In case anyone’s interested, here’s what the lore says:
Back at the very turn of the 19th-to-20th century, the Boston Americans (later Red Sox) used to play their games at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, a decade or so before Fenway Park was built.
Outside the stadium, there was a German gentleman with a grilled wiener cart, he sold his product on a sheet of waxed paper, with mustard. That way, his customers could avoid getting their fingers all greasy.
The Boston Americans were a great team back then, super popular with the city locals. One crowded baseball day, the vendor ran out of wax paper!
What to do… what to do…? He got it! He gave money to his employee (or son, I don’t recall), with urgent instructions: “Quick, run to the nearby bakery and bring me as many french rolls as you can!”
And thus, the modern concept of the hot dog was born. According to the lore.
In case anyone’s interested, here’s what the lore says:
Back at the very turn of the 19th-to-20th century, the Boston Americans (later Red Sox) used to play their games at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, a decade or so before Fenway Park was built.
Outside the stadium, there was a German gentleman with a grilled wiener cart, he sold his product on a sheet of waxed paper, with mustard. That way, his customers could avoid getting their fingers all greasy.
The Boston Americans were a great team back then, super popular with the city locals. One crowded baseball day, the vendor ran out of wax paper!
What to do… what to do…? He got it! He gave money to his employee (or son, I don’t recall), with urgent instructions: “Quick, run to the nearby bakery and bring me as many french rolls as you can!”
And thus, the modern concept of the hot dog was born. According to the lore.