{"id":835,"date":"2008-02-22T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2008-02-22T07:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/yorktownsquare\/2008\/02\/22\/the-quest-for-burys-hamburger\/"},"modified":"2014-05-26T06:10:08","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T10:10:08","slug":"the-quest-for-burys-hamburger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorkblog.com\/yorktownsquare\/the-quest-for-burys-hamburger\/","title":{"rendered":"The quest for Bury’s secret hamburger recipe continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

We thought we had published the perfect Bury’s burger recipe after Jean Fix of York flagged its publication in the York Sunday News in 2000.
\nAs it turns out, our reported recipe, Reader reveals Bury’s secret recipe<\/a>, may have been incomplete. Delicious, but not authentic. And the source is the maker of the iconic York County burger himself, Joe Bury.
\nSort of… .<\/p>\n


\nYork countian Jeannette Peery happened to mention at the end of a recent phone conversation that she’s aware that someone floated that same recipe that appeared in the York Sunday News past Joe Bury.
\nHe said that the recipe was missing an ingredient but would not mention what it was.
\nHis inquirer guessed Worcestershire Sauce, and Joe Bury confirmed that was, indeed, what was missing.
\nBut Joe Bury’s would not say how much.
\nJeannette Peery handles that problem this way: “Keep adding to taste.”
\nShe uses her recipe regularly, and it’s always a hit. She added that some of the hamburgers available publicly that reportedly use the recipe ‘don’t taste the same.’
\nSo, adding in Jeannette Perry’s ingredient – Worcestershire Sauce – here is the recipe up to the moment:<\/p>\n

Bury’s Hamburger Recipe<\/strong>
\n1 cup ketchup
\n2 cups water
\n1 tsp. mustard
\n1 tsp. vinegar
\n1\/4 tsp. salt
\n1\/4 tsp. pepper
\n2 TB sugar
\n4 TB dried onion
\nWorcestershire Sauce (keep adding to taste)
\nBoil all ingredients, then simmer 10 minutes. Add cooked hamburgers and simmer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I guess to get this right, a previous experience with real Bury’s burgers is necessary. But for now, does this recipe sound right to Bury’s aficionados? And any other Bury’s memories?
\nAlso<\/strong>
\n– Before there was McDonald’s, there was Bury’s Famous Hamburgers in York, Pa.<\/a>
\n– Before Geno’s made news in Philly, Gino’s headlined in York<\/a>.
\n– About Avalong Dairy and Melvin’s Drive-In: ‘I am some what familiar with the history of the area’<\/a>.
\n– Mack’s is short for McDaniel’s, but in York County it means ice cream<\/a>.
\n– The 1950s, ’60s: ‘The greatest time to grow up in York, Pa.’<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bury’s recipes<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Bury’s recipe as published in the York Sunday News, 2000, click here<\/a>.
\n– That York Sunday News recipe with additional ingredient reportedly from Joe Bury himself, click here<\/a>.
\n– A quick alternative: This Bury’s burger sauce comes from a can, click here<\/a>.
\nYork Town Square posts on Bury’s Famous Hamburgers:<\/strong>
\nYet another Bury’s hamburger drops into the cooker<\/a>.
\nBury’s burgers: ‘You won’t get that recipe’<\/a>.
\nThe quest for Bury’s secret hamburger recipe continues<\/a>.
\nThis Bury’s recipe comes from a can<\/a>,
\nReader reveals Bury’s secret recipe<\/a>.
\nIs Bury’s secret sauce really secret?<\/a>
\nBury’s burgers: Nostalgia on a bun<\/a>.
\nFair, Bury’s go together like tomato sauce, burgers<\/a>.
\nBury’s burgers: ”That was it – no slaw, no relish, no pickles’<\/a>.
\nPlayland plays nostalgic note for York countians<\/a>.
\nBury’s burger memories far from buried<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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