European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Itsy Bitsy bite size grease bombs Sybil Plohmann United press International he cute Little buggers come with Ngioc Lionte nicknames such As death Balis Gul grenades grease bombs and sliders. Somo even come Wilh cheese but Iheson Aro not weapons at Lossl not in inc conventional sense. They Are Ilsy Bitsy Bito size hamburgers thai feature same of the smallest cuts of meat known to Man. Cul hike followers and grease Slains that oven bleach refuses id touch. In a popular american to and a Lew years Bach. An elderly woman demanded where s the beef in this Case. The answer a. Barely Here nonetheless these baby burgers Are hoi items r i really Don i care what the Public Calls them said Jerry Wedron president of Little tavern a Chain of counter restaurants in Washington and Baltimore that serve the Little burgers they can Call them anything they want As Long As Hoy Wallhem eat them Hoy do. By lha millions by the tons. At approximately three Biles per Burger that s a lot of chomps. Until now these Little burgers could Taa found Only in regional chains or local diners. But baby burgers have gone big time. Burger King. The same National fast food giant that brought us French Toast Slicks is now experimenting with mini burgers in some cities. Ii remains to be seen in Burger King will enhance the artistry of dealt balls or merely turn a grand old american tradition into another Yuppie cd disaster. White Castle a Midwest Chain of cozy Stop and Eal joints is the Granddaddy of the baby Burger. White cast sold its first one in 1921 and encouraged customers to buy pm by the last year White Castle labelled by a company spokesman As an Illy bitty outfit compared to some at the big boys like Mcdonald a sold More than 430 million itty bitty hamburgers which helped them record not so Illy Bilty sales of Moie than �268 million. These Square Little gems one ounce beef patties pierced with holes and cooked on a bed of onions for a flavorful steam grilled elect Are As legendary As the tales of infatuation thai follow them. College students with the munchies drive hundreds of Miles to find a while Castle and there s ust something Aboul a Erma Bombeck three brands of Beby burgers pictured curving around Burger King t fast food standby the whopper up photo belly bomb that Lurea those headed for a hangover eke a Magnet attracting Loose nuts. Couples spend their anniversaries roofing sliders in one of lha so called porcelain palaces and misplaced midwesterner mail order Frozen we burgers. Once a group in Arizona ordered More than 100,000 Frozen sliders for a Midwest fair to satisfy the craving of homesick natives. Soon White Castle will begin Selling its burgers in supermarkets. The Southern version of White Castle is Krystal another family operated last Lood Chain which specializes in 0.9 ounce burgers that leave their own special stains and attract their own faithful followers. Ill eat four or five in one sitting said c Mayo Morris 77, of Chattanooga Tenn. Which also happens to be the Hometown of Krystal. But i m still slim and fifty five years ago Morris worked or a pie company and one of Hia delivery stops was a new diner in town called Krystal. Morris says he ale the second Krystal Burger that came off the Grill. He end his wife Paulyne still frequent the Krystal Down the Street from heir House. It s just the lasts i reckon Morris said when asked about the mystical lure of the burgers. Little tavern s Wedron said it has something in do with nostalgia. I think what happens in the baby burgers started Many years ago and i think people have lied them into nostalgic experiences said Wedron. Who confided that he grew up in Ohio but never really acquired a taste Lor while Calla burgers. At Burger King the now arrivals Are called Burger bundles because these babies Are sold in multiples of three. Even the buns Are connected. A Burger King spokesman said bundles Are lust what we need for today s Active life the Only problem is it takes virtually an act of Congress to get one Burger made your Way. The chances of getting three exactly the Way you ordered foam must be astronomically astronomical. White Castle spokesman Gail Turley said his company does not fee particularly threatened by the Entrance of Burger King into the Field o baby burgers. There s More to a White Castle than just the size Turley said. Our product is so unusual that we re realty not concerned about in. But we can understand where Burger King is coming from. This Industry started on a Small Low Cost hamburger but prices have gotten so blasted High that it s More expensive logo into some of these places than regular a few min comparisons about min burgers a Burger King baby Burger looks and tastes like someone left one of the Chain s regular hamburgers in the dryer Loo Long while White Castle and Krystal burgers Are Square flatter and juicier. All have the ability to leave a wonderful flavor in your Mouth when you eat them and again the next morning. White caste and Krystal sell their burgers Lor about 30 cents apiece depending on the location of Lyle Burger King which does t sell its Little burgers individually Hustles them for $1.39 per three or $2.49 for 6. Or Solal is famous for coupons. Clip the right one and you can buy 10 Lor $2.50. Little tavern is proud of its never Frozen meat but by the Lime the finished burgers Sll in a steam warmer for a while they acquire that genuine Slider Aroma Long lasting steamed chopped onion infused with beef grease. Its Are a Little bigger than the others end sell Tor about 45 cents each in multiples of three. For years there has been a lot of Hap Aboul dressing Lor Success " and it worked. The corporate ladder became alive with men and women in three piece suits monogrammed attache cases and polyester that breathed. But somewhere along the line we lost the professionals people we entrusted with our children and our lives who look like hey just walked of i Iho Sci of Miami vice " t Don t know the exact Day when doctors started wearing Blue jeans sneakers and a three Day growth of Beard the me bul t seemed to be around the time people wanted Lobo judged on what was inside. Not what people saw. It just seemed rather ironic thai doctors became Cool and left the starched while Anli septic coals to men who sell ice Cream and peddle laxatives on to what triggered Sll of Inre was & poll done recently Paga 16 the stars and stripes among patients who were asked what they wanted their doctors to dress like. A majority of them said they wanted their doctor to look like Marcus Weiby not Howie Mandel of St. most of them had no other Way of determining Trust or Confidence. If a doctor forgets to shave what else did he forget when he read your a rays if there s a Button missing Oil his shirt what kind of stitchery did he do on you to he has dead goldfish in his Ollice it s something you Don t want to think Aboul. Maybe teachers should begin to dress Lor respect they complain they have a hard time maintaining discipline and establishing authority frankly it it weren t Hal students drove newer cars to school you would t be Able to Tell Hodil Terence Between them i Don l want my doctor walking around with his shoelaces untied i Don t want my kids teachers to Wear to slots the have to hide under a jacket when saturday March 21,1987 they see a Parent coming. I Don t want my lax Man wearing a hawaiian Shin Wilh a racing form in lha pocket. It works both ways. I once dropped off in a showroom to look Al a new car. I was dressed in a Lunback dress and sandals with no Hose. 1 could t Nave gotten a Salesman to look at to if i Sal fire to myself. Later i went in dressed like t could afford a car. I got service. Right or wrong the Way we look is the Only yardstick we have for measuring up people who want our Trust bul that a Don t know very Well. One night on the Carson show i saw a sex Symbol pacing the Green room Wilh arms held away rom her body and holding dress Shields in her hand until the last possible moment Don l you think she wanted to sweat bul she had an image to maintain. No one would have respected her in the morning. Chb87, Loi synd Ciu
