Fun Summer Facts #10 Burgers

Did You Know...

• The first hamburgers in U.S. history were served in New Haven, Connecticut, at Louis' Lunch sandwich shop in 1895.Source: http://www.foodreference.com/html/fhamburgers.html
• Biggest Burger ever cooked was at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub was a 123-pounder that blew away the old world record of 78.5 pounds. This took nine hours to cook. Source: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/15236
• First Cheeseburger was invented n 1924, when Lionel Sternberger put a slice of cheese on top of a burger served at the Rite Spot Restaurant in Pasadena, CA, and called it rather officially a 'cheese hamburger.'Source: http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/FOOD_IS_ART_II/food_history_and_facts/Hamburger.html