The Original Slug Burger 

Great lookin burgers Rus and thanks for the explanation at the end. I almost didn't watch the video because of the title but I always have to watch your channel. Keep up the great work my friend.

Absolutely perfect

I grew up in Corinth, Ms in the 70’s and ate many a sluburgers from the white trolly cafe. Your recipe looks different than what I remember.

So many great burgers in the US (like the Oklahoma Onion Burger) came out of necessity and the lack of access to meat. I love burgers with a great story.

Hey! Russ....first time hearing about Slug Burger looks delicious to me will definitely be giving this Burger a try. Thanks for sharing the history behind the Slug Burger. From Dad (Stephen) have a great week you and your family.

Awesome Slug burger Russ, and you got that smash down perfectly!

George Moats is awsome. I get through and around Corinth quite often. I never seen that before. I'll keep an eye out, but I'm with you, I prefer beef. Simple burgers are the best. Excellent nostalgic video.

I'm also one of those people that prefer my burgers thin and with a little pickle and onion. I hate 1/2# burgers with a garden salad topping.

This is awesome mate I’m going to try it!

Wow looks so good, loved the story time and learning All the history about this burger.. really enjoyed the video

White trolley is the bomb

That is a different take on a burger for sure ! I haven’t me a beef burger I haven’t liked yet! Great cook Rus !

That is a good looking burger

I watched George on the Burger Show . Great video

"I'll take two cheeseburgers wit onions and mustard" to go😋

I havent asked before Russ whom made your song up in the introduction?

I'm definitely going to give this Burger a try

I've always said that simple is better and it doesn't get any simpler than that!!! Great looking burger Rus and thanks for the history lesson. I've never heard of a slug burger! You done gone and learnt me something today!!! Much appreciated brother! Cheers to ya!

Simple burgers have always been the best way to go!!

I'm from the place where slugburgers come from (Corinth). We have a slugburger festival every year. I haven't been in a long time, but this made me want to go again this year. If it even gets to happen...

I live in Alabama and mom and grandma made these just like that. Never knew there was a name for them....

That’s so simple but looks so good my Grandma would always do her hamburgers in a cast iron skillets

Making me crave a nice juicy burger at 7 am 🤤🤤

Nothing better than the crust on a burger from the flat top. I prefer a thinner burger myself. Of course it's usually stacked 3 high with cheese in between. :) Great job bro.

Looks like a old school Krystal take it easy Russ.

Thats a burger if you want a salad on it it turns into a healthy burger somewhat....😂

That’s really cool Rus, it’s a great looking burger and I like the story behind it. Some of the best eats come out of necessity. Take care brother!

Hey Buddy Let's Slug It Out Over This Burger!😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 Lol! As Always Love Your Videos Glad To Be A Subscriber To Ya!!(: Mom n I Really Appreciate For All You Do!!(:

I'm a fan of simple burgers, couldn't do without cheese and onions though

I love the simplicity of that burger, Rus. Smash burgers give such an awesome flavor from the crust and the edges. The pickles and mustard are EXACTLY how I used to eat my burgers when I was a young kid lol. Reminds me of hangin our with my friends at the local “grill” where they made everything on a huge flat top. Great video. Cheers, brother! 🍻

That makes so much sense Rus, more caramelising of the meat, quicker, more room for cheese and tomato without having to be double jawed to eat it, great find Rus 👍

I like this Mr. Rus this is on point. I especilly like the history behind a simple burger. Making a Dollar out of Fifteen Cent👊🏼

I will try the slug burger Russ. Where can I get that cool camouflage hat .

I grew up in Booneville, MS and the Weeks family had a converted Trolley Car and sold the slug burgers.

Great looking smash burger Russ! Gotta have the mustard.👍🏼

Looks Great. I need to get a griddle to make smashburgers.

