Jean Fix of York has put forth the secret recipe for Joe Bury's hamburgers, that iconic York County treat readily available only once a year at the York Fair.
She remembered that the York Sunday News published the recipe in 2000, and Jean saved it.
She mailed it to us after I lamented its secrecy in a newspaper column and post "Bury's burgers: Nostalgia on a bun":
Here goes, according to Jean:
Bury's Hamburger Recipe
1 cup ketchup
2 cups water
1 tsp. mustard
1 tsp. vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 TB sugar
4 TB dried onion
Boil all ingredients, then simmer 10 minutes. Add cooked hamburgers and simmer.
Comment below if you tried this recipe and tell us how it came out.
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Thank you,Thank you.
Cheryl from Arizona
We have the secret recipe.
My grandfather, and my uncle both had Bury's Resturants. This is not the exact recipe, there are few more details that are not included here. We make them all of the time they are the best.