I'm not touching this with a ten inch pole. Let Annie have all the fun with Elery's Wiener. Congrats Flamingo. You have joined me in the gutter. :-)

Like any spaghetti or salsa etc there's a zillion variations all claiming to be the bestest out there. This just happens to be the one that I sort of grew up with and was most familiar with. There was also a coney island restaurant across the river in Pt Huron that also had a good one, it was a bit more relishy. I don't think that restaurant is there anymore either.

This is has been my favorite hot dog chili for several years now. You could make it sweeter by adding more sugar or substituting brown sugar for the regular sugar. * Exported from MasterCook * Hot Dog Chili from Aiken Pool Hall, Aiken, SC Recipe By : Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 lb. hamburger meat 4 med onions -- diced/chopped 4 Tbsp mustard -- yellow 3 tsp sugar 2 tsp vinegar -- apple cider 2 tsp chili powder 1 cup catsup salt -- to season Break up the hamburger meat and put into a 4-qt. pan. Add enough hot water to make a thick mix. Stir until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients. Cook slowly for 1 hour. Can be thinned as needed with water or beer. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : The Aiken Pool Hall, Aiken, SC, is famous for having the best chili dogs in the area. Source: recipesource.com

i like this one: "This super-easy Coney-style meat sauce is just what you need to add that extra little something to a hot dog or some ordinary fries. You don't even have to fry the meat, just put all the ingredients together and simmer." INGREDIENTS: 1 pound lean ground beef 1 cup water 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 (1.25 ounce) package chili seasoning mix 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard 1 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder DIRECTIONS: 1. Stir lean ground beef, water, tomato sauce, chili seasoning mix, yellow mustard, onion powder, and garlic powder together in a large saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring often. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until ground beef is no longer pink, about 10 minutes. 2. Remove lid and simmer sauce until thickened, about 20 more minutes. Here is a link that might be useful: Chili Style Coney Sauce