Food Wishes video for this burger showed up in my feed today, and the picture looked damn tasty, so I checked it out. Of course, George's video showed up in my suggestions on that video, so I watched it, too. So I did a web search and (of course) Wikipedia had an entry for the burger. According to them, Mr. Weeks had the local butcher(s) who supplied his meat grind it with the bread crumbs, which was interesting. Another thing that I find interesting -- and you're the only person that's mentioned this -- is that my grandpa would use the term "plug nickel", so I kinda caught on to why this burger was called a "slug" burger pretty much by the date Mr. Weeks started selling them.

Your voice sounds VERY familiar......ever done any voice over stuff????? BTW, great burger!!!!!

Man, I saw this video and thought about sitting up a Week's here in Booneville, Ms. Willie Weeks ran that little tin building on the corner for years! He would treat everyone like family, and sit a while with anyone that would stop in! He didn't mind to correct you if you messed around and called them a "slug burger" they were Week's burgers! Best dang burger around! He passed away about a month ago.

I like skillet burgers with crushed saltine crackers mixed in with dehydrated minced onion and beaten egg, black pepper, salt, and worcheshire. Using extra fatty grind will be best but 80/20 works too. It may sound bad but the cracker and dehydrated onion soak up the moisture and grease, the egg creates a seal reducing moisture loss, plus using a skillet fries the burger in it's own grease but I'll usually spoon some off if I have to do more than three or four. If you then steam the bun above the burger in the skillet under a piece of foil it'll pick up some more fat making it even more ridiculously greasy. My Mom used to make weeknight burgers like this to stretch the ground beef out along with hand cut potatoes either oven fried or fried in a pan. If you have people that aren't into red meat but turkey instead rehydrate the onion or use fresh because they usually need a little help with moisture. The Slug Burger has some history behind it but people have been padding ground beef with bread and cracker meal, even flour and cornmeal all over this country for a long time. It has a name and now they are using soy flour and pork... Cheer's for doing an original!

There are variations of course. In Tupelo there was a place called Dudie's that made them from their own recipe for decades. When Dudie's closed the recipe was picked up by Johnnie's and are still sold there today.

Bill's Hamburgers is in my hometown of Amory, MS. Legendary. I make a great slug burger myself. The best if you ask me.

1917 would have been right around the time the boll weevil was destroying the farms in Mississippi. That could've been what caused the hard times that led to the creation of this burger.

Russ, that was an awesome burger that I need to try. It looked awesome but what really has my interest is the story you told about it. There is nothing better than eating something delicious that has an awesome story behind it.

Man those remind me of stories my mom would tell about extending the sausages they would make as kids back in the 30's by adding a whole lotta bread. Just beautiful burgers there!

Let me know if you need a taste tester!

Rus, I totally agree with you! I would also rather two burgers like that than trying to jam some huge mess into my mouth. I think the way its cooked adds so much more flavor, with the crispy crust! By the way, your camera quality is outstanding! You are really rocking the goatee, looks great! Makes me want to grow mine again!

So, no slugs were mistreated in this video. Good, you don’t want PETA after you.

I’m going to Corinth Wednesday!

GOOD VIDEO!!!!! Look's like the Burgers that I used to get at the Rexall Pharmacy,back in the day!!!!! They had a Grill and a Fountain in the front,Pharmacy in the back.Best Damn Burgers that I ever had!!! I always had mine with mustard,pickle,cheese and still do today!!!!! Not a new way to cook a Burger.It's Been around forever.GOOD BURGERS ARE MEANT TO BE KEPT SIMPLE,NONE OF THAT STACKING THEM 12 INCHES TALL AND PUTTING A SPIKE THRU TO KEEP IT STANDING!!!!!

love this video. reminds me of the ones we would eat after little league baseball games.

Lathams’s Hamburger Inn New Albany, MS

Great video and info! Going to make up here in Saskatchewan!!

I had to watch this again because I want a burger now for a slug...lol Hey, dreams can come true one day...lol.

I thought the original one had shredded potatoes for a filler not bread...🤔

Sometimes the simplest things are the best! That is one tasty burger!

No Slugs were used in the making of this video:P

It's a regular burger, slaves cook burgers like that for years

White Trolly in corinth north east ms is t he only place to get a real slug !

