Do not miss the choucroute in Alsace article by R. W. Apple Jr. in the food section of the July 5, NYT. There is more to be done with sauerkraut than a kraut dog (but that’s a good start). I learned from the article that Captain Cook took sauerkraut on his voyages, along with the limes that gave Brit seamen their nickname “Limeys”. They both prevent vitamin C and help prevent scurvy. Then I thought about how Germans got the nickname “Krauts.” Sticks and stones, you know, and now scurvy….