From the strange and unusual files comes this recipe from my childhood. Now… my mom made some interesting concoctions. Not all of them are fond memories if you catch my drift. In fact, I still have nightmares over the meatballs with tomato soup sauce over mashed potatoes. And I love tomato soup. This combination, however, was just icky! (Sorry, Mom!)
But she did have some that I do remember fondly and crave from time-to-time simply because they remind me of a simpler time (before a kid, mortgage payments and laundry). Some of my favorites are mom’s Tuna Noodle Casserole, Mashed Potatoes with Onions and Ground Beef (I’ll be making this one soon and sharing), and her Glorified Franks. Now, if anyone else had made these dishes I would have turned up my nose. However, MY mom made them so they make me feel all warm and fuzzy, instead of feeling like gagging. I’m sure you have odd recipes from your childhood that bring back sweet memories too.
I have been thinking about my mom’s Glorified Franks for several months so I just had to give it a whirl. When I tried to explain the recipe to the gals in the office… well… they turned up their noses just as I would have done. The recipe sounds icky. But… guess what? They loved them! Mom scores with this one!
Go ahead. Don’t be afraid. Try my mom’s Glorified Franks and judge for yourself. I think you will be pleasantly surprised 
Glorified Franks
Ingredients:
- 1 package of 8 hot dogs
- 1 onion, cut in half and then sliced thinly
- 1 cup canned whole tomatoes, crushed to shreds with your hands (it’s fun!)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 8 sesame seed buns
- butter
Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Spray 13×9 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Cut hot dogs in half lengthwise and crosswise into quarters. Place in prepared pan and top with onions. In a small bowl combine tomatoes and brown sugar. Pour over hot dogs and onions and stir all together. Bake for 2 hours, stirring halfway through.
To serve:
Spread butter on cut side of buns. Place under broiler to toast the cut side. Put four hot dog quarters on the bottom half of the buns. Spoon some of the onions and sauce over the hot dogs (not too much or your bun will get soggy). Top with other half of bun. Spoon a little of the sweet sauce on the side so you can dip (this is optional).
Enjoy!
Now thank my mother and her strange recipe for the yumminess.
Sweetest Blessings,
LeAnn
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I’m not a big hot dog fan unless they are burned on the grill or over a fire. This doesn’t sound much different than the beanie weinies I grew up with – hot dogs cut into pieces in a can of pork & beans. I bet they aren’t bad at all!
I can’t believe you posted this recipe! I was thinking about the glorified franks just yesterday. Haven’t made them for eons. Maybe they’re for lunch today. We’ll see if Bob like them (of course he will – they’re sweet).
Leanne,
Comfort food for me as a child was Van Camps ‘pork -n- beans’ franks and good ole Kraft American Cheese Singles- melted into the beans -n- franks. Of course to top this wonder gourmet meal a nice teaspoon of butter went nicely!
You can say… YUCK! I won’t mind and I fully understand:-)
Your mom’s recipe sounds like a creative twist from heaven (especially to my childhood comfort dish above:-) Especially for a family on a tight budget or towards the middle of the week when you wondering what to ‘fix’ and shopping day is at least two days away:-) Food is quite expensive these days. We have to know how to create wonderful things without breaking the bank.
I have never heard of ‘gloried franks’! I have to say that it looks like a kid friendly recipe and therefore I will give the recipe a whirl with my boys as you have presented it.As for myself these days… I’ll have to make some modifications such as going with my low glycemic ‘Whey Low Gold” a substitute for regular brown-sugar and I’ll have to take those ‘dogs’ as unprocessed as I can find them. Perhaps Apple Gate Farms franks would work.
My bio-chemistry just can’t deal with the nitrates, MSG and forms of sugar found in processed meats such as most cold-cuts have.
What happened to the days when people like you and I did not have to concern ourselves with issues as such?
I remember my beans -n- franks childhood recipe with deep fondness but I am grateful for God’s grace and mercy and just how far HE has brought me!
Has the quality of food changed so much? Or is it that we have changed? I think it’s a bit of both:-)
I love the range of idea’s that you share here on this blog.
In HIM,
Jennifer