Twin Cronies
Have you ever heard of a Twin Cronie? It's a childhood memory of mine. We used to visit my Grandma's family in Oelwein and we'd always stop at the Dairy Queen in town and get a Twin Cronie. I don't get there very often anymore, so I just created my own version. The original is still the best, but this satisfies a hunger. Basically a Twin Cronie is maidrite meet and a hot dog on a hamburger bun with ketchup and either sweet relish or dill relish. I always got the sweet relish. So, here's my recipe for maidrites. Try one yourself and see what you think. Maybe you'll even want to roadtrip to Oelwein to see what I'm talking about. I believe they still serve them...
Stacey's Maidrites
1 lb. hamburger
1/2 C. ketchup
1/2 C. water
1 small onion, diced
1/4 tsp. chili powder
1 T. yellow mustard
2 T. brown sugar
2 T. vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Brown hamburger and onion. Add rest of ingredients, stir, and cook down some. Serve on hamburger bun with a hot dog cut in half and add either sweet relish or dill and ketchup and create a food memory today...
My brother and I were talking last night about how as children we loved going to Oelwein for Twin Cronies.
ReplyDeleteI'm Carolyn's brother, but not the one shess referring to. ImI Tim, the youngest brother. Mom and dad used to drive to oelwein regularly for twin cronies while I was growing up. If I was really lucky I would get a taste. Unforgettable!!!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could find a picture of one to show my husband.....he's never heard of them.....I loved them growing up from a place called Sybil's in Lamesa, Tx.
ReplyDeleteAccording to my mom, who worked at Sybil’s, they were created there by Johnny Aten.
DeleteWe lived next to them in Oelwein and loved them
ReplyDeleteThis past weekend we were in Oelwein and stopped for some and were very disappointed. The meat was terrible.Dont know what was wrong but we could't at them
My husband said the same thing. He just visited his brother in Oelwein. When he was a kid he worked at the Dairy Queen.
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