Who remembers lums hot dogs steamed in beer?

[senior citizen]

Who remembers the old 1960's/1970's LUMS ?

They were known for their steamed hot dogs in beer........

We recall the one on A1A in Satellite Beach, Florida....on the east coast.

Just for fun, I tried to find their old recipe (what kind of hot dog and what brand of beer they used) to no avail.........however, there is a LUMS still going strong, with the full menu....located in Seekonk, Massachusetts at 717 Fall River Avenue:

www.mylums.com (http://www.mylums.com)

Click on "menu" on sidebar.....

[DougB]

Who remembers the old 1960's/1970's LUMS ?

They were known for their steamed hot dogs in beer........

We recall the one on A1A in Satellite Beach, Florida....on the east coast.

Just for fun, I tried to find their old recipe (what kind of hot dog and what brand of beer they used) to no avail.........however, there is a LUMS still going strong, with the full menu....located in Seekonk, Massachusetts at 717 Fall River Avenue:

www.mylums.com (http://www.mylums.com)

Click on "menu" on sidebar.....

I remember Lums from both Coconut Grove and the one in Satellite Beach. I lived almost right across A1A from Lums and used to go there all the time.

[red tail]

my favorite was on kalakaua ave in waikiki.

[Lbmb24101]

We had one in Puerto Rico
Used to be our family outing since as Cuban exiles dad could not afford to take us to fancy restaurants for a while.
We loved these outings to Lums!

[Bobcuse]

When I was 14, I cooked hot dogs at the county fair beer concession stand each year. The hot dogs were grilled but the sourkraut was cooked in beer and was fabulous! I also enjoyed sneaking a taste of the beer before adding to the kraut.

[senior citizen]

I remember Lums from both Coconut Grove and the one in Satellite Beach. I lived almost right across A1A from Lums and used to go there all the time.

A blast from the past. In early 1970's we lived on Thrush Drive in a developement off of A1A.....on a canal. After exiting our developement, we'd turn right towards Melburne Beach???? To the left was Patrick Air Force Base....and further down was Cape Kennedy...

So, turn right for Lums which was on the beach side.....about five miles down....maybe less.

It's a long time ago. I've found a lot of "recipes" for hot dogs and brats steamed in beer but not the original LUMS recipe.....which I read various comments on how they put "sherry" in their kraut??? The beer steamed hot dogs came either with kraut or chili topping.

Here's one copycat recipe but I doubt if that hot dog brand is correct as I remember them being , as mentioned, more the 1/4 pounder size.

LUM'S BEER HOTDOG

1 can beer.

2 cans water (use empty beer can.)

1 teaspoon sugar.

1 teaspoon garlic powder.

1 teaspoon caraway seeds.

1/4 wedge of a fresh onion.

One Package, John Morrell's, New York Deli Brand, Beef Franks
or your favorite brand of all-beef hot dogs. Lums used a 1/4 pounder hotdog.

Bring everything to a boil, reduce heat to a lowest heat and let stew for no less then15 minutes or longer for more intense flavor.

These are delicious to eat right out of the stewing pot or do them the Lums hotdog way; remove and grill slightly.

Serve on a Quality Hot Dog Bun.....with kraut or chili topping.


(ALSO, AT THE VOLUME LUMS SOLD, THEY DEFINITELY USED MORE THAN ONE CAN OF BEER; VARIOUS RECIPES STATED IT DIDN'T MATTER IF IT WAS CHEAP BEER OR PREMIUM BEER........most were using up leftover beer from cookouts or family reunions, etc.........to steam their hot dogs in.......

For the non hot dog and kraut eaters, I actually know a lot of oldtimers who lived into their 90's eating bratwurst, hot dogs and saurkraut.

[senior citizen]

When I was 14, I cooked hot dogs at the county fair beer concession stand each year. The hot dogs were grilled but the sourkraut was cooked in beer and was fabulous! I also enjoyed sneaking a taste of the beer before adding to the kraut.

I bet you did......well, supposedly beer is rich in nutrients and kraut has vitamin C.....so not to worry...........

