Almost in a by-gone era are the dairy bars and Tastee Freeze huts from my childhood; the kind of eating establishment with those large silver dairy dessert machines that swirled ice cream into a cone.
The menus of the food fare offered were usually mounted high on the wall at the front of the building.
Visitors placed their orders at sliding glass windows, gazing up at the menu to make their selections before informing the order clerk what they would like.
There are still some of these joints in existence, but many of them also have boarded up over time or the food fare has changed and adapted throughout the years as generations came and went.
Most of these Dairy Delight joints offered items like Coney Island hot dogs, hamburgers, French fries, and a wide variety of ice cream style desserts such as dipped swirl cones, banana splits, and hot fudge sundaes with chopped nuts.
One of my favorites was always the vanilla swirl cone dipped into that quick dry butterscotch, caramel, or hot fudge topping.
Other items on the menu of many of the Frosty Pal style establishments usually consisted of onion rings, corn dogs, and something called a "scrambled dog.
" What is a Scrambled Dog? There are different renditions of the scrambled dog.
Basically it involves a warmed hot dog bun placed open faced on a plate.
The hot dog goes on the bun and the combination is cut into bite sized pieces, bun and all.
This is then sprinkled with oyster crackers.
Add mustard, then coleslaw and chili con carne (meaning with beans.
) Top with cheese, diced onions, and jalapeno pepper slices (optional).
Some people prefer the order of the additions to be different, but the concept is the same.
It resembles a scrambled mess, to be honest, but it is very tasty and is eaten with a fork.
Coney Island Hot Dogs The Coney Island hot dog recipe I use is very delicious and includes the recipe for the chili sauce that goes on top of the "dogs.
" Unlike the scrambled dog, the chili is meat only and contains no beans.
It is a quick and easy recipe and allows the cook to have dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less.
The dogs are served on buns, along with ketchup and mustard, the easy homemade chili sauce, and topped with cheese and sliced green onions.
Other Dairy Hut Style Food Fare Other hot dog versions at many of these snack bar style eating establishments included slaw dogs, kraut dogs, and relish dogs.
There are the Cincinnati style hot dogs also but that is something different altogether.
In one of the Carolina towns I lived in during my teens, there was an old fashioned ice cream parlor that served hand dipped ice cream.
The house hamburger was served in a traditional fashion except it also came with grilled onions and a heap of meaty chili.
This was delicious with a soda shop style authentic milkshake and French fries.
Writing this article sure did make me hungry.
How about you?
The menus of the food fare offered were usually mounted high on the wall at the front of the building.
Visitors placed their orders at sliding glass windows, gazing up at the menu to make their selections before informing the order clerk what they would like.
There are still some of these joints in existence, but many of them also have boarded up over time or the food fare has changed and adapted throughout the years as generations came and went.
Most of these Dairy Delight joints offered items like Coney Island hot dogs, hamburgers, French fries, and a wide variety of ice cream style desserts such as dipped swirl cones, banana splits, and hot fudge sundaes with chopped nuts.
One of my favorites was always the vanilla swirl cone dipped into that quick dry butterscotch, caramel, or hot fudge topping.
Other items on the menu of many of the Frosty Pal style establishments usually consisted of onion rings, corn dogs, and something called a "scrambled dog.
" What is a Scrambled Dog? There are different renditions of the scrambled dog.
Basically it involves a warmed hot dog bun placed open faced on a plate.
The hot dog goes on the bun and the combination is cut into bite sized pieces, bun and all.
This is then sprinkled with oyster crackers.
Add mustard, then coleslaw and chili con carne (meaning with beans.
) Top with cheese, diced onions, and jalapeno pepper slices (optional).
Some people prefer the order of the additions to be different, but the concept is the same.
It resembles a scrambled mess, to be honest, but it is very tasty and is eaten with a fork.
Coney Island Hot Dogs The Coney Island hot dog recipe I use is very delicious and includes the recipe for the chili sauce that goes on top of the "dogs.
" Unlike the scrambled dog, the chili is meat only and contains no beans.
It is a quick and easy recipe and allows the cook to have dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less.
The dogs are served on buns, along with ketchup and mustard, the easy homemade chili sauce, and topped with cheese and sliced green onions.
Other Dairy Hut Style Food Fare Other hot dog versions at many of these snack bar style eating establishments included slaw dogs, kraut dogs, and relish dogs.
There are the Cincinnati style hot dogs also but that is something different altogether.
In one of the Carolina towns I lived in during my teens, there was an old fashioned ice cream parlor that served hand dipped ice cream.
The house hamburger was served in a traditional fashion except it also came with grilled onions and a heap of meaty chili.
This was delicious with a soda shop style authentic milkshake and French fries.
Writing this article sure did make me hungry.
How about you?
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