Was it just me, or did anyone else get handed a few cold uncooked hotdogs for lunch every now and then growing up?

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Ancient_Seat_7456@reddit

And white bread was the bun for everything!

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Naive_Product_5916@reddit

I used to get them when we were recovering from the flu. I don’t know why maybe it was the salt.

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Kooky-Reading@reddit

We'd stick a fork in them and hear it on the gas stove fire 😄😄😄

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Boomerang_comeback@reddit

Still do lol. Also, they come fully cooked.

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EH8tred@reddit

If I was lucky. We were poor as hell.

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GarthRanzz@reddit

No but remember my little brother boiling some for lunch and left mine in the pot, still on. I came home and charcoal and a pot I had to hide from our mom because it was ruined.

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FeistyMuttMom@reddit

Yup, when chopping them up and adding them to mac and cheese was too much work they were just served whole and cold.

Or wrapped in wonder bread.

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OneStarTherapist@reddit

Add them to Top Ramen, bro.

I added tuna fish to the mac and cheese.

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jenorama_CA@reddit

Yes! I’d add hot dog and peas to Top Ramen. How come I don’t do that anymore?

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JCo1968@reddit

I used to wrap a couple of dogs in Wonder Bread, put them in a plastic bag, and shove them in my pocket for a snack while mowing the yard.

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JimC29@reddit

I used to grab cold hotdogs for a snack when I was a kid. I loved them. Cold hotdog with a piece of Kraft cheese wrapped around it.

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jenorama_CA@reddit

When I was a kid, I’d go swimming at my cousin’s most of the summer. Afterwards, we’d be completely ravenous and would raid the fridge. Cold hot dogs were a favorite.

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NatasLXXV@reddit

I would sneak cold uncooked hot dogs as a kid. 🤮

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OldDudeOpinion@reddit

A few? You got more than one? You must have been rich.

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ConsistentWeird2564@reddit

You were rich if you had the ones with chili in the middle. Does anyone else remember these?

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PhilDGrowler@reddit

Frankenstuffs. I was telling a 25 yr old coworker about them the other day. I loved them.

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lidlekitty_tweezler@reddit

I had cheese in the middle dogs but never chili. Totally missed out on those

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bspanther71@reddit

I still occasionally eat a cold plain hot dog. Dad did it on the regular.

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Virgil_Kawasaki@reddit

Yes. Loved it. Rolled up baloney and cheese slices too.

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Fordinghamster@reddit

From ages 3-5 the Saturday morning routine was to grab myself some cold hot dogs and go watch cartoons.

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RScottyL@reddit

I would eat them uncooked out of the package mostly!

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Zolome1977@reddit

My dad would use hotdogs as a beef substitute in many recipes when times were tough. Which was my entire childhood.

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excaligirltoo@reddit

No but the butcher would always give us one at the market.

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pingus3233@reddit

Did it happen to be on Fridays? Were the buns prohibited? Did you Hail Eris?

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Affectionate-Map2583@reddit

Not hot dogs, but I would snack on Underwood deviled ham right out of the can, with a bit of mustard.

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MyriVerse2@reddit

No. They're cooked before packaging.

And I made my own lunches.

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nygrl811@reddit

Cold does not necessarily mean raw . . .

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LemonPartyW0rldTour@reddit

They’re not saying they’re raw. The opposite actually.

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nygrl811@reddit

Right, but the post was about cold hot dogs

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CreativeProfession57@reddit

A fellow “drinker of the broth”

Are you ok? Has the trauma receded yet for you? :)

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NorseGlas@reddit

I learned to boil hot dogs and cook scrambled eggs when I was 6yrs old. Those foods were usually in the house. That and cereal.

Both parents owned businesses and worked more than full time, mom only ever made dinner and I was an only child. You figure shit out.

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Barbarossa7070@reddit

Boiled hot dog in a slice of white bread with ketchup was the preparation at my house growing up. I guess I’m lucky to have not been to prison yet given that horrific upbringing.

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fizzymangolollypop@reddit

Aren't cold hotdogs just bologna in a different shape?

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No_Manufacturer_1911@reddit

I got bologna often. Hated that shit. I think it was the same stuff they press into hot dogs.

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Mailman1974@reddit

I can take them right out of the package and eat them

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Significant_Ruin4870@reddit

No, I had to get my own lunch. Usually quesadillas. Or Oreos.

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Audrey_Angel@reddit

I gathered my own lunch from the frankly several choices:

Cold hotdogs, sometimes cooked :D Sliced cheese Sliced bologna Sliced bread Mustard Mayo Cereal Potato chips Saltines Peanut butter Ramen Milk

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Chai-Tea-Rex-2525@reddit

You were handed food? Talk about being spoiled.

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I don't know if it was just you, but I never knew anyone who did. But then, I and everyone I knew could cook for ourselves - at least enough to handle our own lunches. I'm talking from roughly 8 on.

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westviadixie@reddit

lol...we'd just pull them out of the fridge to eat. same with bologna. latch key kids for the win!

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NWXSXSW@reddit

All the time

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Self-Comprehensive@reddit

I had to grab them myself but yeah.

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Parking-Power-1311@reddit

I still eat them all the time.

It was the go to camping or outing food anyway.

Cubs. Scouts. Cadets. Sports.

They even raised money for football at some of the schools I was in by selling Hot Dogs.

Staple GenX food.

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Commercial_Wind8212@reddit

Gross. No.

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witchstrm@reddit

I'd get a plain cold tortilla sometimes or a few saltines with oleo

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Onorine1@reddit

If my mom made me a hotdog it would be on a bun (unless we ran out) and heated up with whatever condiments I wanted. I would however sometimes just grab a cold hotdog as a snack out of the refrigerator and walk off eating it.

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Bobbisox65@reddit

Yes!:why was that? My mom's not around anymore to ask

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Physical_Ad5135@reddit

Wait, your mom made your lunch? It was mostly cafeteria food for me, but if I brought my lunch it was all on me. My favorite was those cheap Buddig chipped beef with ritz crackers and American cheese slices. Yummmm.

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jcseks@reddit

Heck yeah, I remember those days. My Mom would hand me one or two just to make sure I was eating something (I was very picky at when I wanted to eat).

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Stardustquarks@reddit

One of my fav snacks to this day. We were never given cold dogs, butbid eat the leftovers and loved them cold. Especially with a piece of American cheese shoved in the bun under it

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