Editing Pronto Pup (section)

== Inventing the Pronto Pup ==
The Pronto Pup was invented in 1939 by the husband-and-wife team of George and Versa Boyington, who operated a small hot dog stand in [[Rockaway Beach, Oregon]].<ref name="ProntoPup">{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.prontopup.net/our-history/ |website=Pronto Pup |publisher=The Pronto Pup Company |access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref>

While vending concessions in Rockaway Beach, George Boyington hit a breaking point over [[Labor Day weekend]] in 1939 when it began raining and his stock of hot dog buns was ruined. While feeding the scraps of his soggy buns to the [[seagulls]], he began thinking of ways he could prepare buns on the spot, as they were needed.<ref name="Mumford"/>

From there, George Boyington developed the Pronto Pup, a [[deep-fried]] solution that was portable for [[vendors]] and pleasing to taste. He named it the "Pronto Pup" for the speed of the cooking process. The Pronto Pup made its commercial debut from a fountain shop window owned by the Boyingtons in [[Portland, Oregon]].  The food was a hit: in September 1941, over 15,000 Pronto Pups were consumed at the Pacific International Livestock Exposition.<ref name="ProntoPup"/>