[R-390] Fowler

[Les Locklear]

That restaurant chain was Lum's if I remember correctly.

Les Locklear
Professional Curmudgeon
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Hauser" <barry at hausernet.com>
To: "Roy Morgan" <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
Cc: "Les Locklear" <leslocklear at cableone.net>; "R-390 Mailman" 
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Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Fowler


> Back in the 70's, we had one of those hot dog cookers that consisted of a 
> heat resistant plastic box with a clear lid, two pot metal rails with five 
> spikes on each, angled in, and a line cord.  You stuck the hot dogs on the 
> ends of the spikes across the rails, closed the lid, plugged it in (no 
> switch) and waited a minute or two for the dogs to sizzle.  It might have 
> had a power interlock in the lid hinge, I don't recall.
>
> It is rumored that it was common practice to cook franks with nothing more 
> than a line cord.  I suspect though, if you installed five lengths of 
> kielbasa and fired up that whiz-bang appliance thing ... it would probably 
> trip the breaker.
>
> The franks cooked up and tasted pretty good, but not as good as when 
> boiled in beer.  There used to be a chain of restaurants that featured hot 
> dogs boiled in beer -- anybody remember?
>
> Barry
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> Roy Morgan wrote:
>> At 10:03 AM 7/20/2007, Les Locklear wrote:
>>> Technical discussions? Oh, like Ballast Tubes and Keilbasas? Or Dead 
>>> Horses?
>>
>> Les,
>>
>> It has been well established that a ballast tube will heat a kielbasa to 
>> eating temperature. Also, kielbasa should NOT be made from dead horses.
>>
>> Now where is that crock of Moutard de Pommerey?
>>
>> All suggestions on the proper b**r to have with kielbasa are welcome.
>>
>> Roy
>> who just got hungry and thirsty!
>>
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