Interesting article about origin of hamburgers

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tamandmik Total Posts: 949 Joined: 6/25/2003 Location: Las Cruces, NM	Interesting article about origin of hamburgers Mon, 01/8/07 4:47 PM (permalink) http://www.geography.ccsu.edu/harmonj/atlas/burgers.html In addition to Louis Lunch, Hamburg NY and Austin TX make legitimate claims to the origin of the hamburger, prior to 1900. Also notable in this article is the origin of the steamed cheeseburger in Central Connecticut.
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JRPfeff

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RE: Interesting article about origin of hamburgers Mon, 01/8/07 8:21 PM (permalink)

Check again, they started in Gary, Indiana.

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Wikipedia says

One claim of inventing the Hamburger sandwich comes from Charlie Nagreen of Seymour, Wisconsin. In 1885, he tried selling fried meatballs at the Outagamie County fair, but customers found them hard to eat while walking around the fair, so Nagreen flattened it and made it into a sandwich he called the "hamburger". (Seymour is home to the Hamburger Hall of Fame and the world's largest hamburger, weighing in at 8,266 pounds.

You can't argue with that.

Cheers.

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Tony Bad

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RE: Interesting article about origin of hamburgers Mon, 01/8/07 9:16 PM (permalink)

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Originally posted by tamandmik

http://www.geography.ccsu.edu/harmonj/atlas/burgers.html

In addition to Louis Lunch, Hamburg NY and Austin TX make legitimate claims to the origin of the hamburger, prior to 1900. Also notable in this article is the origin of the steamed cheeseburger in Central Connecticut.

Thanks, I enjoyed that article!

Made me want to hit Ted's for a steamed burger.

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saps

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RE: Interesting article about origin of hamburgers Mon, 01/8/07 10:20 PM (permalink)

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Wikipedia says

One claim of inventing the Hamburger sandwich comes from Charlie Nagreen of Seymour, Wisconsin. In 1885, he tried selling fried meatballs at the Outagamie County fair, but customers found them hard to eat while walking around the fair, so Nagreen flattened it and made it into a sandwich he called the "hamburger". (Seymour is home to the Hamburger Hall of Fame and the world's largest hamburger, weighing in at 8,266 pounds.

That wouldn't even be a snack for a Wisconsin woman.

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ctfrasier Total Posts: 253 Joined: 3/2/2005 Location: nashville, TN	RE: Interesting article about origin of hamburgers Tue, 01/9/07 2:17 PM (permalink) I must've missed something.
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tamandmik Total Posts: 949 Joined: 6/25/2003 Location: Las Cruces, NM	RE: Interesting article about origin of hamburgers Tue, 01/9/07 2:20 PM (permalink) quote: Originally posted by ctfrasier I must've missed something. Me too
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roossy90

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RE: Interesting article about origin of hamburgers Tue, 01/9/07 5:35 PM (permalink)

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Originally posted by JRPfeff

Check again, they started in Gary, Indiana.

quote:
Wikipedia says

One claim of inventing the Hamburger sandwich comes from Charlie Nagreen of Seymour, Wisconsin. In 1885, he tried selling fried meatballs at the Outagamie County fair, but customers found them hard to eat while walking around the fair, so Nagreen flattened it and made it into a sandwich he called the "hamburger". (Seymour is home to the Hamburger Hall of Fame and the world's largest hamburger, weighing in at 8,266 pounds.

You can't argue with that.

Cheers.