On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:35:39 -0600, David Dyer-Bennet >
wrote:

>Whirled Peas > writes:
>
>> - snip -
>>> Now, why do they call it Salisbury steak? Good ole' Zimbabwe used to
>>> be called Rhodesia, and the capital city was Salisbury.
>> -snip
>>
>> Salisbury Steak has nothing to do with South Africa, or even the 13th
>> century city in England. It was invented by a U.S. physician,
>> J. H. Salisbury, to encourage a lo-carb diet for losing weight. The
>> Miriam-Webster dictionary says the term has been in use in the
>> U.S. since 1897.
>
>It's funny that it contains more carbs than straight steak, then! Also
>that it's normally served with gravy.

The good Dr. didn't advocate gravy. He was just interested in
getting the sinew out of it.

p8 of this Google book has the directions for a Salisbury steak-
"What to eat and how to cook it for Salisbury Patients" By Anna K.
Eccles


Jim