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The Corn dog is a Hot Dog coated in Cornbread batter and Deep Fried in hot Oil , although some are Baked . Almost all corn dogs are served on wooden sticks, although the original corn dog was not.http://www.historic66.com/illinois/site/springfield-cozy-dog.html In the United Kingdom and some other countries it is rarely served and is virtually unheard of apart from on imported American television shows. NAMING They are known in , they are called ''amerikan doggu'', or ''American dogs''. Sometimes they are known as pogos. CORN DOG SANDWICH The corn dog was popularized in 1942 at the Texas State Fair when it was introduced by Carl and Neil Fletcher, although the Pronto Pup vendors at the Minnesota State Fair claim to have invented the corn dog in 1941.1 There is an article from the Port Arthur (Texas) News on newspaperarchive.com from 1940. The story is about the first corn dog (not on a stick) stand opening in Port Arthur. The article states that the "Debut of the corn dog came some time ago at the Louisiana state fair". The 1991 book ''300 Years of Kitchen Collectibles'' by Linda Campbell Franklin states that a "Krusty Korn Dog baker" machine appeared in the 1929 ''Albert Pick Barth wholesale catalog of many makers’ hotel and restaurant supplies.'' The first corn dog on a stick was the "hairy dog," and it is still served in the "Cozy Dog Drive In" restaurant in , Ed Waldmire Jr. used a batter supplied by his friend Don Strand and used Cocktail Fork s as sticks. He called his new hot dog a "crusty cur". However, Ed's wife Virginia is credited with naming them "cozy dogs" because she felt naming a food product "crusty" didn't sound very appealing. To go with the Cozy Dog name, the Waldmires created a logo of two cartoon hot dogs embracing (being 'cozy'). Later he patented a device that clipped the sticks and allowed multiple dogs to be dipped in batter and then in hot oil. The sticks which used to be made exclusively of oak in the early days are now made almost exclusively of pine wood. In 1946, Dave Barham opened the first location of Hot Dog On A Stick at Muscle Beach , Santa Monica , California . It is the only chain restaurant to offer corn dogs as its main menu item. The company is currently 100% employee-owned (the only fast-food restaurant of which this is true) and operates 115 stores in 17 states, mostly in Shopping Mall s. Franchise s have been issued for several other nations, but all stores in the USA are company-owned. The restaurant is known for the multi-colored smocks and hats (first introduced in the 1960s) worn by the employees, who are mostly young women. The corn dog is also the only meat on a stick that has its own holiday. National Corndog Day is a celebration of basketball, the corn dog, tater tots, and American beer that occurs in March of every year on the first Saturday of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship . By 2007, parties celebrating National Corndog Day occurred at 113 locations in more than 30 U.S. states, the District Of Columbia and Australia . CORN DOG PREPARATION Corn dogs are served as Street Food , as well as at Mall s, local Deli s, and Gas Station s. It is also sold at events such as state and county fairs, art festivals and Renaissance Fair s. While some places dip and fry their dogs just before serving, other places use premade frozen corn dogs that are thawed and then fried again or browned in an oven. Premade frozen corn dogs can also be microwaved, but the corn bread coating will lack texture. They are eaten plain or served with Ketchup , Mustard , Relish , or Mayonnaise . They can also be found at almost any Supermarket in North America as frozen food that can be heated, and served. ADDITIONAL FORMS A breakfast version of the corn dog consists of a breakfast sausage deep-fried in a Pancake batter. Another version comes with either melted cheese in-between the hot dog and the breading or the hot dog is replaced with a cheese-filled hotdog. VEGETARIAN CORNDOGS Both Vegetarian corn dogs and corn dog nuggets are made as meatless alternatives by many of the same companies that produce Veggie Dogs . SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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