10 buns. ???
Mrs RW Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 7:41 pm
and I’ve always wanted to come to Springfield to have a “Cosy (or is it “cozy”) dog”. Ever since PBS had that show about hot dogs I’ve been fantasizing about them: hot, dripping with mustard: m-m-m-mmm…
You’re right: there’s something about food tonight. What’s with that?
Leucanatha Said,
September 4, 2007 @ 8:23 pm
Damn, now you made me hungry.
Sorry about the allergy thing… I have been in Benedryl coma a few times this week with allergies too. Or maybe I needed an excuse to sleep without children jumping on me, I forget. ; )
kapgar Said,
September 5, 2007 @ 4:10 am
Have I mentioned that I’m slowly building up my tolerance so I can finally try a Chicago dog? Gotta work on pickles next. Gah!
Janice Said,
September 5, 2007 @ 4:46 pm
There is only one hot dog for this girl and that is a Hofman hot dog on a New England style bun. They are made right here in the Syracuse area.
http://www.hofmannsausage.com/home/