From our food editor Verla Burrell-Bordelon:
If you come across the headline "Man Bites Dog" today, don't be alarmed -- it's National Hot Dog Day!
Emmett Lee Dickinson, the inventor of the hot dog, used to say, "I love hotdogs, and I eat them with relish!" But it was Lavinia Dicknson, Emily's sister and Emmett Lee's third cousin, who suggested topping a dog off with chili.
Emmett Lee Dickinson fell in love with Lavinia's concoction, the chili dog, from the time he took his first bite, and later he dedicated his poem "I do not crave -- why should I crave" (below on the left) to Lavinia. His poem also inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "I do not care -- why should I care" (below on the right).
More poems for National Hot Dog Day are HERE and HERE.
If you come across the headline "Man Bites Dog" today, don't be alarmed -- it's National Hot Dog Day!
Emmett Lee Dickinson, the inventor of the hot dog, used to say, "I love hotdogs, and I eat them with relish!" But it was Lavinia Dicknson, Emily's sister and Emmett Lee's third cousin, who suggested topping a dog off with chili.
Emmett Lee Dickinson fell in love with Lavinia's concoction, the chili dog, from the time he took his first bite, and later he dedicated his poem "I do not crave -- why should I crave" (below on the left) to Lavinia. His poem also inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "I do not care -- why should I care" (below on the right).
More poems for National Hot Dog Day are HERE and HERE.
| By Emmett Lee Dickinson: I do not crave – why should I crave And yet I fear I’m craving A meal upsetting to my form – Filled with impurity The terror it will make Heartburn more like perdition That makes it hard to face The frank and chili dog – | By Emily Dickinson: I do not care – why should I care And yet I fear I’m caring To rock a fretting truth to sleep – Is short security The terror it will wake Persistent as perdition Is harder than to face The frank adversity – |
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