On Wed, 16 May 2012 00:33:16 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

>On May 15, 7:26*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 May 2012 11:15:09 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >On May 10, 8:20*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> >> On Wed, 9 May 2012 15:44:56 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> >> Even in Chicago the only place you can get natural casings is at the
>> >> Vienna outlet. *We went to the south side to Bobak's over the weekend
>> >> for our sausage fix. *They had beef hot dogs for $1.99 a pound. *I got
>> >> a couple pounds but haven't tried them yet. *We also got a 1.5 pounds
>> >> of Lithuanian sausage which is to die for. *That was 2.19 a pound.
>> >> shemp will probably chime in and say you can't get sausage that cheap
>> >> but I won't see it.
>>
>> >Whoa, Bobak's makes natural casing dogs.They don't have a real great
>> >snap, though.
>>
>> I meant Vienna natural. *I wasn't clear. Sorry.
>
>I see. Similarly I have heard that in LA there is a meat company
>called "Hoffy" that apparently makes natural casing dogs only for the
>well-known Pink's hot dog stand in Hollywood.

Portillo's has their own thing going on too. I don't know if he farms
it out or has his own plant but the dogs are unique.

Lou