Plenty of safe ice

[DConICE]

... Essem hot dogs on sticks and eat beans out of a can!!


What could be better than that!  Awesome memory!

[SALMONEMIA]

Best thing i remember as a kid was fishing with a friend and his dad would always start a small fire and we would cook Essem hot dogs on sticks and eat beans out of a can!!

Yessem its Essem . The best

[mowbizz]

I lived about a mile from the Essem hot dog factory as a kid…South Lawrence MA.
All We had were Essems in those days. I know Demoulas/Market Basket used to carry them…

[SALMONEMIA]

I lived about a mile from the Essem hot dog factory as a kid…South Lawrence MA.
All We had were Essems in those days. I know Demoulas/Market Basket used to carry them…

Yeah so you have been to lawtons hotdogs on the river  ? MB sells there own brand I think its essem. Here we go back to hotdogs. Better than spot burning I guess. 

[AQUAASSASSIN]

Is this still a thing? Never heard of them? Thought it was a Kayem spell check?

In NH you ate Schultz or you carried 3 dollar bills. I will haveto look for these

[mowbizz]

Yeah so you have been to lawtons hotdogs on the river  ? MB sells there own brand I think its essem. Here we go back to hotdogs. Better than spot burning I guess.

Ahh mais oui! Law-tonnes by de canal…😂 good stuff right there! And Riley’s Roast Beef for a couple “big ones” with sauce n cheese…after a Celtics or Bruins game😛

[DConICE]

Ahh mais oui! Law-tonnes by de canal…😂 good stuff right there! And Riley’s Roast Beef for a couple “big ones” with sauce n cheese…after a Celtics or Bruins game😛

Riley's was good... but I always preferred Kelly's on the beach more...

Talk about a thread being hijacked.

[mowbizz]

Riley's was good... but I always preferred Kelly's on the beach more...

Talk about a thread being hijacked.

Lol…round and round we go…😂

[Guinea]

If any thread deserved to be hijacked, it's this one lol.

[Roccus]

When I was bringing the kids and their friends out - we'd always pack the grills and plan to cook breakfast sandwiches or other items, it was part of the fun of making a day of it outside....  and if the flags were slow, seemed like the best way to ensure the flags would start popping was to fire up the grill... never failed.

As for spot burning - its a thing, hell people try to figure out locations simply based on picture backgrounds.
Ice reports that get people hurt are a thing too, because people get lazy and assume ice somewhere means ice everywhere. 

Be Safe, happy New Year, and protect your spots and people... and have a great season.

Dennis

P.S. Joe switch to PB&J - good even when frozen 

I've PB&J Stories too!

[Roccus]

I lived about a mile from the Essem hot dog factory as a kid…South Lawrence MA.
All We had were Essems in those days. I know Demoulas/Market Basket used to carry them…

I'm sure you had a dog or two at Lawtons..2 of them fit nicely in a wader pocket..the smell of mustard and relish helped relieve the stink of the river in those days.

[Steve H.]

I'm sure you had a dog or two at Lawtons..

As a youngin I used to ride my Shwinn down from Salem to fish the Mack for shad and schoolies.  Always had a few bucks on my to grab a couple dogs at Lawtons.  If I remember right, they deep fried them in lard.  Mustard and onions, friggin tasty.

[Roccus]

As a youngin I used to ride my Shwinn down from Salem to fish the Mack for shad and schoolies.  Always had a few bucks on my to grab a couple dogs at Lawtons.  If I remember right, they deep fried them in lard.  Mustard and onions, friggin tasty.

Beer boiled or fried..

[AQUAASSASSIN]

Those sound amazing! Rippers!

[Roccus]

Those sound amazing! Rippers!

They were better than Flo's..

[AQUAASSASSIN]

Luke delete his account? Username shows up as black on my phone now and it says guest.

[AQUAASSASSIN]

They were better than Flo's..

Mmm had some red dogs for lunch  today with Flo’s onion relish and Mayo.

[Roccus]

Riley's was good... but I always preferred Kelly's on the beach more...

Talk about a thread being hijacked.

At least it's a positive hijack.

[rmoody79]

I have always found hot dogs to be the law of diminishing returns, after 2 each one after that is not very good

[AQUAASSASSIN]

I have always found hot dogs to be the law of diminishing returns, after 2 each one after that is not very good

Never thought about that? I’d haveto say you are exactly right. Yet, I still haveto have a minimum of 3 each time.

Mustard, onion, Celery salt are my go to. Up here the best dogs I can buy are the Kayem olde Tyne now. Maple leaf and Schonlands are pretty good. Anyone have any other favorites?

[PoolGuy]

Never thought about that? I’d haveto say you are exactly right. Yet, I still haveto have a minimum of 3 each time.

Mustard, onion, Celery salt are my go to. Up here the best dogs I can buy are the Kayem olde Tyne now. Maple leaf and Schonlands are pretty good. Anyone have any other favorites?

If you can find Nathan’s those are good….or sometimes the ones from the deli

[sebago2jigtima]

the red ones ! 

[AQUAASSASSIN]

If you can find Nathan’s those are good….or sometimes the ones from the deli

Ah yes, agreed on the Nathan’s. I don’t see them much, each brand has the 2 versions, the cheap kid version I call them bc my kids prefer those that don’t  snap. Those  with a real casing That do. I’ve seen the cheaper Nathan’s here. The deli here has all the ones I mentioned. With the option of Red or not.

[DConICE]

I've PB&J Stories too!

We will have to start another thread for these, cause I am sure these stories are priceless... just can't hijack an already hijacked thread.
Or better yet, maybe we'll find a time to share them on the ice!
 

[Steamtrain]

McKenzie natural casing franks

[HuntnFish603]

Old thymes and Sconlands yes.
My grandfather turned me on to Old Neighborhoods Natural Casings . Loved those as well . Good snap to em

[rmoody79]

kayem old tyme are definitely my favorite but it doesnt matter I cant escape the dreaded 3rd dog, Nathans to me seems too fast food quality.  and i hate NYC

[AQUAASSASSIN]

Growing up it was Schultz hot dogs here. I lived on the same street as old man Schultz. Nothing compared. He got out of the business many years ago though.

[SPIN 1]

Luke? Still here? Need your brownie recipe

[HuntnFish603]

I think it was too much for him. Instead of learning from his mistake. He left IS and hit the nearest physicatrist on speed dial. What a bunch of thugs you are...
....or the oven brought him to the bottom of "the hot spot"