Generalboy remembers: when Hungry Jack’s sold Hot Dogs
Often on the long dreary drive from out in the sticks to visit my Granny in the city, Ma and Pa Geeb would stop at Hungry Jack’s ( that’s the Aussie Burger King for my offshore readers… whoever you are! ) for some dinner. It was a sure fire antidote to stop our never ending whining, and the mere suggestion that we might not stop if we weren’t quiet was enough to render me and my sis stony silent for minutes at a time.
I was never into burgers ( still not ), but the one thing on the Hungry’s menu that could always put a smile on my face was their hot dogs. In hindsight, they were bland, artificial, with meat most likely composed largely of horse testicles and hog anus - but I adored them.
At the 2/3 point of one long drive we stopped, and I bounded up to the counter. Mum didn’t even have to ask me what I wanted… there was no question. “One hot dog, one large Fries, a large Coke, and a strawberry sunday” she rattled off automatically. The girl at the counter looked at her blankly, and beckoned toward the menu. “Sorry”, she announced in her finest teenage monotone, “… we don’t do Hot Dogs anymore”. And I never ate another Hungry Jack’s hotdog ever again.
And I was devastated.
Footnote: I have met one other person in my whole life that remembers Hungry Jacks Hot Dogs. Hi Cass, wherever you are… 
I can’t say I was ever into dogs, hot or otherwise :P. But there’s nothing worse than when your favourite foods as a child suddenly disappear.
And you probably owe your life to them not selling it anymore. lol, gross!
Cléa: Yes… and disappear without explanation! I mean what… did the frankfurt factory close? Was there a global bun shortage? It was mystifying to a nine year old GB!!!!
Steph: LOL yes… although I am still partial to the odd Vege-dog. Probably got as much lard in them as well… eeep…
christ, I don’t remember them but juding by their food the last time I tried it (in the 80s I think) I reckon the hot dog would have been the best thing on the menu! What were they thinking?