"cheeseburger slider"

[Benjamin Barrett]

Since I don't like tomatoes or onions, my cheeseburger sliders include neither, and I can't believe that they are necessary components to the slider.

Benjamin Barrett
Seattle, WA

On Dec 22, 2012, at 1:36 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> The "cheeseburger slider" includes a bun and lettuce, onion, and tomato.
>
> We've discussed "sliders" and "rollers" before.
>
> However the nuances have developed over the decades regarding size,
> quality, trimmings, grease content, brand name, etc., it appears that a
> "slider" was originally a run-of-the-mill hamburger, just as a "roller' was
> a comparable hot dog.
>
> Anything beyond that appears to be a projection of the consumer.
>
> What little evidence there is suggests USN currency as primary, parhaps as
> early as the 1960s, though an inspired short-order cook anywhere could have
> been the inglorious Milton in this case..
>
> JL
>

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