Today's Case:
Crystal Palace Hot Dog Sauce
Re: Cornbread
From: Bonnie
Date: 10/5/2023, 4:36 PM
To: Phaedrus
You're not going to believe this! A relative of the man who owned the restaurant
just published the recipe I've been searching for. This is a really big deal
because they closed about 40 years ago and none of us have ever been able to
find the recipe. It was served on top of a hotdog or a hamburger and I literally
have been trying all the variations on your site for years. Can you tell what
I'm going to make for dinner tonight?
This is from the Crystal Palace in Reading, Pennsylvania, a landmark in our
downtown.
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Berks Hotdogs are made in Reading and they are delicious. We all support this
local company that has been in business for many many years. I think he
referred to them as "cheap" because back then, they really were, just as
everything was.
Have a great day!
On Sep 27, 2023, at 12:16 PM, Phaedrus wrote:
Thanks, Bonnie!
Phaed
I have transcribed the recipe given on the image below:
Phaed
Hot Dog Sauce Recipe - Crystal Palace Restaurant
Sweet Spanish onion chopped and sauteed
2 tablespoons butter mixed together with the burger
3 lbs lean burger
Mix all together on low heat
4 tsps. of chili powder
4 tbsps of Mexican hot chili powder
4 tbsps of cumin
1 tsp salt
3 cups of water - cook and simmer on low for 3-4 hours
Use cheap Berks hot dogs.
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Re: The Usual Mystery
From: Ray
Date: 10/24/2023, 5:13 PM
To:Phaedrus
On 10/24/2023 3:45 PM, Ray wrote:
I should not ask--but will--when you got the most recent recipe for
a hot dog sauce, the recipe called for "Mexican hot chili powder,"
and that was all that was not clear in the recipe. Now just where
does one get this "powder," or...
Well, you don't usually comment on a recipe's ingredients, but
one wonders just what the essential ingredient might be. I'd
suspect it's as vague to you as to me. And so, the recipe, is
"uncertain"? Fodder for fun and cheap hot-dogs. They will
bear up. I'm sure they always do. Need a good bun.
Ray
Hi Ray,
"Mexican Chili Powder" puzzled me, too. I did some online research, and
I did not find a product that had a label name of "Mexican Chili Powder."
Pursuing the matter further, I read that Mexican chili powder is "hotter
than regular chili powder." I was successful in finding a product called
"hot chili powder." McCormick has such a product. I also found Mexican
brands of chili powder, so I assume that's what's meant. You can probably
find this product at Mexican grocery shops. Finally, I read that you can
turn ordinary chili powder into "hot chili powder" by adding cayenne
pepper to it. No quantities given, so I guess it's "to taste."
Phaed
