Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1917 — A New Start Porterhouse Steak. [ARTICLE]

A New Start

Porterhouse Steak.

The name porterhouse steak originated from a public eating establishment. In the old stagecoach days there was a New York tavern kept by a man named Porter. This place was famous on account of the quality of steaks served to its guests. On one occasion the innkeeper, to satisfy the demand of a certain traveler, produced a piece of sirloin and served'it to his guest—his supply of regular steaks being exhausted. When cooked and served, the traveler found it remarkably good eating, and in a short time its fame spread and it was named for the tavern and its proprietor, “Porterhouse” steak. Prior to that time, this cut, which comes from between the sirloin and the tenderloin, had been used only for roasting.