Out of the Park: Corn Dogs and Cracker Jack (NPR)
From NPR.org
In the '06 season alone, baseball fans at major league parks will eat enough hot dogs to stretch coast to coast, or 2,800 miles of wieners, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. And that's not taking into account the sausages, caramel popcorn and other treats going down the collective American gullet.
On opening day at Fenway Park in Boston, 5,000 bags of peanuts, 5,000 Italian sausages with peppers and onions, 1,700 gallons of soda, 1,300 bags of popcorn and 500 bags of cotton candy were sold. A baseball game and thousands of pounds of junk food; talk about a win-win.
Unfortunately, America's pastime has become associated with scandal and greed. Plus, the food has gotten fancy: Chinese chicken salad at Fenway, Caesar salad at Angel Stadium, and panini at RFK.
Freelance writer Betsy Block, a contributor to NPR, took matters into her own hands. So she invited a young baseball friend (10 years 0ld) over for a game and served the kids corn dogs and caramel popcorn in their seats -- the ones on our tacky but comfortable couch at home, that is. She writes:
"We could yell at the TV, jump up and down, shake our fists and generally act as if we were actually in the stands, while saving hundreds of dollars. Because like the fans wisely clustered around the sausage carts outside the park while the game rages within, we know that baseball may be good, but baseball eats are great".
Her recipes for "Summer Shack Corn Dogs" and "Homemade Cracker Jack-Style Caramel Popcorn with Peanuts" can be found at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5628051
In the '06 season alone, baseball fans at major league parks will eat enough hot dogs to stretch coast to coast, or 2,800 miles of wieners, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. And that's not taking into account the sausages, caramel popcorn and other treats going down the collective American gullet.
On opening day at Fenway Park in Boston, 5,000 bags of peanuts, 5,000 Italian sausages with peppers and onions, 1,700 gallons of soda, 1,300 bags of popcorn and 500 bags of cotton candy were sold. A baseball game and thousands of pounds of junk food; talk about a win-win.
Unfortunately, America's pastime has become associated with scandal and greed. Plus, the food has gotten fancy: Chinese chicken salad at Fenway, Caesar salad at Angel Stadium, and panini at RFK.
Freelance writer Betsy Block, a contributor to NPR, took matters into her own hands. So she invited a young baseball friend (10 years 0ld) over for a game and served the kids corn dogs and caramel popcorn in their seats -- the ones on our tacky but comfortable couch at home, that is. She writes:
"We could yell at the TV, jump up and down, shake our fists and generally act as if we were actually in the stands, while saving hundreds of dollars. Because like the fans wisely clustered around the sausage carts outside the park while the game rages within, we know that baseball may be good, but baseball eats are great".
Her recipes for "Summer Shack Corn Dogs" and "Homemade Cracker Jack-Style Caramel Popcorn with Peanuts" can be found at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5628051
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