My father worked at the Wilson & Co. meat packing plant in Albert Lea. Our home was more or less downwind of "the plant." Coupled with a few childhood tours, an adolescent reading of "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair and a job of my own at Wilson's I could live the rest of my life without eating another wiener or bratwurst. One of the principals at Marianne's Kitchen is, however, inclined to appreciate the occasional wiener.
The local option at "5 Guys" as pictured was about nine dollars. To be fair fries were included which I guess is a plus if you like fries. We do visit Costco for certain items and find them a worthy "big box." They pay their employees a living wage. As such they are never a Wall Street favorite. We try to make choices that favor locally-owned firms and places that are decent for their employees.
While at Costco we realized it was late. We needed to eat something and going back to MK (Marianne's Kitchen as we refer to it ourselves) was just not going to happen. Linda had the hot dog and soda combo and asked me if I wanted a hot dog. Obviously nothing goes to waste in a meat packing plant. Some days you have a little extra of "this" and some days you have a little extra of "that." The constants in wieners are the grind of the components and the seasoning. All of this cycled through my head at the question regarding my interest in a hot dog. Opting out I went for the pizza slice with more of everything on it. The soda, hot dog and pizza was about $3.74. Linda thought the hot dog was "just fine." I thought the pizza and price was pretty good given that I had to sit about 18" from a hot dog.
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