BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Belleville doesn’t expect to be hotdogging it when the southwestern Illinois community celebrates its bicentennial. That’s because this 200th birthday blowout is all about the brat.
In a region already sporting what’s billed as the “World’s Largest Ketchup Bottle,” the Belleville News-Democrat (https://bit.ly/1aLD1vI ) reports Belleville hopes to set a Guinness world record for the longest grilled bratwurst.
Organizers say volunteers will cook a 200-foot brat during Oktoberfest weekend in September in the city’s downtown.
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Teresa Hessel of the celebration’s organizing committee says the brat can’t break if it’s to set a record, and talks are in the works about building a grill big enough to cook the giant sausage.
Organizers are awaiting word about whether any such record exists or if Belleville will go for one in a new category.
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Information from: Belleville News-Democrat, https://www.bnd.com
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