Happy National Bologna Day!

10-24-2007 @11:09AM jsmylie said... Ahh, bologna. I think everyone goes through a phase where these weird little circles of meat from the weird little circular package are all you ever want to eat.

I even had a special system. I'd nibble in slow circles, first getting the "crust," then traveling inward until I had nothing but a ragged circular "core", which I'd fold over and snarf.

...man, I was a weird kid.
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10-24-2007 @11:30AM Mark E said... There is a huge difference between types of bologna. Mostly a matter of how much fat, how much filler, types and quantities of spices, you get the idea.

Still a great lunch sandwich, loved by kids of all ages. Course, its basically a cold hot dog ... or a hot dog is basically a small wrapped piece of hot bologna depending on your point of view. The big advantage is a fried bologna sandwich lets out the grease, where a hot dog's skin hold it in.

just the opinion of a guy canning 20 qts of home made spaghetti sauce.
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10-24-2007 @1:06PM MJ said... Thank you for this one, I needed that! Fried bologna sandwich with dukes mayo and merita bread! Heaven on earth, and if you have a summertime tomato even better, no lettuce! I like a good beef bologna or german bologna has a bit more seasoning.checked out the recipe blog and dont understand frying in oil the meat has enough fat in it to make its own!
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10-24-2007 @2:03PM Ginna said... My mom would make us 'Cheese Soup'. You put a slice of Bologna (the kind with the hard rind) on a piece of buttered bread, then top with processed cheese, carefully making sure all the cheese is within the circle of meat.

Put in a toaster oven. As the bologna heats, the rind shrinks, and the meat forms a 'bowl', holding the cheese as it melts.

And voila! Cheese soup in a bologna bowl on toast.
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10-24-2007 @2:26PM alosha7777 said... my husband loves a bologna sandwich and chicken noodle soup when he doesn't feel well. it's a nostalgic thing. I agree. ;)
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10-24-2007 @3:11PM Shana said... okay about a year ago I posted on chowhound asking this question and it didn't get any responses - one of our favourite childhood meals was a recipe called bologna hats my mom made - you put slices of bologna on a cookie sheet and then mixed equal parts mustard and brown sugar together and spread it on the slices. Broil and the centres pop up like little hats and serve with mashed potatoes. Has anyone else had this? did my mom just make it up? Any insights appreciated - I do miss the little suckers.
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10-24-2007 @5:14PM Christine said... I love bologna. I had a bologna sandwich today! It's good to know I was celebrating unintentionally.
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10-24-2007 @5:23PM Maman said... I love a good bologna sandwich.. but that one was put together wrong... There should be a thin layer of butter from crust to crust on each slice of bread... one piece of balogna on each piece of bread... yellow mustard swirled on each piece of bologna then one piece of american cheese... ahhhh... a perfect sandwich...as produced by my anal retentive mother...
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12-07-2007 @12:50AM Carolyn said... Vacationed in Mobile, Al.and had Garlic Bolonga that was made in Semmes, Al. Made by a company named Haas Davis Fine Meats, Inc. Sure was good! Wish I had some now. Tried to call them but they never returned my call. Best I had had since I was a child.
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11-06-2007 @6:27AM MaggieJene said... Oh, my. I missed National Bologna Day. I love all kinds of bologna: garlic, ring, etc. I especially like it on Wonder bread with lettuce, tomato & mayo. Sometimes I eat it on whole wheat bread with mustard. And then again, I am so inclined to eat for breakfast fried with my scrambbled eggs. There are so many ways to eat it . . . I never tire of bologna.
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12-07-2007 @1:33AM Carolyn said... Thanks!
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