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Say cheese

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By Catherine and Elizabeth Strong

TODAY Hattingdon is wearing a cheeseburger hat. Yes, you read that right — a cheeseburger hat. Bet you did not expect Vivian to do that!

While ruminating on a name, Vivian decided to take a look into the history of the cheeseburger for inspiration. Wow. It was a lot more than anyone expected. See “So who did it?” at the end of the post.

Vivian decided to use the name of the man for inspiration who many believe made the first ever cheeseburger in 1934 in Louisville, Kentucky — Charles Kaelin. Result? Named her Kaylen.

Lainie Hattingdon.

So who really invented it . . ?

A Quick Bite into the History of the Cheeseburger, by The Dairy Alliance, reports the following:

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We have Lionel Sternberger to thank for his invention, or so the legend goes. Much like the hamburger, it’s impossible to know for sure who created America’s first cheeseburger.

Lionel was 16 years old in 1926, flipping burgers at his dad’s restaurant, the Rite Spot, in Pasadena, California. Out of boredom, the teenager slapped a slice of American cheese onto a hamburger frying on the griddle. His dad approved of the creation, and so the cheeseburger was born—though they called it the “cheese hamburger.”

The first sandwich to actually be called a cheeseburger was created in Louisville, Kentucky. Charles Kaelin invented the cheeseburger in 1934 to bring extra flavor to his hamburger offering. But he didn’t trademark it. Nope, that honor instead went to Louis Ballast of Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in Denver, who trademarked the name “cheeseburger” in 1935.

There is much more to this story with a host of variations over many generations concerning who did what — and what it actually was that they did. Then we have this.

The answer to who invented the hamburger is almost as challenging as the cheeseburger. Think we are kidding? Check out the links below. See you again soon.

Love, Hattingdon

More bites

• A Major Beef! Who Invented the Hamburger?, ABC News »

• The Birth of the Cheeseburger, Los Angeles Explorers Guild »

Updated 15 May 24; 5:30 pm est.

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On Target with Robin

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by HATTINGDON STAFF

Hello there! We are staying with the classic hat silhouette for a bit since the classic hat countdown brought such a lot of new interest.

Who remembers this classic hat?

Robin 2017

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Robin 2017.

Robin 2018

Here is Robin 2018 in blue and red.

Robin 2018 in Blue.
Robin 2018 in Red.

Can’t you just see some of these designs on merchandise and sold at Target? How cool would that be? Alas, it’s all just a bit of fun. We thought you might get a kick out of seeing it, though. Which one(s) would you pick?

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© Vivian J. Grant.

Cleo

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Hope you had a fun Halloween. Here is what Hattingdon chose to wear. It’s brand new! Named Cleo.

Cleo.

As you can see the hat — or headpiece — is modeled on Egyptian headwear, adorned with a big, black bat with extended wings and dangling charms of gold. What a combination, what a look . . . . and deliciously fun!

See you again here soon.

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Zea Cinematic

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Hattingdon is off to the cinema to take in a movie. And she has the “picture perfect” hat to wear. It is a novelty hat based on popcorn, the kind you get at the movies in a red and white striped box.

Zea Popcorn Hat.

This is a recreated version of the first one made by Hattingdon’s hatmaker, Mrs Farrell. She chose the name Zea which is part of the classification name for the type of maize that popcorn is made from.

See you again here soon!

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©Vivian J. Grant.

Updated 10.22.21 10.22am.