THE LEGEND OF THE TEXAS HOT DOG-ANOTHER PART OF MY WORLD

It's amazing how many hot dog shops across the United States has their own special recipe. Each area swears they have the best hot dog, along with the best fixins. But I can tell you first hand, Texas Hot Dogs are the best!

One of our favorite places to take out-of-towner's, is to sample one of our famous Texas Hot Dogs. We have several shops across Blair County. Well, actually it's the sauce that makes the Texas Hot Dog so famous. If you like a spicy dish, just order with everything on them. You'll get a great tasting hot dog on a steamed bun, with mustard, secret sauce, and lots of onions. There is a legend behind these hot dogs.

As the legend goes, back in the 1950's, the original owner of the Texas Hot Dogs had a real gold mine. Back then, two hot dogs, with everything on them, and a coke sold for 35 cents. The sauce recipe was kept a family secret for many years. One day the owner got into a big poker game. He was losing big money before he bet the secret family recipe. As luck would have it, he lost the recipe to his brother. Along with a promise that he would never use the recipe again, or tell anyone else the recipe. Needless to say, this caused a family fued. The poker winner opened his own Texas Hot Dog with the famous recipe. Years later the original owner changed the recipe slightly and opened a second Texas Hot Dog. Now we have a total of 4 Texas Hot Dog Shops located in different area's of Altoona, and in Tipton. All with a slightly different sauce recipe. The picture I have here is the one located on 12th Avenue, downtown Altoona. This one was made famous last year when the Ghost Hunters from the Sci-Fi channel were in town. It's located near the famous Mishler Theater, known to be haunted. Although, Ghost Hunters couldn't prove the theater was haunted, they did enjoy some Texas Hot Dogs before going home.