1962 School Cafeteria Bacon Cheeseburger
2 oz. protein per serving
50 Servings
7 lb. processed cheese, grated (firmly packed)
1 c. onion, finely chopped
2 2/3 c. cooked bacon, finely chopped
1 pt. tomato catsup
1/2 c. prepared mustard
50 sandwich buns
Combine cheese, onion, bacon, tomato catsup and prepared mustard.
Cut buns in half crosswise. Spread a #24 dipper ( 2 2/3 Tbsp - 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 oz) of cheese mixture on bottom half of each bun.
Toast both bun halves cut side up for five minutes, or until buns are toasted and cheese is melted.
Replace top slice of bun on bottom slice.
Brown top of bun. Serve immediately.
Source: 1962 School Cafeteria recipe from “The School Lunch”.
DUH !!! Wheres the BEEF? Is there no burger in this Cheeseburger?
These recipes come from the textbook on setting up and running a school cafeteria from 1962
called, The School Lunch by Marion Louise Cronan.
School Cafeteria Lunch recipes start on page 343. You can read or download the textbook for
free from the Internet Archive.org
Here’s the links:
Online reading E-copy of “The School Lunch” Cafeteria textbook from 1962. Recipes start on page 343.
The school lunch
List of free e-copys of book in various file formats to download
The school lunch : Cronan, Marion Louise : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
Oh my gosh…I thought this recipe was lost forever.
Definite comfort food, won’t make it often but deserves a special occasion, thanks for posting.