Delicious it may be, but a modern Springfield horseshoe, as served at Ritz's (above), bears little resemblance to the equine footwear for which it originally was named. For the complete story on how this came to be, along with everything you ever wanted to know about the signature sandwich of downstate Illinois, check out Julianne Glatz's fabulous article "What Happened to Horseshoes?" in the Illinois Times. It even includes a recipe for the original sauce, as served at the Leland Hotel, where the dish was invented.