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Congratulations to the New York Yankees. While I must admit I am not a baseball fan, I have been fortunate due to the generosity of family and friends to attend a number of Yankees games last season (including the final game in the old stadium, as was reported here) as well as a few games during this championship season. While I am not an ardent follower of the sport per se, I do recognize it as an opportunity to participate in an ongoing tradition of classic Americana that transcends the daily grind and cycle of work, bills, and more work. It is an opportunity for the proverbial everyman to share in a unifying cultural experience regardless of age, religion, gender, and socioeconomic status. I believe that all of it, the fancy new stadium, the fantastically overpaid athletes on the field, the tens of thousands of fans in their overpriced baseball regalia, the television crews, the cameramen, the remarkably green grass, the perfectly brown dirt, the vendors calling out “Cracker Jacks,” and the cushy seats near the kosher stand in section 110 (thanks to ADF tax associates—for all your tax needs, 917-622-8198), are there to enhance my hot dog, beer, and peanuts. One can never underestimate how important a role environment plays in the eating experience.
As a connoisseur of all things meat, I have extensively studied the classic American Hot Dog. Although the hot dog traces its roots back to the 15th century in Frankfurt, Germany, it wasn’t until the 1870s that German immigrant Charles Feltman began selling sausage in rolls in Coney Island, only 16 miles from Far Rockaway. It is argued whether the connection between baseball and hot dogs should be credited to Chris von der Ahe, a German immigrant who owned not only the St. Louis Browns, a precursor to the St. Louis Cardinals, or to Harry M. Stevens who serviced major sports venues with hot dogs and other refreshments, making Stevens known as the “King of Sports Concessions” in the U.S. Either way, the tradition of baseball and hot dogs traces back to the late 1800s.
Since this latest championship series took six games to complete instead of the anticipated four games, I had a renewed opportunity to attempt to find the absolutely best kosher hot dog. Of course, this could only be determined by eating the hot dogs while watching our very own New York Yankees, thanks to my esteemed colleague YPG, his family, and their 48" LCD HDTV flat screen. While different brands and different preparation methods were evaluated, there was one clear winner. This was the boiled beef frankfurter by Abeles and Heymann in the 1 lb. package, which only slightly edged out the boiled beef frankfurter by Abeles and Heymann in the 2.5 lb. package.
I know there are those who do not believe in boiling as a method of preparation, and I would agree that to be the case with most lesser brands of hot dog. However, I encourage you to try both boiling and grilling the Abeles and Heymann’s 1 lb. package and figure out which one you prefer. For a true ball park experience, boil the hot dog until plump, place in bun while hot, and wrap in tin foil for five minutes. This will allow the bun to soften and absorb the moisture and flavor of the hot dog. For the purist, add nothing and enjoy. I am an anti-authoritarian type and will liberally add French’s Classic Yellow Mustard, Heinz Tomato Ketchup, and B & G Old Fashioned Barrel Sauerkraut to my dog—but I’m a little wild and crazy in that way. Such a hot dog is not meant for everyone.
I would be remiss in my proclaimed responsibility to my dedicated readers if I didn’t share my latest discovery—the A & H Beef Chipotle Pepper Frankfurter. It is everything I love about the Classic Beef with the bite and spice of chipotle peppers. I highly recommend it and remind you to eat responsibly.
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1 - Posted on 11/13/2009 11:02:57 AM
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Eli you wild and crazy guy...
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by Sol |
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2 - Posted on 11/14/2009 8:19:20 PM
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Dear Eli:
You have written a beautiful article bestowing wonderful accolades upon my dear friends at A&H Fine Deli Products and you should be complimented.
I would go a little further and note the extraordinary powers of A&H Deli Products have quasi-mystical healing properties,
as evidenced by Det. Bobby Shnack, who was uninjured when a perp's .44 bullet hit him in the chest pocket - but
Det. Shnack luckily had an A&H Kishka in his pocket and was miraculously saved.
Also, many have noted that A&H Cervelat has been spoken of as a natural antidote to the H1N1 Swine Flu bug.
Finally, the A&H Chipotle Hot Dogs have been called
"the Kosher Deli Viagra" and a powerful male potency boost.
All My Best,
The Green Shtreimel
www.thegreenshtreimel.com
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