I rarely have hotdogs, just like bacon, they’re in the freezer in case there’s nothing else to make or I want minimal cooking.
So I rarely have actual hd buns, so plain white toast goes a long way. And it’s not overly “bready”, either.
Wondered why I liked ’em that way, and it was only after I remembered HoJo that I figured out why.
When I was a kid I used to go out in the woods and build a camp fire just to make hot dogs. Now my campfire has a swing away grill I made in the welding shop I use for hot dogs. Winter time I just use a cast iron frying pan.
On a stick, over an open fire, a little char on the outside. Nothing better.
But everything is better over a campfire.
You guys are awful, I have such a hot dog jones going now.
All the Best,
Jeff
Yup, good memories. Now I have a tradition of always eating hot dogs on the 4th of July.
in the Microwave!
turkeydance,
I went to college in Illinois. Lots of corn fields. At harvest time you could get it fresh off the stalk.
Boiled (not too long), butter (lots), salt, pepper - Fantastic!
There was a guy that developed hybrids. I swear he could make the stuff taste like anything.
Some were so sweet you could hardly stand it. Other ears were so big they could double s defensive weapons. But they had no taste and a tough texture.
Lots of the stuff I’d find in grocery stores is really poor. More like “field corn” the stuff they fed to pigs up there.
It’s better now days and we’re getting better stuff in the local stores.
Of the frozen stuff, I’ve found the Green Giant Nibblets (the 1/2 ears in the frozen packs) to be about the best.
All the Best,
Jeff
Have you tried Balsamic vinegar—it has loads of good flavor and less of that stank smell. The clear stuff reminds me of granny’s bathroom when i was a kid.
Naw, it reminds me of mum cleaning those plastic slipcovers that covered every last bit of upholstery.
The only balsamic I got is in a bottle of dressing which isn’t even opened yet.
The apple-cider vinegar is just about cider colored.
Almonds, high in unsaturated fat.
Mmmmmmmmm, garrrrlic…
I usually buy garlic in those white net “socks” that hold 4-5 bulbs, still got some I need to burn off before they start to sprout, so took some “rustic” bread and made garlic toast.
Used a whole bulb of garlic. Not a clove, a bulb. And this was just a 6” section of bread, kind of “butterflied”. 
Slice thinly, fry in butter, moosh with a fork into a paste as much as possible. I wasn’t watching, and let it go a bit too long, so they toughened up that I couldn’t pastify them, but they sort of looked like grated cheese on the bread.
Was still pretty awesome, and there’s no mistaking it’s garlic bread.
I’d be slicing them all day, then. 
I’m not a cook. Why not use a press?
Unno, just got by without one for so long…
thanks for bringing up VINEGAR.
oh, do we love that stuff.
we have gallons.
pickled eggs, green beans, just about anything.
Barbeque sauce’s best ingredient by far.
we have been known to drink it “neat”.
a year ago, all the grocery stores were sold out
except for the really fancy and expensive kinds.
but, as i posted, we had gallons. still do.
A few years ago i was drinking 1 oz a day apple-cider vinegar mixed with water, then eventually kept using less water until it got down to “neat”. i was having GI problems and probiotics didn’t seem to do anything, so i tried the acv and it seemed to help somewhat. Eventually i got the Dr to give me an Rx and that got me squared away. i still like me some of that Balsamic—i put that s#%@ on everything.
Yeh, instead of taking PPIs, which “turn off” production of stomach-acid (for reflux, etc.), quite a few people take acids like ACV to basically sate the internal pH sensors that keep saying “need more… need more… need more…” and that helps loads.
Aged Balsamic - Good stuff.
Makes the bland into the sublime.
All the Best,
Jeff
This is good stuff! Can fix many a bland meal. Just had some tonight on a chicken dish that was missing something.
It’s very sweet and not hot at all. But it hits the right spot for me.
All the Best,
Jeff
cheap, store-brand Oreos.
they were on clearance: buy 2 get 3 free.
bought every pack i could find in that store.
went to another and bought them, too.
willfully disregarded all expiration dates.
disregarded any health concerns.
disregard in general.
Lay’s Sour Cream & Onion cheeips.
Salty as all Hell. No idea why I bought ’em, as I rarely eat chips.
Made my own frenchfries t’other day, though.