Antedating of "Hamburger Steak"

[Fred Shapiro]

hamburger steak (OED 1889)

1876 _Hagerstown_ (Md.) _Herald and Torch Light_ 23 Feb. 1
(Newspaperarchive.com)  Sometimes we have what the Germans call
_Hamburger_ steak, that is the meat chopped fine like sausage, flavored
delicately with onions, and broiled rapidly.

Fred Shapiro


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