What are your thoughts on corn dogs?
I personally love them! They were first made by German Texan sausage makers in the US.
Do you prefer frozen corn dogs or fresh ones?
Definitely fresh ones from the fair or something. The first patent for the actual stick to hold the corn dog was way back in 1927, which is quite a while back.
It was probably a cheap food that they could really profit from during the years of the Great Depression
True, also corn dogs were called this not only because they were cooked in corn batter but also because they resembled an ear of corn once cooked.
That is amazing information, I am going to do a mountain of research about corn dogs now!
of current corn dog vendors claim responsibility for the invention and/or popularization of the corn dog. Carl and Neil Fletcher lay such a claim, having introduced their "Corny Dogs" at the Texas State Fair sometime between 1938 and 1942. The Pronto Pup vendors at the Minnesota State Fair claim to have invented the corn dog in 1941. Cozy Dog Drive-in, in Springfield, Illinois, claims to have been the first to serve corn dogs on sticks, on June 16, 1946. Also in 1946, Dave Barham opened
Corn dog
A corn dog (also spelled corndog) is a sausage (usually a hot dog) on a stick that has been coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried. It originated in the United States and is commonly found in American cuisine.
History.
Newly arrived German Texan sausage-makers, finding resistance to the sausages they used to make, have been credited with introducing the corn dog to the United States, though the serving stick came later. A US patent filed in 1927