The One, The Only...
Carlton General Store Billy-Dog!
The story behind the 'dog-
There is a little country store just down the road from our house. For many years, it was run by Bill and his wife. Now Bill ain't just any ordinary store owner. He was the quintessential character! Kept a gun behind the counter, apprehended a thief during a night-time break in, installed a tap in the walk-in cooler (for his own personal use), invented a fishing fly (that is still being sold today). let the neighbors keep the extra beer kegs for their wedding in the walk-in cooler...and made several trips down to the store through-out the evening to fetch another one when the tap went dry. He'd give you the shirt off his back...and then try to charge you interest for using it!
Early in the 1980's Bill and his wife remodeled the store and installed the hotdog cooker. It has been serving up regular or spicy German hotdogs every day since. Almost 30 years, and it hasn't missed a beat! Bill made famous his version of the hot dog, which was a spicy German dog, with mayo, catsup and horseradish. Just walk in the door and ask for a Billy-dog and that's what you get.
Bill and his wife sold the store a few years ago, and since then Bill has moved on to the never-ending fishing season in the sky. He may be gone, but his legacy lives on.
Bill, mi amigo, THIS 'DOG'S FOR YOU!
The store and the machine-
The one, the only....CGS hotdog cooker with CGS dogs out in the salsa kitchen-
'Dogs on the roller, buns in the steamer-
Gettin' happy~~~
Original Billy-dog on the left, THP-style on the right with Spicy German Dog, mayo, catsup, horseradish, sauerkraut and hot sauce-
Guess what Bill's favorite beer was?