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Sheryl Ann and I met at the Church Soapmaking Group back home where we make homemade lye soap and distribute in the community to smelly folk. It's our belief that you can't be too serious about the motto: "Cleanliness is next to godliness" Well, wouldn't you know, Sheryl Ann won big in the Lotto and was able to buy that bright red convertible she'd always dreamed of, right about the time the church decided to put together its annual cookbook. We had a brainstorm one night and thought, why not take a trip around the United States for two or three months, having some good times and collecting recipes, and that's just what we did. I did most of the driving and recipe collecting, but Sheryl Ann provided the conversation. I hope you enjoy reading about our trip.
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Our first stop was Boston, where we checked into an inexpensive hotel right near the Boston Common. Sheryl Ann and I decided to take a walk. Pretty soon we were in a neighborhood called The Combat Zone. There was a lot of fighting in Boston at the time of the Revolution and this was the scene of many of the battles between the Americans and the British. Today it is mostly women owned antique stores and there were many signs advertising "girls" who were furniture "strippers." The many red lights and friendly residents inviting us into their parlors with "Come on in! Free tables up front!" gave the nieghborhood a festive, Christmasy feeling. Combat Zone residents are an affectionate lot and many of the signs advertised "free love" and kisses, "XXX." Sheryl Ann stopped to buy a vibrating egg which looked like a nice toy for her grandson from a man selling them out of a suitcase on the street and then we stopped for lunch at a quaint little diner.The only thing they had on the menu were hot dogs and hamburgers. I'd had hamburgers before, but I'd never seen a hot dog. They are not really dogs or dog meat, but rather a meat concoction, usually beef or pork, which is long and thin and are put between bread made specially for the purpose called buns. You can dress them up with different condiments and relish. The one I ordered came with lots of saurkrat on top. They were very good but the cabbage in the saurkraut gave Sheryl Ann gas and she had to go back to the hospital for some pills later that night. Hot dogs come in packages of eight and now I keep them on hand at home in the fridge next to the sardines for my grandson.
COMBAT KRAUT DOGS
4 beef franks
4 white buns
Catsup
Lots of salt and pepper
1 jar Aunt Henny's Saurkraut
1 package Velveeta
Put the hot dogs on the buns and top with lots of catsup and then the saurkraut. Top with Velveeta. Put in 200 degree oven on cookie sheet for 10 minutes to heat and melt cheese. Sprinkle lots of salt on top. Serve.
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