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Next time you come over the water, EJ, we need to turn you on to some Best's Kosher Franks. All beef, huge, pretty darn tasty. IIRC, fairly low fat, too. Kinda like Hebrew National, only better.
The kind of abomination :o) you're describing reminds me of the pickled-sausage-in-a-jar I grew up noshing on in the South.
It should be noted that Hebrew National is a division of ConAgra and Best's Kosher is a division of Sara Lee, a major debate point I use when some asshat claims the Jews control everything.
Still, I usually avoid all but the kosher hot dog brands...