A Fashionable Hotdog
Cliff wrote a post titled, ? which got me thinking about hotdogs. I live close to a community known for being vegetarian. While I consider turkey a meat, evidently some vegetarians do not. Personally, I don’t care what people eat as long as they enjoy it – that is what meals are about. This story has been told to me several times.
Several years ago, Cliff and Marilyn stopped by. As always, it was great to see them. I had to go to meeting so my wife decided to cook them a light dinner. She decided on hotdogs. She asked Cliff and Marilyn how many they wanted. I don’t know what Marilyn requested but Cliff wanted a couple. My wife prepared and set them before Cliff. Evidently, Cliff took one bite and got this strange look on his face. I also imagine he added a great deal more mustard and ketchup. Finally, he got up the courage to ask what type of hotdogs they were. My wife replied - turkey dogs. Yep, made with ground up turkey. As the story goes, Cliff could only gag one of them down. To this day, I don’t blame him.
Back then, turkey hotdogs were really, really cheap. That’s why we ate them. Today they are ‘fashionable’ along with turkey sausage, turkey bacon, and turkey Italian sausage. We can’t afford them now so it’s safe to visit again Cliff.
Several years ago, Cliff and Marilyn stopped by. As always, it was great to see them. I had to go to meeting so my wife decided to cook them a light dinner. She decided on hotdogs. She asked Cliff and Marilyn how many they wanted. I don’t know what Marilyn requested but Cliff wanted a couple. My wife prepared and set them before Cliff. Evidently, Cliff took one bite and got this strange look on his face. I also imagine he added a great deal more mustard and ketchup. Finally, he got up the courage to ask what type of hotdogs they were. My wife replied - turkey dogs. Yep, made with ground up turkey. As the story goes, Cliff could only gag one of them down. To this day, I don’t blame him.
Back then, turkey hotdogs were really, really cheap. That’s why we ate them. Today they are ‘fashionable’ along with turkey sausage, turkey bacon, and turkey Italian sausage. We can’t afford them now so it’s safe to visit again Cliff.
posted by Ralph at 11:46 AM
6 Comments:
I'm awaiting my next visit around your table Ralph. Hope you had a good Easter dinner.
Oh, I remember something similar (but you have a better way of telling it) when I tried to sneak in that turkey stuff in recipies...
I just posted something special on my site, wrote something from my heart that was eaten up by the net, so left the post rather bare. Came in here for comforting walks down my own memory lane (and a good cry.) Thx for your sensitive writing, Ralph.
knock, knock, Hello?, knock knock, anybody there? Where ya been Ralph? Just checkin' on ya! I like to read your posts so, what's the hold up?
Eeew. I'm not a big turkey fan. I tried turkey bacon in an attempt to be healthy, and nearly burned my kitchen down. Since then turkey belongs succulent and roasted on my table with cranberry sauce. Thank you very much.
bridgesitter
I'll be back in a day or two. Just dealing with some issues.
Ralph
I hate turkey dogs! Will look forward to your next post!
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