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“These Maid Rites have been served numerous times at the Harrison County Fair in Missouri Valley, Iowa, when the United Methodist Church (in which I grew up) was appointed to the food stand,” wrote Sandy Billingham of Austin. “Thousands of mouthwatering Maid Rites have been served to hungry county fairgoers through the years!”

25 pounds ground beef
3 tablespoons salt
4 cups ketchup
1 cup prepared mustard
1/2 cup vinegar
2 cups chopped onion
2 1/2 cups quick oatmeal
1 cup brown sugar
Hamburger buns for serving

Brown ground beef in roaster. Add salt, ketchup, mustard, vinegar, onion, oatmeal and brown sugar and cook until done. Stir often. To serve, add 1/4 cup of meat to hamburger bun.

Servings: 100. Serving size: 1/4 cup meat on one bun. Per serving: 389 calories, 25.1 g protein, 16.5 g fat, 28.2 g carbohydrates, 1.5 g dietary fiber, 630 mg sodium, 9.3 g sugars, 77 mg cholesterol

Sandy Billingham, Pedernales Electric Cooperative

July 2012 Recipe Contest