Salisbury steakn.

1897 A. K. Eccles Man. what to Eat 9 To cook the Salisbury steak..place the Cakes on the broiler, turning frequently until done.

1914 D. C. C. L. Roper Sci. Feeding ii. 61 Salisbury steak. Secure some fresh, thick, sliced round steak. Scrape or grind in a meat-cutting machine, and mould into flat, round cakes. Have an iron spider very hot and oiled... Lay the meatcake in, and turn from side to side till cooked sufficiently.

1945 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. I. 429 During World War I an effort was made by super-patriots to drive all German loans from the American vocabulary. Sauerkraut became liberty cabbage, hamburger steak became Salisbury steak.

1953 R. Chandler Long Good-bye xix. 117 After a while I..ate one of Rudy's ‘world-famous’ salisbury steaks, which is hamburger on a slab of burnt wood, ringed with browned-over mashed potato, supported by fried onion rings and one of those mixed-up salads which men will eat with complete docility in restaurants.

1966 L. J. Braun Cat who could read Backwards vii. 80 ‘I'll eat with you’ said Quilleran... Odd ordered Salisbury steak.

1970 ‘T. Coe’ Wax Apple xxiii. 162 Two plates of that kind of outsize hamburger usually called Salisbury steak and frequently served in places where large numbers of people are being fed without a choice of menu.