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easynow  ·  4737 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Waldo Jaquith: On the impracticality of a cheeseburger.
Cranberry brandy, now you're talking. In this day and age of bacon infused bourbons etc... cranberry brandy sounds refreshingly sane.

History of the hamburger:

"But before we even start talking about cheese we must trace the history of the plain old Hamburger. This story goes as far back as the 11th Century when the Mongols carried flat patties of meat with them on long horseback trips. These Mongols would travel to Moscow and the idea of a flat patty of meat spread through the city and was eventually brought to Hamburg in Germany by sailers. From here it spread to New York and the meat patty became known as a Hamburg Steak or Hamburger"