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Marthe48

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13. My Mom made burgers that way

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:19 PM

13 hrs ago

I did too, but my husband didn't like them , so I made plain patties. I miss the ones my Mom made. They weren't dry. She probably made meatloaf the same way, and if there were leftovers, there was nothing like a meatloaf sandwich with ketchup. Interchangeable

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My grandmother, God rest her soul, made the worst hamburgers in the world [View all] MIButterfly 14 hrs ago OP

That's how my aunt deRien 14 hrs ago #1

Yes. My grandmother lived through the Great Depression where people had to stretch everything, reuse everything, MIButterfly 14 hrs ago #2

What a sweet story. Thank you MlButterfly. debm55 14 hrs ago #3

My mom made great hamburgers. She put in bran. applegrove 14 hrs ago #4

What a great memory for you, applegrove! MIButterfly 14 hrs ago #5

Ontario. They are real kosher pickles. They are sold in the refridgerated applegrove 14 hrs ago #8

My mother fried hamburgers to hockey puck texture and taste displacedvermoter 14 hrs ago #6

That reminded me of Eddie Murphy FullySupportDems 14 hrs ago #7

LOL! Thank you, FullySupportDems! That was funny. MIButterfly 13 hrs ago #10

I noticed when I watched FullySupportDems 13 hrs ago #12

I thought of this bit when I read the o.p. Marthe48 13 hrs ago #14

I like stretching the meat. Otherwise, its pure meat. Tetrachloride 14 hrs ago #9

Nothing wrong with stretching the meat if it still tastes good. Her hamburgers didn't taste good at all. MIButterfly 13 hrs ago #11

My Mom made burgers that way Marthe48 13 hrs ago #13

I wish your mother could've taught my mother and grandmother MIButterfly 12 hrs ago #15

It's called a panade. Morbius 8 hrs ago #16