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I do not see the bun/wiener ratio as an issue! First world problems...smh.  
 
Too many buns? Make mini sub sandwiches or freeze the buns and use them later in bread stuffing - yum!!  
 
Too many wieners? Fry them then cut them up and add into KD - the grandkids love it!!  
 
Can’t believe this is even a story!!  
 
Edited by Grandmama, 2021-07-09 14:24:57

These type of complaints on news stories always make me laugh.  
 
Too much negative and depressing news and people complain.  
 
Stories to be taken light hearted and people complain.  
 
I also wonder if people forget that newspapers come with different sections….if lifestyle or celebrity or sports or finance or whatever doesn’t interest you, don’t read it

Is that people still eat hotdogs.  
I used to love hotdogs. Then it got so I could eat them until I started thinking about what is in them, then that was the end of that meal.  
Now-i can't even buy them. Blech.  
 
I never have bought hotdog buns anyway, we just rolled the weiner up in a slice of bread, dipped it in ketchup and that was all good.  
 
Cute news story though.

This is really just a publicity stunt by Heinz. Nobody really thinks it's that serious a problem. But since people are talking about it, looks like it's working.  
 
Oh, and what's in hotdogs isn't as bad as the urban legend claims. There are actually a few decent YouTube videos from actual producers organizations that dispel the myths. They're really not much different from a lot of processed meats. The stuff people get the 'ick' reaction to goes for other things, not consumed by humans, like dog food.

Well, I remember that this very topic of discussion came up on here a couple of years ago without a news story to kick it off. My solution was to make your own easy quick hotdog buns so that you could match up the amount, or whatever the issue actually was back then. I even posted the recipe that my family enjoys to this day, in the form of hotdog, hamburger, or just plain old buns and caramel rolls like the Hutterites sold. (I'm still willing to share if someone is interested!)  
 
I even found a recipe to make homemade frankfurters (weiners), probably very similar to the recipe mentioned in the link. It called for sheep casings for making them the correct size.  
 
The frankfurters taste exactly the same as the bought without the strange chemical ingredients. It is amazing how many fantastic spices go into the old recipe to make them taste that way.  
 
I went looking for a weiner recipe when my kids were younger because they wanted some to roast over a fire & a few of us couldn't have them due to a very bad reaction to the stuff that was in the bought ones, so bad that I didn't eat them for well over 10 years until they started using the "celery seed extract" in one brand. That's the only reason I have the recipe.  
 
I got reamed right out & insulted by the grumpy OP for trying to share the bun solution that I thought could be helpful to them or someone else reading. I had said it was so easy even my 10 year old could make them, which I suppose was insulting? I was just proud of my kid and thrilled with the ease & speed of the recipe! It is almost foolproof. I think the OP had trouble with a lot of the replies if I remember correctly.  
 
Anyway, I agree that this story is a nothing, filler news story, what I consider fluff. The TV news and papers always had those to fill up space either on air or in the the paper. It's nothing new. Notice the discussion it stirred and the people who are drawn to the site over it though. I'd say it did its job. That's all that really matters to the company. It is an interesting aside to everything going on, something very simple.  
 
I think it's funny that a petition about the numbers of each actually got so many signatures.

This very topic was highlighted in the movie ‘Father of the Bride’ starting Steve Martin, with numerous results.

I stand corrected. The discussion was about moldy hotdog buns, but the subject of unequal numbers in the buns vs. the weiners is not a new one.  
 
I don't remember that part in the movie. That's interesting and I bet it was quite funny. I enjoyed that movie.