A TUBE STEAK BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A HOT DOG!

The following comes from the “I’m not Martha” email list:

* Hebrew National has been voted the best dog in the USA.

* In 2005, consumers spent more than $3.9 billion on hot
dogs and sausages in U.S. supermarkets – that equals more
than 1.5 billion hot dogs and sausages bought at retail
stores alone.

* Americans will eat enough hot dogs at major league ball-
parks this year to stretch from RFK Stadium in Washington,
D.C. to AT&T Park in San Francisco.

* New Yorkers consume more hot dogs than any other city –
beating out Chicago and Los Angeles.

* Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport consumes SIX times
more hot dogs – 725,000 – than Los Angeles International
Airport and LaGuardia Airport combined.

* On Independence Day, Americans will enjoy 150 million hot
dogs – enough to stretch from D.C. to L.A. over five times.

* During Hot Dog Season – Memorial Day to Labor Day –
Americans typically consume 7 billion hot dogs – or 818 hot
dogs consumed every second during that period.

* U.S. soldiers in military posts around the world – from
Fort Meyers in Arlington, Va. to Okinawa, Japan to Aqaba,
Jordon – consumed 2.4 million hot dogs last year.

* Many think that fried or grilled are much better than
steamed or boiled.

* Hot dogs are usually precooked, so you only need to heat
them up on the barbecue; plan cooking times accordingly

* Generally, you want more dog than bun. Too much bun is bad.

* What dresses the dog:
A limited number of condiments is better than putting a whole
salad bar on top of the poor piece of sausage. There is no
reason to ever have more than three things on the dog at once.

It is not always the case that chili on a hot dog is a sin.

Under no circumstances, however, should you ever put ketchup
on a hot dog.

Fresh sauerkraut is wonderful.

Finally, nothing beats a hot dog eaten a ball park.