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sink your choppers in
my sweet meat inside a bun
lips teeth tongue and gone

mayo, pimentos, cheddar cheese, salt, lots of pepper and the secret ingredient...pickle juice.

This is the version my grandfather made who worked at a drugstore in Texas in the late 1930's.

currently obsessed with cheddar rolled in coffee - "barely buzzed" from Utah. Serve with plain water crackers and coffee blossom honey.....mmm!

Turns out we had one extra book sitting around. So we have six winners instead of five! And the winners are:

dark brown salty crust
right amount of pink inside
sizzle juicy drip
—benzado

The judges say: Perfect invocation of the perfect burger.

You once were a cow
Now you are a burger
Tasty little cow
—UncleTupelo

The judges say: Fun and wickedly dark, from the cow's standpoint. If haikus had titles, this one's should be "Bwahahahah."

this is Mc Nuggets
i said i want a Big Mac
fix your intercom
—maqloubeh

The judges say: We've all been there, man. Amen.

Fresh from the butcher,
When almost rare, good moist beef,
Seasoned, stands alone
—LunaPierCook

The judges say: Right on. The best burgers need little more than seasoning.

Pastures of cows & steer
Fields of golden wheat
A Burger is Born
—Q80 BurgerBelly

The judges say: Simply beautiful. Captures not only the spirit of burgers but the spirit of America at its best, as well.

Family cookout
Behind me, sizzle and smoke --
I can see burgers
—EatingInTranslation

The judges say: Evocative of Memorial Day and summer weekends in general.

Thanks to everyone who entered. And it is clear we will have to hold a burger limerick contest soon!

Only word is yum!
Will travel for a burger
Cross country and back.

Family cookout
Behind me, sizzle and smoke --
I can see burgers

No beef, no burger
Veggie burgers shalt not be
Nor can ground turkey

got burger?
is on my mind
course ground chuck is extra fine!