The Depression Dog

THE DEPRESSION DOG, OR THE ORIGINAL CHICAGO DOG, IS THE FIRST “dragged-through-the-garden” dog, a term remecting the copious amounts of vegetables and toppings found on this Midwestern wiener. In fact, you’d barely notice the original Chicago Dog next to its modern namesake. Looking for a way to cheaply feed patrons during the Great Depression, street vendors added whatever they could find to the dog and bun, an array that typically included mustard, onions, sport peppers, sometimes