Part 2 of the endless parade of wieners

So many, many things wrong here:

- The "Bacon Wrap-ups" at the top left? The recipe recommends canned Oscar Mayer Prefried Bacon.
- The "Gourmet Meatballs" contain liverwurst. Also dried onion soup mix, making them "gourmet" in the same way the Lipton Party Meatloaf that gives this blog its name is "party" fare.
- The "Ham Puffs"--I dunno, just something about packaged cream puff mix and canned ham, it seems wrong.
- "Rainbow Sandwich Loaf": Guess what makes the green layer? If you said "lettuce," or "spinach," or "avocado," or indeed anything organic, go to the back of the room. If you said "green food coloring," step up and claim your prize. It's a bottle of Maalox.
- The "Little Wieners and Little Smokies in Mustard Sauce." Again, sauce. Weiners. No. Putting mustard in it does not expiate the inherent sin.

On the bright side, there's no meat in the avocado dip (and unlike many mid-century guacamole recipes, it does not call for mayonnaise).

And finally, as we get ready to close out August and move into autumn:


Guess how much pumpkin is in the Pumpkin-Hollow Dip? Go on, guess! One cup? Two cups? Three cups?

Trick question, of course: There is no pumpkin in the Pumpkin-Hollow dip. Just Braunschweiger Liver Sausage, cream cheese, and onion juice. Onion juice. I see that in recipes from time to time but I've convinced myself it is just a theoretical contruct, like pi. Onion juice can't really exist.

Note: I belatedly realized I was mispelling Oscar Mayer all day yesterday. My apologies to the company for that. And only for that. They got bought up by Kraft too, which means you can now look for Jello recipes and play Wiener Pong on the same web site.

As always, click to enlarge the images.