Today, ground beef is so popular, it's hard to realize it hasn't always been the staple of meats. Now half the beef eaten in the U.S. is in the form of ground beef. In the future, we Americans will consume an even large portion of our beef in ground form. And innovative cooks everywhere will use uniquely adaptable ground beef to suit their own individualistic tastes. --George Earle, editor FARM JOURNAL'S Beef Extra from the introduction
