Paul Bunyan Burgers

PAUL BUNYAN BURGERS

4 SERVINGS

These are hearty enough for any giant north woodsman. There's a half pound of meat in each savory portion.

2 pounds ground beef

1,5 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper

1/2 teaspoon mixed salad herbs

1/4 cup catsup

1/4 cup milk

4 or 8 strips bacon

Mix meat, seasonings and liquids; the blend will be moist.

Shape into four thick patties and wrap a strip or two strips of bacon around each, securing with toothpicks. Broil about 4 inches from heat, 6 minutes to each side, to have them brown outside and pink within.

Stupendous Burgers

STUPENDOUS BURGERS

4 SERVINGS

Here is a super cheeseburger, well stacked, superbly sauced, for hearty appetites. It's knife-and-fork food.

4 large hamburgers, broiled (1 pound meat)

2 cups hot cheese sauce

4 slices toast

4 slices Swiss cheese

4 slices mild onion

4 slices tomato

4 strips bacon

4 sliced stuffed olives

Better make the sauce while the burgers cook: Blend 1/4 cup flour with 1/4 cup butter, add 2 cups milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, a few drops Tabasco and 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce. Stir and cook to smooth sauce. Melt 1,5 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese in the sauce.

When sauce and burgers are ready, do this: Place a slice of Swiss cheese on each side of toast, and park a hamburger on it. Top with an onion slice, then a tomato slice. Pour the hot cheese sauce over the burger stacks and garnish with the bacon and olives.