"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> The roasters I saw growing up had the steam option too, but the only
> time I ever saw it used was for the PTA's fund rasing "Hot Dog Day."
> The moms would set roasters up in the school gym. Some roasters would
> have the hot dogs and others would have the buns. We'd bring in our
> little manilla envelopes marked with our order and filled with the
> proper coins a few days before. On the event day the teacher would
> give us our validated envelope and we collected out hot dogs and
> chips. I don't remember what condiments were available. It was
> always a day we looked forward to. As bad as it sounds it seemed
> better than having to carry a lunch and seemed like we were "living
> large" for the day.
>
> Thanks for spurring the memory. I probably haven't thought about this
> for 30 years. Looking back I remember some kids didn't have the coins
> to participate and had to eat their PBJ's (sigh) I vaguely remember
> there were extras for the kids that didn't have coins or a lunch. It
> makes me wonder how many other sad things I've repressed.
>
> Lou

I was just thinking about how long it had been since I'd had a hot dog
cooked in a roaster. People around here would just dump the hot dogs into
the roaster without any water and let them cook that way. I haven't been to
any kind of event where they cooked them that way for ages and ages now.
It's probably just as well, they tend to upset the plumbing for a day or two
anyway.

Ms P