This is so great for those lazy afternoons, when your kids are hungry.
I read about these somewhere, but Im not sure.

What you do is you cut half of a hotdog, in half, lengthwise, and then turn over to the other side, and cut again, and boil the hotdogs.
When they're fully cooked, they will resemble "octopus"
and then you serve them as finger foods with ketchup and mustard....KIDS LOVE IT!