The dipped delicacy is back: Fredericton Lions Club celebrates 60 years making and selling the Dippy Dog

Don’t underestimate it – the battered covered hot dog has punched well above its weight at the Fredericton Exhibition for six decades now.

Don’t underestimate it – the battered covered hot dog has punched well above its weight at the Fredericton Exhibition for six decades now.

The dipped delicacy is a mainstay at the “FREX” every year, and is the Fredericton Lions Club’s biggest fundraisers, with all the money raised going back into the community.

While only a select few know the secret ingredient in the batter, the key is that no two “Dippy Dogs” are alike.

“They're not exactly perfect,” said Gary Love, Lions Club secretary. “They'll come out with what we call tails, batter hanging from them, and people seem to love that, so every one is an individual Dippy Dog.”

The Dippy Dog stand at the FREX requires about 60 volunteers throughout the week, serving thousands of the traditional treat.

“We'll sell 20 to 22,000 and some years maybe have gone a little bit higher, but it works out to about a ton-and-a-half of wieners,” Love said.

This year is extra special.