OT - Grote & Weigel going out of business

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  1. junglehusky Popular Poster

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  2. Revrat Popular Poster

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    Too bad. I miss the "Gross and Wigglings" from my kid days in Connecticut. We don't get those good local dogs in Minneapolis
  3. Butchy Joe Schmoe

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    Is Walmart going to start selling 2-foot long hot dogs now?
  4. BLUEDOGHOUSE Popular Poster

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    http://articles.courant.com/1996-11-21/news/9611210238_1_mr-weigel-pratt-whitney-dogs

    Lew Rome former Chair of the Board of Trustees at UConn lived on the bottom of Kenmore Road in Bloomfield. The Weigel estate was further up on Kenmore Rd. I have so many stories all so positive of this family.Back in the day such great memories were created. hmmmm

    Although reasonable minds disagree Grote & Weigel hot dogs were the best comfort food in the world.
  5. art4life Popular Poster

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    This is very sad news.
    They make some great dogs.
  6. AJC88 Popular Poster

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    I'm more pissed off that Doogies won't have the 2 foot dog anymore. I finished one of those bad boys a few months back and was planning to make an attempt at another one soon.
  7. MTHusky Active Member

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    G & W dogs were good but when I worked in the Hartford area I would always prefer Mucke's; our saying was "No one F$%&$ with the Muck"
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  8. microfich New Member

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    G&W=good (flavor)
    Mucke's =excellent (love the crunchy casing)
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  9. huskyjawz Popular Poster

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    Hummel's
  10. huskyrob1 Popular Poster

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    Hummels are OK as are G&W. The best are Black Bear nc hot dogs sold at Shop Rite and a few other places, they come closest to the old Roessler brand which was the king IMHO.
  11. Fishy 6'6", 250

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    I am sure whatever restaurant served the two-foot long hot dogs will be able to find another vender willing to stuff an animal casing with 24" of ground-up livestock ass holes for your dining pleasure.
  12. DogMania Popular Poster

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    Noooooooooooo! G&Ws are the only dogs we buy. My inlaws load up every time they come up here from Florida. We use to buy Mucke's. I guess we'll be back to buying them.
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  13. Dove Popular Poster

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    Kudos to that sausage stuffer who would not allow his kids to throw away perfectly pink pork anuses.
  14. AJC88 Popular Poster

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    If you read the article you would see that the owner of Doogies has contacted dozens of meat manufacturers and has been unable to come across one who would do so.
  15. Danzz Popular Poster

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    They made the best hot dogs in the world and I've been eating them for over 60 years and they are partially responsible for my finely tuned athletic body. They were becoming harder to find in supermarkets. G & W going out of business was something I thought I'd never see; like Uconn and the Red Sox winning championships. Oh well, life goes whatever is left of it.

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