National Bologna Day

[rlozinak]

Today is National Bologna Day, Is anybody have a bologna sandwich today to celebrate?

[Jfrosty27]

What? I didn’t know and therefore I am unprepared!!!! 😵💫 Oh no!! I love smoked bologna sammies. Maybe I’ll run to the store. 😋

[bbqLuv]

I wanted to smoke a Bologna Chub, but SWMBO put a stop to that idea.

[Jim White]

So smoke some slices!

[bbqLuv]

I wish I thought of that. Will do that, Thank you, sir.

[RonB]

Wow! I did not realize that Panhead John had his own day.

[Panhead John]

Don’t you have a goat to go milk or something? 🙄

[RonB]

Panhead John - not that I know of, but since I seem to have gotten your goat, let me go and look.

[jfmorris]

Dang! You tell me this AFTER I had a fried catfish poboy for lunch!

[jfmorris]

Clark thanks! I just had leftover chicken stir fry!

[Clark]

jfmorris Tomorrow is Leftover Chicken Stir Fry Day!

[jfmorris]

Dang Clark ! I just can't catch a break. I finished the stir fry off at lunch today! I better make more tonight and eat it tomorrow...

[captainlee]

White bread, yellow mustard, American cheese and don't forget to put the potato chips on top of the cheese. A side of Campbell's soup either tomato or chicken noodle. That was my youth....

[captainlee]

Every once in a while my buddies get together and we do this for lunch ! The best.

[DaveD]

This right here, with the chicken noodle option. The chips on the sandwich for the win!

[captainlee]

Yep for the chips, crunch time.

[LA Pork Butt]

I don’t have any in the house. I loved it pan fried on white bread with mayo. I keep saying I want to smoke some but haven’t done it yet. I hear good things about smoked bologna.

[RonB]

Ya don't have to smoke it if you don't have the time. A half inch thick slice grilled until it's nice and brown makes a very tasty sandwich. Add a little mustard and some grilled onions, (optional), and it's a winner for sure.

[Jfrosty27]

While I love it smoked, fried on the flattop or in a skillet is also a fave. But who am I kidding? I love bologna anyway you serve it.

[troymeister]

A little piece of Chicago Culinary Trivia. As a construction worker for 30+ in Chicago, I learned where all the good diners were depending on the neighborhood.

Many of the old school diners across the whole city and some suburbs all served a dish called the "Cook County". Independently of each other. Basically it would be would be two eggs with fried Bologna, or sometimes a fried Bologna sandwich on white bread with yellow mustard.

Why did they call a dish with fried Bologna the "Cook County"? Because it's sort of an homage to the famous or well "Infamous" Bologna sandwiches served at the Cook County Jail. I guess they wanted some familiarity with some of their customers...lol..

Most of the diners are all gone. The pandemic took a toll. Also as neighborhoods became gentrified, The "Cook County" fell off the menu.

I haven't seen the dish in a long time, but I smile every time I do.

[DaveD]

It's been decades since I had any bologna... all I can think of when I hear the word is this:

and this:

Edit: The Youtube link I used is supposed to take you to 60 seconds in, so if you end of at the start, jump to the one minute mark