Hi Jean,
Actually, they are not "weaners" but "wieners"....as in "Wien" aka
Vienna. They are also known as "frankfurters" as in from Frankfurt, or
"hot dogs" (at least here in the US). My understanding is that these
sausage-like meats originated in Vienna and/or Frankfurt (think wurst)
and in the old days were sometimes accused of containing dog meat
(hence "hot dogs"). Another story was that the hot dog name came from
a resemblance to dachshunds, and was called by some "dachshund
sandwich". Read all about it at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_dog
You can read all about Dings Dongs here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_Dongs
It is one of several "snack cakes" made by the Hostess company
(including Twinkies). They went bankrupt last year but have been
bought and their products are expected to reappear in stores this
summer.
Vicki in Maryland who remembers practicing drills in elementary school
of climbing under ours desks for protection from air raids, nuclear
pestilence, and who knows what else...(-:
-----Original Message-----
From: Jean Nathan <[email protected]>
To: Chat <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, May 1, 2013 1:19 pm
Subject: [lace-chat] Twinkees
So now what's Ding Dongs?
My, you do have some strange food.
I do know what a weaner is - .............<snip>
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