I thought this was gona be a ( s car go ) burger . Made of snales ☹

I was born and raised in Corinth (CAR-INTH) if you’re a local lol and I still live here today, the White Trolly is the most famous of the Slug burger places we have and probably the best. Rogers and Gardner’s are two family run grocery stores that make and sell the slug burger mix. Pat it out, flatten it and fry away. Best served traditional with mustard onion and pickle. Come see us one day😊

Bills hamburgers is located in amory ms.

I just came here from George Motz channel.

Cant go wrong with an O.G brotha!! Lookin simple and effective. Cheers

So Russ, I live in NE MS. I have lived here for over 30 years and have never seen a slug burger with any meat in it. They are completely soy bean patties. No animal meat at all. You showed a picture of the white trolley in Corinth, they dont use any meat in their burger, its all soy bean patty. A NE Mississippi slug burger has no meat!! Just saying because I have been eating them for a long time!

I grew up in Corinth MS during 70's & 80's and from the original pre-depression version the slug burger evolved to current version of the pork & soybean meal patty that is fried in a shallow pan of lard or oil, with mustard, sliced onion and dill pickle.

Glad I watched this and I'm with him ld rather have it that way.

Some times simple is just better.!!!

Soak your bread in milk first..

Wow, I could just listen to you talk all day.

Kind of a pet peeve from living in corinth. If your not from here you say it how it's spelled by NO. It's pronounced Car-inth

This is my favorite style of Burger and the ones my Grandmother always make when I come visit her. She lives in Jones County.

Looking for George Johnson from Corinth.

Good looking burger. But a slug burger it is not. I grew up in Corinth and the slug burger is made from pork and it is deep fried. If you want a regular hamburger, you ask for a beef burger. This is a beef burger.

They also call these dough burgers. A place called the dairy bar in tupelo ms sells them. I wasn't too crazy about it but a regular beef slug burger is my way to go.

God. For a minute I thought you'd gone all Californian for a second.. Pontotoc is grey and vague, too. Thanks very much, Rus! My bad. I forgot how small Mississippi is compared to Texas...

When you are 16 and can't afford food

Subscribed...looks good

Do not go to slug burger cafe. Last time u was there, a cockroach ended up getting in my mom's plate.

You nailed it, Rus. Nice and simple which makes the burger shine. I'd choose that burger any day of the week over one of those fancy one's..

I wish youtube channels didn't require a song and intro like 80's tv shows

With a name like "slug" burger I'm surprised it isn't more well known.

I’m also a resident of the 228 , do you have a food truck or anything like that?

Simple but elegant

i've been making these all my life, well since i was 11 anyways. but i used panko bread crumbs instead of stale white bread. i love mustard and is usually the only sauce i put on my burgers. i've recent got into grinding my own meat, and i like to add mustard to the meat before i fry it, it give a completely different experience, if you like mustard it is fantastic.

I’m from Gulfport and I have never heard of this a day in my life lol

That slug burger is definitely a Mr. And Mrs. Sippi thing.

I lived in corinth

I worked with Mark Weeks at Associated Grocers in Baton Rouge! He is a descendant of John Weeks, the founder of the slugburger! He bragged about those burgers all the time.

Great looking burger 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👨🏼‍🍳daddy

"I personally love little simple burgers like this instead of eating one great big huge overfilled burger. I'd rather have two or three of these." Amen brother. Towers may look great in Isengard, but not on my plate. A burger is a sandwich and you should be able to eat it with one hand.

Getting the edges of the burger crusty seems to be what you're going for which would lend to both the taste and texture. I would definitely slice up some thin raw Red onions rings the mustard enhances the onions and both enhance the burger with a burst of pickle flavor, winner. I just found your channel will be going thru some of your vids.

Right On

Lol the ending

I'm watching this at 10 sunday morning, drool has begun to flow. I look outside and it's raining buckets. OMG I hope it stops soon.

Damn good cooking yummy

I'd like to go on a burger road trip with George Motz.

This is amazing. We just did our smoked ribs on the channel. We will have to try this next!

O.M.G.💓💓👍👍👍

Looks too good to be a slug burger, at least based on my one experience!