( CNN ) -- Millions of hot dogs , beers and explosive devices will help Americans celebrate their country 's 234th birthday on July Fourth this Sunday . If people did n't gobble down the 150 million hot dogs they are predicted to eat on the holiday , the wieners could be strung across the nation five times , from San Diego , California , to Washington , according to Tom Super of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council . About one-third of hot dog lovers will smear them with mustard , almost a quarter prefer ketchup , 17 percent will put chili on their dogs , 9 percent relish and 7 percent onion . Folks in Chicago , Illinois , like their dogs in yellow mustard , dark green relish , chopped raw onion , tomato slices and topped with a dash of celery salt , according to the council . Kansas City , Missouri , dogs are served with sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese . Chili , cheese and jalapenos are the favorite toppings for dogs sold at Minute Maid Park in Houston , Texas , the council 's website says . Watch 4th of July spending index . But New Yorkers eat more dogs than any other group in the U.S. , and they top them with steamed onions and mustard . Some of those dogs will be swallowed in the 12 minutes allotted to contestants of Nathan 's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest -- an event held nearly every year at New York 's Coney Island since 1916 . Last year 's record of 68 hot dogs and buns was set by Joey Chestnut . Watch Chesnut discuss his chowdown strategy . About one in every four hot dogs and pork sausages eaten by Americans this holiday will come from Iowa , according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service . The beef hot dogs , steaks and burgers sizzling on backyard grills are likely to have originated in Texas . And the barbecue or fried chicken most likely will come from either Georgia , Arkansas , North Carolina , Alabama , Mississippi or Texas . The odds are about one in three side dishes of baked beans started in North Dakota . The tomatoes on the table have a 7 in 10 chance of coming from Florida or California . And there is a 66 percent chance that the corn on the cob was grown in Florida , California , Georgia , Washington or New York . Much of the holiday feasts will be washed down with beer . `` In fact , according to IRI Infoscan data , the Independence Day holiday period is the number one occasion for sales and servings of beer in the United States , '' says Jeff Becker , President , Beer Institute . American Pyrotechnics Association predicts a booming day on Sunday despite the recession . The group says on its website that more fireworks are ignited on the Fourth of July than on any other country 's celebration in the world . It also notes that 213.2 million pounds of fireworks were used in 2008 . All those celebratory explosions will create some casualties . Last year , there were two fireworks-related deaths and some 9,000 injuries that required treatment at hospital emergency rooms , according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission . Serious burns and eye injuries are the most common , says the agency , reminding people that even the harmless looking sparklers reach temperatures of about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit -- hot enough to melt some metals . Read safety tips . It was n't fireworks that led to the deaths of two Founding Fathers on the Fourth . John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both helped America become independent of Britain . But in 1800 when the two men ran against each other for the presidency , the campaign turned ugly , according to Mental Floss magazine . It took about 12 years to repair the friendship before the two men began exchanging letters . On July 4 , 1826 -- the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence -- both men died . America 's fifth president , James Monroe , also passed away on July 4 , 1831 .
Americans expected to gobble down 150 million hot dogs . Contestants at Nathan 's Hot Dog Eating Contest will have 30 minutes . Fourth of July holiday is No . 1 occasion for sales and servings of food in U.S. Sparklers can reach temperatures of about 100 degrees Fahrenheit .