Peanut butter hot dog craze sweeping Du Bois
7-year-old suggests them, people find them yummy
Sunday, June 11, 2006
By Cindi Lash
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
DU BOIS, Pa. -- Russell Emel sure does like peanut butter.
Forget dip for potato chips or ketchup for french fries. Russell demands a dollop of peanut butter on most everything, down to the ice cream for dessert.
But when it came to indulging the first-grader's cravings for hot dogs garnished with a gob of Skippy, Russell's mother balked.
"It's not my thing," said Cyndee Emel, 41, with a grimace. "It kind of made me sick to smear it on the hot dogs for him."
Russell persisted. His mother turned to the Internet, posting half-jesting pleas that would spark a community-wide inside joke in this Clearfield County city of 8,000: Could local meat market operator J. LeRoy Palumbo Jr. appease Russell by creating a peanut butter hot dog?
Mr. Palumbo, whose culinary experiments in the landmark market his grandfather, Dominic, founded in 1927 have resulted in such treats as jalapeno-cheese hot dogs and wild boar jerky, took up the challenge. He and production manager Tom Weaver produced a 25-pound experimental batch, even though they feared it would be awful.
As an unmistakable nutty smell wafted from the smokehouse under Palumbo's Meats of Du Bois, Mr. Palumbo fired off a response to the Web site, announcing, "Come get 'em." That batch sold out in hours. So did the next. (cont...)
When I was younger I came across a recipe I wanted to try. It was called the All American Hot Dog. It was a hot dog with peanut butter, mustard and cheese. You assembled the dog and then put them in the oven to melt all the stuff together. I don't remember what they taste like but I remember my parents didn't like them and I we didn't have them ever again. After reading this, I think will try it again.
And for those that don't know, I really enjoy peanut butter and I really enjoy hot dogs. How it turns out, I will let you know. I have lived on peanut butter sandwiches and pringles for months at a time back in the day. I still enjoy them but I do not eat them as much as I used to.
5 comments:
Oh Jonathan..that just makes my tummy hurt. I can deal with maybe the peanut butter on the hot dog. The thought of too much peanut butter makes my throat get all thick feeling..but thinly coated I could do it on a hot dog...
but with mustard and cheese?
I do want to know how it goes though..make sure you update..
Jonathan, this sounds like your kind of thing. Go for it!
Julie and Anne,
I am planning to get some quality hot dogs maybe Nathan's or Ball Park(hey, I like them) JIF creamy peanut butter, sara lee hot dogs buns and cheese. I don't think I will try it with mustard to begin with. I don't think it will go with the peanut butter. I hope to do it this week, probably by this weekend. Will definitely give an update. Maybe have pictures of them as well.
peanut butter + hot dogs, huh? i say go for it; however, this is coming from the girl who at one point thought it would be a good idea to throw some peanut butter in her coffee. what a mess that was.
have fun, and keep a bottle of pepto on hand!
jo.
Hmm..who doesnt love Ball Parks? Those are my favorite. Without the mustard they might be alright. Might...
But maybe you need to try one bite with the mustard just so you can come abck and say it was gross then I can say i told you so. :)
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