Liberty Forum

Most camping enthusiasts will always have a favorite camp fire meal that they bring to prepare. It could be a chili recipe that has secret ingredients handed down from generation to generation. It may something fresh off the land like trout or salmon prepared in seasonings with some local produce that you can find at your camp site. The great thing about many of the state park camping sites throughout Washington is that you are near a stream or lake so that creating your special meal can be quite easy. Of course I have always been a big fan of the all American hot dog. For some reason a hot dog cooked over a camp fire tastes incredible. So we thought are there unusual ingredients that you would bring to a camping trip that would go well with a hot dog.

What do you like on your hot dog?

*Catsup

*Mustard

*Slaw

*Chili

*Relish

*Onions

These are the most common things we top our dogs off with. I like a good beefy hotdog cooked on the grill. I don’t always have the time to cook them on the grill but a nice grilled dog is tasty. I can eat a grilled hotdog plain and no other items needed. If I was creating my perfect hotdog, I would like homemade chili, mustard, and onions on mine. I think this is the best combination for me. Does this sound like a hotdog you could eat too?

What are your favorite hotdog toppings? Is there any ingredient that most people put on their hotdogs but you never would? Let me know your favorite things to put on a hotdog and any special tips for adding a new topping to hotdogs. This is the easiest food to cook while camping and if you go camping, you can’t forget to bring the hotdogs and hotdog buns!