Suzanne Taylor's Beef a la Lindstrom

Instructions:

Using a two-pronged fork, stir the cream vigorously into the meat and add the salt and pepper. Then stir in the beets, onion, chopped capers, and potatoes. Form into " hamburgers" about an inch thick, and let them sit at room temperature for an hour, "even on a hot summer day," said Mr. Lunt. Brown the beef cakes in butter over a hot fire, turning only once. They should be crusty outside and pink inside. Remove to a hot platter, add a few spoonfuls of hot water to the butter in the pan, add the whole capers, heat for a few seconds, and pour the sauce over the meat. Mr. Lunt advocated broiled tomatoes and an ice-cold bottle of beer to accompany this.