| Flo's Hot Dog Relish (Not)
Hot dogs are the only thing onthe menu at Flo’s, in Cape Neddick, Maine, so when you enter the low-slung, six-seat diner and peer through the pass-through window into the kitchen, proprietor and chef Gail Stacey (Flo’s daughter-in-law) will ask just one question, and it is not What would you like to eat today? She asks “How many?” Crucial to the formula that has made Flo's a dog-lover's destination is the hot sauce -- a devilishly dark sweet/hot relish of stewed onions, glistening with spice. A “special” is a hot dog with this sauce, a sprinkle of celery salt, and a thin line of mayonnaise. The magic combination transforms a modest dog into something unspeakably luxurious. The onion hot sauce Flo devised for hot dogs is a top-secret recipe so we devised this similar snappy relish for when we want a dog with bite. The recipe is eminently flexible. Adjust chili powder, sugar, and other ingredients to taste.
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