347206 Fri Dec 01 02:23:38 -0800 2006 6 31 Home Cooking 0 2060634 After a family trip to the Quad Cities, my family introduced hubby to Maid Rites.... Does anyone have recipe for them? Fri Dec 01 02:23:38 -0800 2006 16849 cheesehead in recovery 1 2060696 I've only seen them on food shows, such as Mark Decarlo's Taste of America. Anyways, my approximation is to brown ground beef, breaking it up completely, and season it to taste. I lean toward a mild chili flavoring, but I suspect just salt and pepper is enough. Using a beef boulion base instead of salt should increase the 'beefiness' of the mix. I cook it till the mixture is quite dry. On the shows, servers sprinkled the meat with salt right before adding the top bun. paulj Fri Dec 01 02:52:35 -0800 2006 2060634 12139 paulj 1 2060705 Here's a recipe - not tried and true: http://www.azcentral.com/home/recipes/articles/0803meatsand.html If you ask about a loose meat sandwich, you might have some luck finding recipes. Fri Dec 01 02:54:51 -0800 2006 2060634 11780 kim shook 1 2060713 I had no idea what you were talking about so I looked around and found another possibility... www.recipezaar.com/58430 Fri Dec 01 02:57:19 -0800 2006 2060634 13550 King of Northern Blvd 1 2060730 Wow, now that's quite a trip down memory lane, and in a love-hate kind of way. When my mom was working night shifts, Dad made these all the time. In my memory it was every single day, but I'm sure Mom left a casserole for us on occasion and Dad also loved to make liver and onions. He's no longer with us to hand down the recipe, but I believe it was just ground beef, onion, salt, pepper, and garlic (actually, more likely garlic powder). I don't think we embellished them with dill, mustard, or cheese. We served them on whatever the cheap version of Wonder Bread would have been at the time. I might have to make these for my siblings at our holiday get together. So far this week Chowhound has reminded me of Tom and Jerrys and Maid Rights (or, as we called them as sharp-witted youth, Made Wrongs). It could be quite a feast! Fri Dec 01 03:07:10 -0800 2006 2060634 49541 debbiel 1 2062774 My dad had a Maid-Rite franchise from the early 50's until the mid 80's. I ate them my my whole life growing up but I never learned the secret recipe for making a true Maid-Rite sandwich I did find this website if you are die-hard Maid-Rite and interested in getting the recipe for $.79. http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipedetail.asp?sessionid=&login=yes&id=408&page=12 Fri Dec 01 21:55:37 -0800 2006 2060634 26305 TryThis 1 2063120 TX everyone! I have a secret fondess for homey type foods... Bannana Bread, cinnamon rolls, and while I'm a veggie, and wont eat these myself, my DH will eat them. Theres a time and a place for everything! Sat Dec 02 00:16:19 -0800 2006 2060634 16849 cheesehead in recovery