cheap hot dogs.....
got a place in town a lot of folks just call slop shop, back in my high school days hot dogs were about 10cents and hamburgers 15. they were real meat, they would take maybe golf ball size of hamburger, and smash it flat. the original man put 4 kids through college on those cheap hotdog/hamburgers. it is still open today probubly close to 50years now, though the price has gone up a bit, hot dogs are now 85 cents and hamburger are 110. everything is simple. sauce, onion, mustard and ketchup, same for hamburger just add pickle. got to where I prefer the cheap dogs over any of the highpriced ones you can buy in store. still cash only and you can go in get line of about 15-20 folks and have your order and be on your way in about 10 minutes. they cook them right on the other side of the counter, allways have some on the flattop, don't go a lot but still get the urge every now and then, $5 will still get you a belly full...........
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Know a fellow who did the same thing . Same kind of dogs and burgers. They were good and he made a decent living doing it 0 -
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The little ( 730 people ) town I grew up in So. Illinois ( Energy , IL) had a place named Polar Whip : 15 cent burgers , w-onion,pickle,mustard :
It was real meat ? a mixture of burger and ??? with lots of pepper !
We kids would get a handfull of change from selling soda bottles and go buy a load of these burgers and fries and a soda : all for around a buck or so !!!
The place is still there ! The old man who had it raised 3 kids : put them through college selling them burgers : His son has it now , was a teacher then took it over when the old man retired !
I really miss those burgers ! Unique taste !
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It's been quite a while since I've risked having a "buckadog" at the local convenience store, but I used to have them maybe once a month. Two dogs and a small lemonade made for a nice lunch. I always added mustard and relish to the dogs, that's all.
At that price, a hot dog has to be about even between "meat" and fillers, with a handful of nitrites, nitrates, and polysyllabic stuff, but having one once in a while won't kill you.0 -
Once a year I will get a corn dog at our local county fair along with a small French fry that has been made from fresh potato's with the skins left on. They always have a bottle of apple cider vinegar with a spray spout and a big salt shaker with oversized holes in it. That along with a ketchup & mustard squirt bottle. Pretty sure the same venders selling the same exact stuff have been there since I was barely able to walk upright.
They always seem to not only taste good but keep my taste buds coming back every year. The costs have gone up considerably of coarse. I do not know how much, but back in the day my dad only gave me a buck to spend for a day of fun at the fair and I hit a couple of rides along with this meal. Now I spend at least 8 bucks for just the food.0 -
as a kid there was ( still there different owners ) hot dog place just out side a great town park wher I grew up and a 15 cent hamburger place opened up in town but it did not matter
mom and dad would take us maybe , maybe 3 times a year to each one . as a kid I did not understand at the t time money was scarce .
the hot dog place ( like out of the 50's look ) it went to a BK root beer stand for many years I use to stop by the place often after I got a job and a car . now I am not sure what they call it but wife and I still stop by on rare occasion if in the area but prices are more and the hot dogs have to be the cheapest lips and buttholes they can get :shock:0 -
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