On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:03:59 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

>Judy Haffner wrote:
>>
>> I never have researched why it's called Salisbury Steak, as guess I just
>> never thought about it before, but...now I'm curious!
>
>Same reason the trash collector is a "sanitation engineer". Folks like
>to put a fancy name on the cheap stuff. Like when "Target" is
>pronounced in fake French!

Salisbury steak was named for the Dr who thought a meat grinder did a
better job of chewing than your teeth. I think the gravy was a 20th
century addition.

Jim