Sunday, September 30, 2007

The Elusive Corn Dog~part 2


Here it is! Very difficult to come along though: I showed up at the stand at 11:30am but the owner was not there, and the week-end help does not know the secret recipe!! After expressing my dissapointment that this was my 3rd unsuccessful visit, the owner/chef cook was dispatched and arrived with a displeased attitute(??) and then proceeded to make the "secret batter" ~ which I witnessed 2 of the key ingredients: cornmeal and No-Name brand Old-Fashioned pancake batter. I just LOVE bothering people!! Why are they promoting their Homemade Corn Dogs if it's too much trouble making them?????
Anyway, she made a batch of 10 and asked me if I only wanted ONE? How can I commit to more than one if I don't know what they taste like???!!!
In her eyes, I was just a pest instead of an eager customner. Got the first one off the fryer half hour later; it was indeed delicious, almost as good as the foot long ones offered at the Canadian National Exibition in Toronto. The wiener was nice and juicy, surprising since she defrosted them in the microwave a few minutes ago, and the cornmeal was coarse and tasty. Good but hardly worth the 3-day wait. Oh well, maybe it was, just because they are so hard to come by with! I might decide to show up again late this morning at the stand to annoy her into making her batch of batter??
I'm now off to the pancage breakfast at the Lion's Club, all part of the Applefest festivities.

12 comments:

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

a new recipe quest! The perfect corn dog, so you won't have to wait for the fair to be in town. First the perfect wiener...

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

A coney dog place near my in-laws uses Dearborn brand wieners, http://www.dearbornbrand.com/ and they are delicious. might be tricky to get in Canada... They have awesome spiral sliced ham as well.

AND, since you will want to know, coney dogs are a delicacy here in Michigan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island_(restaurant)
I'll have to take you to a coney stand when you're in Jackson...

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

oh man, this is making me hungry again. and hours til lunch..

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

ok, now I must Google for you...

recipes: http://thisfoodthing.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/old-fashioned-corn-dogs/
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/corndogs.htm
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_25894,00.html

and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Corndog_Day

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

ok, one last corn dog comment...
The cafeteria at my sons school serves "corn dog nuggets" 2cm wiener chunks battered & fried with no stick. He likes these better than the stock full dog on a stick. (Doesn't like the stick.)

Annie said...

Yummy! that Dearborn Sausage Co. ia a great source! They have a fabulous selection of delicacies! For sure they would have the perfect weiner for my perfect corn dog!
When are you coming back to Canada???!!

Annie said...

I'm gonna go on the hunt for the best coney fries and coney dog in the area!

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&resnum=0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=coney+island&near=Jackson,+MI

I haven't done any research. So, I'm going to have to eat at each one before your visit.

Darn.

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

I did find a local bar that has "mini corn dogs" as an appetizer...

http://www.redmooseinn.com/fullmenu.htm

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

Another recipe page - maple corndogs and octopus corn dogs (for the kids)

http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/food-dining/recipes/michigan-eats-maple-corn-dogs-from-fork-in-the-road/

ĎāvĕΓħëβЯĂvė said...

More dogs... My mother-in-law makes these:
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/116/Bacon_Cheese_Dogs2122.shtml
yummy and artery clogging!
We haven't made them ourselves recently... Something about kids and trying to be healthy and all that.

Annie said...

Funny! I made my own version of the whistle dog yesterday for lunch: same as you mother-in-law in a toasted bun with fried onions to top it off!
So Yummy!