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It’s called kubasa in Winnipeg. Either eaten cold with light rye bread or sliced into discs, pan fried and served next to your eggs, hash browns and toast at breakfast. The best kubasa usually has large chunks of ham in it… always buy the coarse/ The fine grind is only good for deep frying.

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Thank you, Homer J, for providing the story to go along with the image. As always, you sir, amaze me. Next time, which will hopefully be next season, the wife and I travel to Pittsburgh for a game, I would like to hook up with you and Anthony Defeo for a beer. Anthony is buying 🙂

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LOVED the image, as well! The Steagles lasted only one year, but they had two claims to fame, and we’ll start with one: in the 16th round of the draft, they chose the amazingly well-named Max Kielbasa, a running back from Duquesne University who was particularly suited for the taste of local fans.

The game program sent Homer digging through the internet to discover that the game in question was a Thursday night pre-season exhibition game in Shibe Park won by da Bears, 30-7. Paid attendance was listed as 30,000. The Steagles also played da Bears for real, in the regular season, scored the opening touchdown and last two touchdowns in that game, but gave up 48 unanswered points in the middle, and were routed 48-21.

Here’s the other claim fame for the 1943 Steagles. They finished the year 5-4-1, played most of their home games in Philly, and just two regular season home games in Pittsburgh. And while they finished 2-1-1 in Shibe Park, they won BOTH of their home games in the Pittsburgh, beating the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions, so they finished the season undefeated in the friendly confines of Forbes Field.

The next season, the joined forces with the Chicago Cardinals, and didn’t do so well. In three pre-season games, they scored exactly zero points. Then in the regular season, they went 0-10. While the teams official name was Card-Pitts, fans more accurately called them the Carpets. In the words of another Chicago sports song, the doormats of the National League.

Mmmm. Kielbasa. On a soft-baked egg roll. With Pilsudski Mustard. Hoopa-zhuppa!

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Loved the image used for this article as well, very thoughtful, indeed.

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Thanks, Fever – glad to know you are enjoying them!

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