I started off my weekend at the Yankees/Red Sox game. A good college friend, a die-hard Sox fan, was in town, and I have to admit that I am somewhat of a closeted Sox fan myself. Truth be told, I don’t care much one way or the other, but when the Sox play the Yankees, I root (quietly) for the Red Sox, in honor of my uncle, who was a hard-care fan. He passed away when I was in college, but when I got into Tufts, the first thing he did was buy me a Red Sox hat.
As usual, when I arrived at the game, I was ravenous. I had my first hot dog of the evening before we even walked through the gates of the park — a Hebrew National jumbo dog, boiled, with ketchup. It was good, but once I was done, I needed something sweet. When we arrived at our seats, I began the search for the Cracker Jack guy. I thought I saw him in the distance, but as he got closer, I saw that he was actually selling Crunch-n-Munch. After wandering around and scoping out the refreshment stands, I couldn’t find Cracker Jack anywhere, so I settled for the Crunch-n-Munch. Not quite the same, but it did the trick (Cracker Jack is more of a caramel corn, while Crunch-n-Munch is more butter toffee based. Both have peanuts). I was then ready for hot dog number two, a grilled Nathan frank, with ketchup. My conclusion? Grilled dogs are much tastier than the boiled. Hands down. The other thing I noticed at the game is that, while there was never a line for the ladies’ room there was always a looooooong line for the mens’ room. Ahh, sweet revenge.
And, oh yeah, the Red Sox won.
Saturday was gorgeous, and as we wandered through Washington Square Park, we realized that we had stumbled upon the Dashchund Festival, an event held twice a year by the Dashchund Friendship Club. Wiener dogs everywhere, including one dressed as, you guessed it, a hot dog.
Definitely my favorite hot dog of the weekend.
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Of course grilled is better – when you boil them all the delicious fat just floats away…
Of course grilled is better – when you boil them all the delicious fat just floats away…
Sorry I simply cannot agree… boiled hotdogs beat grilled anyday!!
Besides, grilling gets rid of all the vitamins and minerals, whereas boiling locks ’em right in where they belong! 🙂
Sorry I simply cannot agree… boiled hotdogs beat grilled anyday!!
Besides, grilling gets rid of all the vitamins and minerals, whereas boiling locks ’em right in where they belong! 🙂