What was the original " Mother-In-Law"???

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Detective Tom answered a question about the best hot dogs 
in Chicago and he mentioned 73rd & Western and the mother-in-law this place makes that he stated was a tamale on a bun w/ chile. My 1st introduction to a Mother-In-Law was over 40
years ago at a hot dog stand at 47th & Washtenaw and it was
& still is today A Tom Tom tamale in a cup filled w/ chile. My 
mother loved them till the day she died. I've introduced the 
meal to a few places in California . 
So, what came 1st the cup or the bun?

Joy · Accepted Answer

IN 1968 A HOT DOG STAND OPENED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A GREEK OWNER ONE OF HIS SPECIALTIES WAS A MOTHER -IN-LAW WHICH CONSISTED OF A TAMALE ON A BUN TOPPED WITH CHILI IT MADE IT BIG THATS HOW I REMEMBER IT

detectivetom · Answer

Here is a link to an article from the Chicago Tribune last week on the mother-in-law.  As it states it is a South Side creation first started in the  1950's.  It looks like the bun came before the cup.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/explore/chi-1018_c_mother_jpoct18,0,5510026.story

What was the original " Mother-In-Law"???

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