Here is Grandma's recipe for her delicious meatloaf, which she adapted from a James Beard recipe. She served this to us while Russell was home. The menu also included potatoes scalloped with tomatoes, onions, and garlic; cucumber and radish salad with a vinegary dressing; homemade bread; and lemon pudding. It was wonderful.
Meatloaf
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork or bulk pork sausage
1 egg
1 slice bread
1 medium onion
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt, pepper, thyme, basil, and sage (use less of these seasonings if you use sausage that is already seasoned)
Bacon (optional)
Grind the onion and bread together in food processor until very fine. Mix all ingredients together and work thoroughly with hands so that the resulting loaf will be compact and easy to slice.
Form into an oval loaf. If meat is lean, and if you have bacon, lay strips of bacon on top and secure with toothpicks. Place on a rack in a shallow baking dish and bake at 375 degrees for about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and let rest for 20 minutes or more. I like this best when it is just barely warm; then it's also easier to slice.
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I love this meatloaf. Last year I begged Grandma to send me the recipe, and then I made it, whereupon I discovered that Lawson does not like meatloaf. That was so weird -- I mean, he likes everything.
I must have eaten twelve meatloaf sandwiches that week. They were delicious.
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