DIY spiral-bound community cookbook, Hamburger Madness (1983).
Category: Curated
File under: Domestic Ephemera, Brown Food, Print Commons
Description
Published in 1983, Hamburger Madness reflects a turning point in the domestic landscape. By this time, many women who had once anchored family kitchens were entering the workforce. The void left behind wasn’t replaced — it was repackaged. Convenience became the new virtue, and dinner became something to be managed.
The book is entirely DIY: its title spelled out in block letters filled with photographs of brown, beige, meat-based meals; its pages typed and bound by hand. Inside are casseroles, pies, and “super burgers” — recipes designed to fit four food groups into a single skillet, to be cooked fast, reheated easily, and eaten in shifts.
Beyond nostalgia, it reads as a record of adaptation. The optimism of homemaking persists, even as the conditions change. Each page conveys the unsung ingenuity of women making the most of what time, energy, and ground beef they had.
DIY spiral-bound community cookbook, Hamburger Madness (1983).
Category: Curated
File under: Domestic Ephemera, Brown Food, Print Commons
Description
Published in 1983, Hamburger Madness reflects a turning point in the domestic landscape. By this time, many women who had once anchored family kitchens were entering the workforce. The void left behind wasn’t replaced — it was repackaged. Convenience became the new virtue, and dinner became something to be managed.
The book is entirely DIY: its title spelled out in block letters filled with photographs of brown, beige, meat-based meals; its pages typed and bound by hand. Inside are casseroles, pies, and “super burgers” — recipes designed to fit four food groups into a single skillet, to be cooked fast, reheated easily, and eaten in shifts.
Beyond nostalgia, it reads as a record of adaptation. The optimism of homemaking persists, even as the conditions change. Each page conveys the unsung ingenuity of women making the most of what time, energy, and ground beef they had.
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