Celebrating America's birthday got me thinking about America's pastime, and unfortunately, that means that "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" is stuck in my head. Though the lyric demands peanuts and Cracker Jacks, which one would you pick if forced to choose?

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The song lyric (and the foodstuff) is "cracker jack", without the 's'. The ballpark has always been more of a savory food place than a sweet food place for me. I recently had some peanuts at Fenway (Go Sox!) and was reminded of how great they can be. Not something I normally snack on, but definitely delicious.
Last week, I had the privilege of attending a Nationals game in DC. Hot dogs, half-smokes from Ben's Chili Bowl, and plenty of ice cold beer - mmm! What I'm not as wild about is the aluminum bottles that the beer comes in - THEY'RE FREEZING. Youtube "real men of genius aluminum bottle" for a taste of exactly what that's like.
And now, with 13 of 30 ballparks offering some form of all-inclusive all-you-can-eat ticket sections, you can sample as much as you want, including peanuts and popcorn.