18 vintage hot dog ads that celebrate the joy of encased meats
Would you eat Wiener Wraps, Sack O'Sauce and Hot Dog Chowder?
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Even vegans bring their Tofu Pups to the table.
Of course, hot dogs are an all-American meal any day of the year. They have long been a part of our family dinner table, from Skinless franks to Oscar Mayer wieners to the gourmet dogs of the modern grocery aisle. Let's take a look at some vintage print advertisements that will either have you hungering for hot dogs or opting for a burger.
Creamed Diced Carrots in Onion Cups? We'll stick with chips, thanks.
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Image: Shades of Cinnamon
Do not try dunking your hot dogs in milk.
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Image: Shelf Life Taste Test via Flickr
Oscar Mayer hid BBQ in cans with its "Sack O'Sauce."
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Image: Charm and Poise via Flickr
"DO NOT BOIL," the ad warns. Well now we really want to boil them to see what happens.
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Image: epiclectic via Flickr
No weirder than Pigs in a Blanket. Okay, a little weirder.
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Image: Cardboard America via Flickr
A young Conan O'Brien or a young Joey Chestnut?
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Image: bluwmongoose via Flickr
"Hot Dog" and "Chowder" are not words you find together in modern cuisine.
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Image: Charm and Poise via Flickr
Coca-Cola recommended dumping potato salad atop your dog in 1978.
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Image: Coca-Cola
There are many ways to slice a hot dog, especially if you want it to resemble a sea creature.
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Image: vintage-ads.livejournal.com
Warning: Eat your hot dogs lengthwise, not sideways.
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Image: adclassix
Chachi look-alikes agree: the cheesier, the better.
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Image: vintageadbrowser
Frankfurter Crown Casserole is the food of kings.
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Image: theglamoroushousewife.com
Remember when mom would just throw some pantry items into a pan?
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Image: retropopcult via Pinterest
Germany may be the home of frankfurters, but hot dogs helped us win the war.
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Image: Paul Malon via Flickr
"Weeny Crackers" is our new favorite exclamation.
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Image: klappersacks via Tumblr
In case you need to encase 9,600 hot dogs per hour.
![](https://metvcdn.metv.com/RofVF-1467045521-embed-hotdogs_factory.png)
Image: Sugarjar45 via eBay
This one slathers on the double entendres like mustard.
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Image: Huffington Post
Pillsbury sold its "Wiener Wraps" in Onion and Mexican flavors. Not for long.
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Image: Retrospace
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