[senior citizen]

We had one in Puerto Rico
Used to be our family outing since as Cuban exiles dad could not afford to take us to fancy restaurants for a while.
We loved these outings to Lums!

Wow, I didn't realize they had expanded so far. Wonder why so few are left?
Thanks for sharing........

[senior citizen]

my favorite was on kalakaua ave in waikiki.

Another distant location for LUMS........

Thanks for sharing........

[jnieman]

We used to have one in Jackson Michigan in the 70's. One night late right before closing we were sitting at a table. Two state troopers were at the next table. In run 2 streakers. They ran right past the cops and thought they were going out the side door, but the owner had just locked the side door! They were caught by the troopers and carried off to jail! It was hilarious!

[rubicon]

We used to have one in Jackson Michigan in the 70's. One night late right before closing we were sitting at a table. Two state troopers were at the next table. In run 2 streakers. They ran right past the cops and thought they were going out the side door, but the owner had just locked the side door! They were caught by the troopers and carried off to jail! It was hilarious!

I was waiting for a puch line connecting Lums hot dogs and two streakers wait for wait for it wait for it wait for it wait for it:popcorn:

[sandybill2]

We had one in Richmond, Va---used to go regularly in the late 60's-70's-until it closed. Loved their ice-cold schooner of beer and their souvlaki sandwich with cucumber sauce. They couldn't advertise "steamed in beer---at that time---due to our ABC (liquor board) rules so they said "steamed in ABC." It was next door to a very active car wash so we had something to watch while we ate!

[Cajun Girl &Philly Boy]

Attended University of Tampa and for your birthday you would get either a 32 or 64 oz beer in a large glass for free. Use to frequent the Lums on Dale Mabry and Kennedy.

Philly Boy

[Scoops]

I'm a Ft. Lauderdale girl and our Lum's was on Sunrise Blvd. near Searstown. One of my favorite haunts.

[zcaveman]

We had several in Jax Florida. Great hot dogs and frosted mugs. Yum!!!

[janmcn]

I remember the Lum's in Miami Springs on 36th Street right across from the airport hangars.

[Brmstech]

We ate at Lum's in South Miami on US1 all the time.

[DougB]

We ate at Lum's in South Miami on US1 all the time.

US1 just south of Kendall Drive near Dadeland. Ate there many times back in my high school days at the "Cougar Machine".

[CaptJohn]

I had forgotten all about them. Thanks for the mention.
We had one here in Mobile, AL on Airport Blvd across from the mall. When it closed Hooters moved in the building.

[Flip Flop Forever]

I remember the one on 41 in Ft. Myers in the early 70's. This was pre-75 when 4l was the main road south of Tampa. Great hot dogs and huge schooners of ice cold beer.

[senior citizen]

So, how do you all think a LUMS would do in THE VILLAGES??????

[Mack184]

According to Wkikpedia (maybe right-maybe not) There are only 2 left. One in Nebraska & one in Mass. Doesn't sound like they'll be expanding any time soon.

For many years there was one right next to the Arnot Mall on NY-17 between Elmira & Corning. They didn't close until the late 80's.

[delima2000]

I remember the Lums in Venice,fl. We would stop in there when our kids were little while visiting my grandparents who lived in Venice. The kids always talked about the hot dogs steamed in beer when they got home to their friends.

[Mikeod]

my favorite was on kalakaua ave in waikiki.

Thanks. That brings back a pleasant memory. A buddy in the Navy was a P3 pilot and invited me and my pharmacist friend to fly on a training flight from CA to Hawaii. Our first night there we stopped at that Lum's. The waitress told us if we could pour the first glass of beer from the pitcher without spilling a drop, the beer was free. Suitably challenged, we tried everything we could think of, but we failed each time. I still don't know how many pitchers we consumed in trying to get a free one. But I'm sure the real winner was Lum's.

