On Thu, 4 Jul 2019 11:19:14 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Thursday, July 4, 2019 at 2:14:16 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>> On Thursday, July 4, 2019 at 10:05:20 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> >
>> > " wrote:
>> > >
>> > > plain old wieners and kraut
>> > > served with a side of mashed potatoes is an excellent stand-by.
>> >
>> > Must be a regional thing. The mashed potatoes side sounds odd. I
>> > would choose fries.
>> >
>> Try it sometime, it does sound a little head scratching but the mashed potatoes
>> really go good with the wieners and kraut. Cornbread is also an added bonus.
>
>It occurs to me that the knackwurst at a local German restaurant reminds me
>of a giant hot dog. That's why I get the mettwurst instead.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

An over sized hotdog is exatly what a knockwurst is, at NYC kosher
delis they were called Specials... typically served with baked beans.