Slugburger Festival This Weekend!

What is a slugburger, you ask? And does it contain those nasty slimy garden pests? The name is off putting at best but TOTALLY misconstruing what the product really is. The slugburger was invented back during the Depression Era when meat was still considered a luxury item. So what cooks started doing, was adding flour or cornmeal to hamburger or ground pork along with spices , then forming pattys and deep frying it. It is served on a soft bun with mustard , dill pickles and onions. The outside of the patty is golden brown when done and the inside is soft and juicy. Sounds very delicious! I'll take a double. hahahahaha And it got its name from the cost of it during the Great Depression. It only cost a nickel and back then a nickel was known locally as a slug. This was in the deep south. hahahaha Its a burger that costs a nickel and put it together, slugburger. hahahahaha Thank GOD, there's NO insects in it! hahahaha So if you want to try them at home, the recipe is very simple the ratio of flour to meat is 1/2 cup of flour for every 1lb of meat ( ground pork or ground beef) and your favorite spices ( like salt and pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, a little cayenne maybe some cumin). I think I will make some this weekend since I cant get out to the festival in Corinth Mississippi. hahahaha Joey Chestnuts is headed to the Festival this year. He is gonna to try to break the current record of 30slugburgers in the slugburger eating contest. Joey is the current reigning champion in the annual Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest, held on Conney Island every year. Good luck Joey! I think you can do it. hahahahaha