[2BNTV]

We used to have one in Jackson Michigan in the 70's. One night late right before closing we were sitting at a table. Two state troopers were at the next table. In run 2 streakers. They ran right past the cops and thought they were going out the side door, but the owner had just locked the side door! They were caught by the troopers and carried off to jail! It was hilarious!

I was waiting for a puch line connecting Lums hot dogs and two streakers wait for wait for it wait for it wait for it wait for it:popcorn:

Was it two weiners who streaked? :jester:

LUMS sounds like a great place. I never heard or had a LUM's hot dog in beer. :icon_hungry:

[flhr95]

How about the Ollieburger, could not be beat.
4th St. North in St. Petersburg, Fl. was my hang out.

[Yankee Quilter]

A great take off appetizer is little dogs or little smokies in beer.

1can or bottle of your favorite beer in a sauce pan, turn to med.
Add the dogs
Then you add whatever you like on them, ketchup, onions, sauerkraut, relish.....
Let it get hot and the dogs cooked.
Serve it in a fondue pot or crockpot and with a slotted spoon! Always a favorite and quick!

[JoeC1947]

A hot dog is still one of the worst things you can eat no matter how you dress it up.

[LndLocked]

We recall the one on A1A in Satellite Beach, Florida....on the east coast.

That one was & is the namesake of a very popular surf spot as that Lums was oceanfront. That Lums is long gone .... but everyone still calls the surf spot "Lums"

Surfed there more times than I can count ... never ate there all that much however.

[pooh]

A hot dog is still one of the worst things you can eat no matter how you dress it up.
Probably, but the thread is about memories not nutrition. I'm sure you have a sweet food memory from days gone by. One of mine is the hot dogs prepared at a small shop near my house when I was growing up....as well as the coffee ice cream cones they served....ahhhhhh, sweet to remember.

[Mack184]

So, how do you all think a LUMS would do in THE VILLAGES??????
I think that the last thing that TV needs is yet another chain restaurant. It would be nice to see some mom & pop places start up, but I think the chance of that is small since the cost to lease TV-owned property is pretty stiff. A hardship for small business start-ups. It's much easier for a chain to absorb the start-up lease costs.

[graciegirl]

I like chains. I think they have to perform to higher standards in cleanliness and in food quality to keep MOST franchise agreements than does a small restaurant who has no one checking on it and critiquing it..

Most chain restaurants can buy in quantity and keep the price lower. Most of them have a good training program for their staff. They have to follow the direction of a chain wide menu probably planned under the eye of top level cooks at corporate headquarters, even if some of the stuff is pre-prepared. I know what I am getting when I go in a chain and sometimes in a mom and pop, I am thrilled and other times I am disappointed.

I am a seasoned cook, perhaps not a good one, but I am pretty confident of cooking almost anything I want, so when I go out I want something clean, fresh, decent and no unpleasant surprises.

A very good example of a chain that always serves wonderful stuff, at least to me, is Carrabas.

[archerlc]

Lums in Harrisburg, Pa. Loved the place.

[DougB]

Lums in Miami on 7th Ave

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/03/38/5e/63/lums-restaurant.jpg


LUMS was founded in 1956 by Stuart and Clifford S. Perlman when they purchased Lum's hot dog stand in Miami Beach for $10,000.

[Mack184]

I like chains. I think they have to perform to higher standards in cleanliness and in food quality to keep MOST franchise agreements than does a small restaurant who has no one checking on it and critiquing it..

Most chain restaurants can buy in quantity and keep the price lower. Most of them have a good training program for their staff. They have to follow the direction of a chain wide menu probably planned under the eye of top level cooks at corporate headquarters, even if some of the stuff is pre-prepared. I know what I am getting when I go in a chain and sometimes in a mom and pop, I am thrilled and other times I am disappointed.

I am a seasoned cook, perhaps not a good one, but I am pretty confident of cooking almost anything I want, so when I go out I want something clean, fresh, decent and no unpleasant surprises.

A very good example of a chain that always serves wonderful stuff, at least to me, is Carrabas.
I don't dislike chains..we go to a number of them. But I think that here in TV-Land there are already a huge number of them.

