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By CHASTITY WELCH, Carroll County Manager

As promised here is our discovery of why a hamburger is called a hamburger and why a cheeseburger is not called a cheese hamburger? Since you have been on the edge of your seat since last week, here is the answer according to Wikipedia.com.

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the term "hamburger" comes from Hamburg steak, which was first recorded in English in 1884 but was probably used much earlier. A form of pounded beef called "Hamburg Steak" was common in Hamburg in the middle of the 19th century. The recipe was brought to North America by the large numbers of people emigrating from Germany at the time, many of whom passed through the port of Hamburg. There is indirect evidence for its use on an American menu in 1836. The form hamburger steak first appeared in a Washington state newspaper in 1889. The first recipe close to the current idea of a hamburger, using ground beef mixed with onion and pepper, dates from 1902. The Oxford English Dictionary of 1802, on the other hand, defines "Hamburg Steak" simply as cured beef. In a time without refrigerators, when it took weeks to travel from Europe to the USA, cured meat was a standard food for poor US immigrants, who often started from Hamburg (which was and is the biggest German seaport and one of the biggest in the world). In a tween deck, where cooking is nearly impossible, cutting tough cured beef into pieces and putting it between slices of bread may suggest itself.

The "cheese hamburger," now simply the cheeseburger, is said to have first appeared in 1924, and credited to grill chef Lionel Sternberger of The Rite Spot restaurant in Pasadena, California. This kind of burger is basically the same as a regular hamburger but with a slice of cheese (cheddar, American, Swiss, Pepper Jack, or processed) on top of the patty.

The term "burger" has now become generic, and may refer to sandwiches that have ground meat, chicken, fish (or even vegetarian) fillings other than a beef patty, but share the characteristic round bun. By the mid 20th century both terms were commonly shortened to "hamburger" or simply "burger." However, these "burgers" are usually referred to as "chicken burgers", "fish burgers", etc. A "hamburger" today can also be made with finely chopped beef as well as ground beef.

Now what would we do without the internet? I surely do not know as it has made finding information easier. On the same website where I found the answer above, it talked about all the different restaurants and the burgers they offer. Waffle House claims on its menus and website to offer 70,778,880 different ways of serving a hamburger. I can't even begin to imagine that many different ways of serving a hamburger. I think I will stick to the few ways I know! No fish or chicken burger here. I will just stick to all American Beef!

Farm Bureau Classifieds

Carroll County Farm Bureau members can place up to two (2) free classified ads per week, with a limit of 250 characters per ad (not including spaces). Ads are limited to personal or farm items for sale/wanted to buy, or farm labor or services available or wanted. No ads for the sale or rental of real estate, garage sales, or commercial businesses will be accepted. To place an ad, call the Farm Bureau office at (815) 244-3001 by noon Friday to get your ad in the following week's paper.

FS: 1994 Chevrolet pickup truck, 4x4, runs good, 58k miles. 815-259-2315

FS: 1993 Plymouth Voyager. Runs good, good mileage, 200k miles, $750. 815-259-2315

Free kittens (9 available), 3 months old, includes free starter kit, litter box, soft & hard food. Also adult cats, perfect for a farm. Take one or take them all. 815-308-7632

FS: 8x10 2 axle steel ATV/Utility trailer. Excellent condition. 815-493-6815 or 815-291-6815

FS: 3 piece hunter green sectional $350, 32 inch Toshiba TV $300, Small TV Stand $50, 27 inch Magnavox TV $75, 55 inch Sony Flat Screen LCD TV $1500, Queen size bed w/box spring-Ortho back Aid $150, Tonneau cover for Dodge pickup $50, 15 inch rims for Chevy pickup $225, Hood for 92 Chevy $200, 4 ? in Sky Jacker suspension lift $800. 815-499-0998

FS: 1988 Ford F250 4x4, Ext cab, 7.3 dsl, 5 spd, mechanically good, body rusty, $1500. 815-273-3336

FS: MERINO sheep-ewes, rams and lambs-colored and white. ALPACAS and LAMAS-breeding stock and pets. Wool and fiber. Call 815-772-3175

Guns for sale: Browning Gold 3 ? (New) $800, Remington BDL Classic-243 cal var scope (New) $450, Remington 1100 2 ? inch cantilever slug barrel, var scope, plus 28 inch barrel $500, Remington 1100 12 ga 2 ? inch Hastings slug barrel plus 28 in full barrel, plus 24 inch imr barrel $450, Browning A 500 12 ga 3 inch (New) $450. 815-259-8125

FS: 12 inch x 62 foot Hutchison auger w/swing hopper & hydraulic lift, good condition, $5200. 815-297-5441

FS: 2007 J.D. 2520 Utility tractor. Quick mount attachments include: Drive on belly mower 62in, front loader 5' bucket, back hoe 24 in bucket, 3 pt quick mount attachment. Other attachments available. Call for details 815-244-5429.

FS: 2006 Cub 4x4 utility vehicle. Lots of options-Over $10,000 invested, will sell for $8000, 815-244-5429

FS: toddler bed with mattress, $40, 815-213-1952

FS: 32 inch Sony FD Trinitron WEGA TV, HD ready, flat screen, $125, 815-493-4232

FS: 1953 International Harvester Super M w/ wide front, power steering, live hydraulic, fenders, & newer tires. (In it's work clothes.) $3,000 OBO. 815-273-3720

FS: Hello Kitty Items: Full size comforter (pink & purple); curtains to match; clock radio and lamp. All for $20. Also 2 padded bed rails for waterbed-Free. 815-244-1420

FS; 4-3 phase 40 hp electric motors, 1140 rpm. IH PTO hydraulic pump, 35 gallons per minute, for IH planter, excellent condition. IH hopper top for 900-model planter, Like new. 815-946-3744

FS: Hunting bows, compound, camouflage BUCK w/sites & arrow rests. $200 each, 815-772-7159

Registered quarter horse for sale, 3 yr old palomino. Ground work started but not broke to ride yet. $400 OBO. Call Lisa at 815-244-2646 or 815-275-0344.

FS: 1 Boer Buck, 1 Nubian Buck, & assorted dairy buck kids. Call 815-684-9004 for more information.

FS: 1995 KDX 200, Excellent Condition, Many Extras, $1200 OBO. 815-684-9004

FS: Fainting goats, males & females for breeding, also young females. 815-493-2693.

FS: 2 Gas Stoves: 1-Imperial Deluxe w/bottom broiler. White, excellent condition. $75. 1-Whirlpool Clean Top w/self cleaning oven, white. $75. 815-493-6241

Wanted: White Electric Stove. 815-493-6241

AQHA registered quarter horses for sale. 90 days + professional training. For more information kindly call 815-273-5000.

FS: Whole body twister exercise machine, Brown vibrating chair, & NEW George Foreman grill. 815-493-2429

Free cats to farmsalready spayed/neutered and current on shots. Please call 815-244-6543 or 815-273-3183 for more information..

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