Hamburger, Iced Tea, Waldorf Salad, 1000 Island Dressing

[Fred Shapiro]

On Thu, 2 Sep 1999 Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

>     "Hamburger Steak" is in METROPOLITAN CLUB COOK BOOK, NEW YORK CITY
> (1901), pg. 44, but I'll have more citations as the NYPL puts its menus
> online.

Another useful source for citations is the Oxford English Dictionary.  The
OED has an 1889 citation for _hamburger steak_ as well as a 1901 citation
for that term.  By 1902 _hamburger steak_ was even mentioned in the
Encyclopedia Britannica.

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