The original recipe.
A few years ago, after looking through my Mom's old recipe collection I found this one for BBQ'd Hamburgers. I recognized the handwriting immediately as belonging to my Grandma Hiller. My family knows I have a fascination with family recipes handed down through the generations and I was thrilled to find this one. Grandma Hiller made this for family gatherings, although in all the years we visited, I don't remember ever eating them.
Last weekend I made this recipe for the first time and it turns out Grandma Hiller was on to something. BBQ'd hamburgers are very good. Kind of like a Sloppy Joe with a patty instead of loose meat, with the sloppy included. As I read it and gathered the ingredients I was intrigued by this abbreviated recipe. It's written more in note form than like a traditional recipe, perhaps she was a friend's house and jotted it down quickly? Or from a magazine? Regardless, I've never seen a similar recipe and the hamburgers would be easy to keep warm in a crockpot or large roaster for a party, family gathering or tailgate. Leftovers, no problem, they tasted even better the second day! While not her original recipe, "Grandma Hiller's BBQ'd Hamburgers" is the official name now.
My version.