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Authors: Josh Chetwynd

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How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun

How
the
Hot Dog
Found
Its
Bun

 

 

Accidental Discoveries
and

Unexpected Inspirations That Shape

What We Eat
and
Drink

 

 

Josh Chetwynd

illustrations by
David Cole Wheeler

 

 

 

 

For Jennifer and Becca

 

 

 

 

Copyright © 2012 Josh Chetwynd

 

 

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed to Globe Pequot Press, Attn: Rights and Permissions Department, PO Box 480, Guilford, CT 06437.

 

 

Lyons Press is an imprint of Globe Pequot Press.

 

 

Illustrations: David Cole Wheeler

Text design: Ann Pawlick

Project editor: Julie Marsh

Layout: Maggie Peterson

 

 

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file.

 

 

ISBN 978-0-7627-7750-1

Printed in the United States of America

 

 

E-ISBN 978-0-7627-8528-5

Contents

Introduction

Starters and Small Plates

Bisquick: Tardy train traveler
Brown ’n Serve Rolls: Fire alarm discovery
Buffalo Wings: Late night munchies
Caesar Salad: Empty refrigerator
Cheese: Not your average bag
Cobb Salad: Celebrity restaurateur
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes: Distracted, disagreeable brothers
Nachos: Ravenous army wives
Tapas: Fruit flies
Wheaties: Messy cooking

Main Courses

Chicken Marengo: Broken supply line
Chicken Tikka Masala: Fussy customer
Chimichanga: Fryer slip-up
Fettuccine Alfredo: Finicky new mom
Filet-O-Fish: Religious rules
French Dip Sandwich: Extra sauce
Philly Cheesesteak: Hungry hot dog vendor
Sandwiches: Focused gambler
Tempura: Missionaries’ menu
TV Dinners: Overstocked turkeys

Desserts

Chocolate Chip Cookies: Missing ingredient
Chocolate Molten Cake (Chocolate Lava Cake): Celebrity chef flub
Cookies ’n Cream Ice Cream: Short work break
Crêpes Suzette: Clumsy waiter
Granny Smith Apples: Garbage discovery
Rhubarb: Bumbling builders
Tarte Tatin: Ditzy sister

Candies and Snacks

Cheese Puffs: Rabbit food
Chewing Gum: Deposed dictator and a nosy accountant
Doughnuts: Seafaring captain
Graham Crackers: Sex-ruining snack
Jelly Tots: Camera-ready treat
PEZ: Antismoking mint
Pop Rocks: Failed drink additive
Popsicles: Cold night and forgetful kid
Potato Chips: Take-no-guff chef
Pretzels: Holy rewards
Twinkies: Strawberry afterthought

Additives and Extras

Alka-Seltzer: Newspaper discovery
Artificial Sweeteners: Sloppy scientists
Baking Powder: Adoring husband
Corn Starch: Indomitable chemist
Hot Dog Bun: Small carts and glove thieves
Ice-Cream Cone: Debatable world’s fair find
Maple Syrup: Native American domestic clash
Marmalade: Stormy oranges
Mayonnaise: Victory spread
Nutella: Post–World War II austerity
Tabasco Sauce: Civil War epic
Whipped Cream: Student’s failed hypothesis
Worcestershire Sauce: Forgotten barrel

Drinks

Champagne: Devil’s bubbly and a timely pilgrimage
Coca-Cola: Headaches and prohibition
Coffee: Dancing goats
Cognac: Savvy Dutch merchants
Gibson Martini: Wry bartender, ingenious diplomat, or San Francisco pride
Irish Coffee: Dangerous flight
Kool-Aid: Post office complications
Ovaltine: Foul-tasting health drink
Pink Lemonade: Accidental carnival creation
Tea (and Iced Tea): Mystic brew
White Zinfandel: Lucky fermentation

Kitchen Inventions and Innovations

Cellophane: Stained tablecloth
CorningWare: Nuclear warheads
Dishwashers: Klutzy maids
Linoleum: Bedroom paint can
Matches: Unplanned friction
Microwaves: Melting candy bar
Paper Towels: Mistaken delivery
Saran Wrap: After-hours lab worker
S.O.S Pads: Desperate door-to-door salesman
Stainless Steel: From gun contract to utensils
Styrofoam: Wartime insulator
Tea Bags: Sample packaging
Teflon: Guinea pig, refrigerator coolant, and fishing gear

Acknowledgments

Notes

Selected Sources and Further Reading

About the Author

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