1. blanddiva11: The Everyday Dog: Casing Casings are often made of cellulose, which is later removed, and give hot dogs an exact size and weight, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.But natural hot dog casings are made from cleaned and processed animal intestines, the group explains. Hot dogs may contain “variety meats” and meat byproducts including the heart, liver and kidneys of various animals along with regular meat cut from the bone, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.To be considered hot dogs, frankfurters, wieners or bologna by the USDA, the processed meat product must also “consist of not less than 15% of one or more kinds of raw skeletal muscle meat with raw meat byproducts.” I worked in a meat-packing plant to pay for undergraduate degree and worked with hot dogs. The raw hot dog looking like a thick white soup—not pink as in the picture. Really gross. The “meat” was from intestine etc. Lots of chemicals and salt. I also had the job of removing the casings on an assembly line that moved very fast. I used to smell like a weiner when I got off work. I did not eat hot dogs for several years after this experience. I have horror stories in abundance. The worst are about beef tongue, but I will refrain, as many of you might eat it. I thought this was the pink stuff they make chicken mcnuggets out of?  Oh well.  Still not going to put me off hotdogs.  Or nuggets.

    blanddiva11:

    The Everyday Dog: Casing

    Casings are often made of cellulose, which is later removed, and give hot dogs an exact size and weight, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.

    But natural hot dog casings are made from cleaned and processed animal intestines, the group explains.

    Hot dogs may contain “variety meats” and meat byproducts including the heart, liver and kidneys of various animals along with regular meat cut from the bone, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

    To be considered hot dogs, frankfurters, wieners or bologna by the USDA, the processed meat product must also “consist of not less than 15% of one or more kinds of raw skeletal muscle meat with raw meat byproducts.”

    I worked in a meat-packing plant to pay for undergraduate degree and worked with hot dogs. The raw hot dog looking like a thick white soup—not pink as in the picture. Really gross. The “meat” was from intestine etc. Lots of chemicals and salt. I also had the job of removing the casings on an assembly line that moved very fast. I used to smell like a weiner when I got off work. I did not eat hot dogs for several years after this experience. I have horror stories in abundance. The worst are about beef tongue, but I will refrain, as many of you might eat it.

    I thought this was the pink stuff they make chicken mcnuggets out of? 

    Oh well.  Still not going to put me off hotdogs.  Or nuggets.

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    1. linanneblack said: I can’t even stomach veggie dogs if they are too much like real hot dogs. Grody.
    2. malackey reblogged this from blanddiva11 and added:
      pink stuff they make chicken mcnuggets out of? Oh well. Still not going...hotdogs. Or...
    3. misspoppet said: My dad was often called to repair equipment at a chicken processing plant. He would not eat chicken.
    4. beefranck said: Mmmmmmmm!
    5. supagrover said: I love me some meat byproducts.
    6. tweetface said: Nom.
    7. altereds said: NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not the pink goo. This has singlehandedly cured me of LOTS of foods I USED to eat. The pink goo gives ammonia scented nightmares!
    8. coyotesqrl said: I love tongue. Thank you for reminding me that this is the perfect time of year to make some. :)
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