Never been to Carrabas..Never heard anything bad about their food..But I hear that their wine is expensive.

[Skip]

There was a Lum's right here in Leesburg (http://thevillagesgourmetclub.com/page2.html#B131b) !
(Click on the green movie camera. Cute!)

Skip :icon_hungry:

[Mikitv]

We had one in Royal Oak, Michigan and they were the sponsor for husband's softball team. Loved those hot dogs and of course we went there after every game.

[mrfixit]

I think that the last thing that TV needs is yet another chain restaurant. It would be nice to see some mom & pop places start up, but I think the chance of that is small since the cost to lease TV-owned property is pretty stiff. A hardship for small business start-ups. It's much easier for a chain to absorb the start-up lease costs.

They WILL roll the "build-out" into a Triple Net....and...
......................................... allow for a Zero Base Start.

Of course, your FAIR ISSAC must exceed 725 to allow this.

[KARENNN]

There was a Lums in NY and I loved there chocolate pudding when I was little!

[TunaFish]

My mouth is watering. I ate at Lums in Miami on 7th ave and around 111st almost every day or night back in the day. I also remember the one on 79th St.,also the one in The Grove. Good Memories. Everything they had was good.

[DougB]

My mouth is watering. I ate at Lums in Miami on 7th ave and around 111st almost every day or night back in the day. I also remember the one on 79th St.,also the one in The Grove. Good Memories. Everything they had was good.

The hot dogs at the Lums in The Grove were almost addictive as what we were doing across the street in the park.

[laryb]

My wife, Marybb, worked at Lums in New Bedford, Ma. (there were 2 in the city) when we met, and for a time after we were married. I remember her bringing home chili dogs for me in the evening when her shift ended, and they were great. I asked her this evening how they were made and she said although she didn't know the brand, they were jumbo franks, and were steam in only beer. Now it's possible that spices were added in other locations, but in the 2 New Bedford locations, and the one in Seekonk, Ma. (the highest grossing store in the chain) only beer was used. As Pooh will probably remember, in Southern Ma. and Rhode Island, most towns have hot dog stands with steamed dogs or grilled dogs (we called them Coney Island or Tex Barry's) with steamed buns. My favorite is a steamed dog with Coney Island sauce and raw onions. For me, I rank them right up there with a good steak dinner, when I'm in the mood!! :mmmm::mmmm:

[pooh]

My wife, Marybb, worked at Lums in New Bedford, Ma. (there were 2 in the city) when we met, and for a time after we were married. I remember her bringing home chili dogs for me in the evening when her shift ended, and they were great. I asked her this evening how they were made and she said although she didn't know the brand, they were jumbo franks, and were steam in only beer. Now it's possible that spices were added in other locations, but in the 2 New Bedford locations, and the one in Seekonk, Ma. (the highest grossing store in the chain) only beer was used. As Pooh will probably remember, in Southern Ma. and Rhode Island, most towns have hot dog stands with steamed dogs or grilled dogs (we called them Coney Island or Tex Barry's) with steamed buns. My favorite is a steamed dog with Coney Island sauce and raw onions. For me, I rank them right up there with a good steak dinner, when I'm in the mood!! :mmmm::mmmm:

Mac's soda bar on Sconticut Neck made the best grilled hot dogs I've ever had....with fresh onions, mustard and relish, Cains I think.....ah, a sweet memory. MaryB was at Lums??? Maybe I saw her there and that's why she has always looked familiar to me....:)

[Mack184]

They WILL roll the "build-out" into a Triple Net....and...
......................................... allow for a Zero Base Start.

Of course, your FAIR ISSAC must exceed 725 to allow this.
I wonder who decided that Issac was fair?? :D

[Mack184]

We had one in Royal Oak, Michigan and they were the sponsor for husband's softball team. Loved those hot dogs and of course we went there after every game.
Michigan..Home to one of my favorite but now-departed restaurant chains..Bill Knapps!!

[kjmahol]

Lums was in Leesburg a long time ago. Wolfy's is there now where it used to be.