JUNE 10 • 2021 | 53

I

t was a mouth-water-
ing, scrumptious and 
delicious member of the 
hamburger family … as pre-
pared at Hamburg Time in 
Birmingham.
One could 
use any kind of 
hamburger meat, 
but if you did 
it just right, the 
way they did it, 
the Wine Burger 
had something 
special … There was a special 
ingredient, but they wouldn’t 

tell anybody what it was … a 
good reason many would flock 
to Hamburg Time … I did 
know that one would have to 
have course-ground hamburg-
er meat with enough fat in it 
to stay juicy … Most ground 
sirloin is too dry by the time it 
comes off the fire.
I did know that Hamburg 
Time formed its meat into 
the classic hamburger, about 
a third of a pound would do 
nicely …They probably would 
poke a few holes in the surface 
… then pour an ounce or so 
of wine over the meat and let 
it soak in for about an hour 
… Flop this little devil on 
the griddle and cook to suit 
to individual taste, and folks 
would be in for a rare treat … 
Overcooking was something 
the folks at Hamburg Time 
were no doubt aware would 
spoil the luscious doozies.
Because of this, Hamburg 
Time became a local institu-
tion in Birmingham beloved 

by many … The menu was 
very simple, listing a “Time of 
Your Life” hamburger, a Wine 
Burger and the simple, classic 
cheeseburger … Not listed but 
served were the half-pounder, 
which was just that, a half-
pound burger on a small loaf 
of French bread, or the Danish 
blue cheeseburger.
The latter item brought so 
many raves that Hamburg 
Time couldn’t keep up the 
demand at lunch time … 
There was nothing fancy about 
Hamburg Time inside or out 
but the cooking.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE … 
An Arab was walking through 
the desert, desperate for water, 
when he saw something far 
off in the distance … Hoping 
to find water, he walked there 
to find a little old Jewish man 
sitting at a card table with a 
bunch of ties on it … The Arab 
asked, “Please, I’m dying of 
thirst, can I have some water?” 
The man replied, “I don’t 

have any water, but why don’t 
you buy a tie? Here’s one that 
goes nicely with your robes.
” 
The Arab shouted, “I don’t 
want a tie, you idiot, I need 
water!” 
“OK, don’t buy a tie. But to 
show you what a nice guy I am, 
I’ll tell you that over that hill 
there, about 4 miles, is a nice 
restaurant. They’ll give you all 
the water you want.
”
The Arab thanked him and 
walked away toward the hill and 
eventually disappeared … Three 
hours later, the Arab came 
crawling back to where the man 
was sitting behind his card table 
… TheJewish man said, “I told 
you. About four miles over that 
hill. Couldn’t you find it?” 
The Arab rasped, “I found it 
all right. They wouldn’t let me 
in without a tie!”
CONGRATS … To Hedy 
Blatt on her birthday. 

Danny’s email address is 
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.

RASKIN
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING

Danny 
Raskin
Senior Columnist

Remembering Hamburg 
Time in Birmingham. 

Good 
Burgers

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