Harry's Hots

THANK YOU! Many a Red Wing game was followed by a visit to Harry's with my grandfather. I can almost hear the waitress asking "Texas or Porker?".

Only wish I, or someone, had the recipe for Harry's "hot" sauce...not hot, not runny, just right!

My gramps had a coal company across the street, and my doc (a family friend) was on the corner. the heyday of irondequoit. porker with everything for me, please!

Yeah, Smalline Drug Store on the corner of Ridge and Clinton many years ago. Hess Garage right behind Smalline. Mr Yitsis was a nice guy.

As a kid living in the 10th ward in the 60's my Dad would take me to Harry's to pick up dinner for the family. While there, he would have a couple of "hots" while we waited. He would order them with extra hot sause.

It wasn't until my late teenage and college years that Harry's became our last stop after a night of partying at various clubs.

The hot sause on the hots and the bitter coffee were like coming home.

It is one of my most favorite memories of that time

harry hot sauce recipe:
1lb ground beef
1 onion chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
Brown together and drain fat

Add 1 1/2 cups water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp cinnamon
1tsp garlic salt
1 tsp ground marjoram
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cayenne
1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
1 tbsp hot sauce (tabasco)

Simmer 2 hours

Enjoy!