
A LITTLE HISTORY (from "Hot Shoppes Cookbook: Sixty Years of American
Cookery"):
The Mighty Mo has been a Hot Shoppes classic through the years. Because
it was the first triple-decker hamburger in the Washington area, no one
knew what to call it--so one of Mr. Marriott's principal assistants
organized a contest. The winner chose the nickname of the great
battleship
Missouri,
perhaps because she knew our big juicy sandwich would make a
considerable splash with hamburger fans. And these burgers became so
well known, that when a Washington radio station donated a white tiger
named Moheni to the National Zoo, he was nicknamed "Might Mo" (in
the years that followed, Bill Marriott and the tiger developed a
cautiously warm relationship, often posing together for publicity
photographs)."
MIGHTY MO
THE FAMOUS SAUCE:
1/2 cup Hunt's Ketchup
1/4 cup chili sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons A-1 Sauce
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 drops Tabasco Sauce
1/2 cup finely chopped sweet pickle
1-1/4 cups mayonnaise
Combine ketchup, chili sauce, A-1 Sauce, Worcestershire sauce and
Tabasco Sauce. Add pickle to sauce mixture. Combine the sauce-pickle
mixture with mayonnaise, stirring until well-blended. Store in a tightly
covered container under refrigeration until time of service.
NOW, TO FASHION A FULL-BLOWN MIGHTY MO.....
1 uncut sesame seed hamburger roll (sesame seeds also must be uncut)
1 tablespoon of softened margarine
2 hamburger patties, each two ounces
Salt to taste
White pepper to taste
1 tablespoon shredded lettuce
1 slice American cheese
4 teaspoons Mighty Mo sauce
2 dill pickle chips
Cut hamburger roll crosswise into three equal slices. Spread bottom, top
and one side of center cut of bun with margarine. Grill bun until
lightly browned and heated throughout.
Shape hamburger into thin 4-inch diameter patties. Grill very lightly on
both sides. Do not overcook. Grill second hamburger very lightly on one
side, turn and top with American cheese and grill lightly. Do not
overcook.
Spread two teaspoons of Mighty Mo sauce on bottom of roll. Top dressing
with shredded lettuce, then hamburger. Top hamburger with middle layer
of bun, grilled side up. Spread with remaining Mighty Mo sauce.
Top with cheeseburger. Place pickle chips on cheese. Cover with top of
bun. Do not cut.
One must always remember that there is really no substitute for the name brands listed, or the measurements or proportions. These burgers were the gooiest and probably that fattiest thing in town, but totally luuuuuuuvvvvvved!!!!
All for $ .55 cents.