NEW YORK COPS CASTING A MEAN EYE AT EVERY HOT DOG IN TOWN
New York City (JFK+50) On December 14, 1921, "the secret of what makes the hot dog* wild is out."
New York police, working a nearly week long bicycle race at Madison Square Garden had been "unable to understand" why some hot dog salesmen "were disposing of their entire kennels at 30 cents a dog."
That is, until one officer purchased one and "punctured it." He found it contained "pure moonshine."
The news article in the Evening Star concludes with these words...
"Now the coppers are casting a mean eye at every hot dog in town."
*Hot Dog is food consisting of grilled or steamed sausage served in the slit of a partially sliced bun. It became a working-class street food in the U.S. selling at stands & carts.
SOURCE
"Hot Dogs Made Wild By Pure Moonshine Go Fast At 30 Cents Each," The Evening Star, December 14, 1921, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
