I remember my first restaurant cheeseburger ever.
We were going from Ohio to N. Carolina along old 25 through Kentucky. I75 was not yet being built so far as I know. For whatevrer reason, my parents stopped at a restaurant in Corbin, Ky. That might be the first restaurant I remember eating at.
(Wilsons? was maybe the name...I was young, maybe 6 or 7.)
Even now that cheeseburger stands out. The cheese was such a great flavor. Never had another one that has replaced that memory as the best I’ve ever tasted.
In the fifties there would be hamburger wars. All the little hamburger stands, restaurants, coffee shops that made burgers would get into price wars. Burgers could go as low as eight for a dollar. It wasn’t difficult to find regular priced burgers at certain shops six for a dollar.
Those burgers consisted of buns, small piece of cooked ground beef, two pickles, a squirt of mustard, and a squirt of catsup. They were always cooked on the griddle, and tasted so good six weren’t enough for this growing boy.
Two cheeseburgers, sack of fries and a large soft drink. Got change back from a dollar bill. Cow Corner, 1965. Talk about the good ol’ days!