I have to admit, this recipe isn't any different from other meat loaf recipes I've seen. If anything, it's less complicated as it's written, so I went ahead and tweaked it. The reason I chose this recipe for dinner tonight is that the small note paper is paper clipped to another sheet of paper that says, "FAKE GRD MEAT". In all the other recipes from Lala's box, if notes are paper clipped together, they belong to the same recipe. Born in 1906, it's likely she rarely (if ever) used Fake Ground Meat in her cooking. This peaked my interest, and so my family ate meat loaf for dinner. There's snow at the end of April where we live, so grilling burgers was out of the question anyway.
After making this and serving it to my family, I realize a couple things:
- There's nothing as good as comfort food
- This is the best meat loaf I've ever made
My husband said it reminded him of our early years. He would come home from work and I'd have a heaping portion of meat loaf and mashed potatoes waiting for him. One time, I even piped the mashed potatoes onto the outside of the loaf, making it look like a cake. If you decide to do this, learn from my lesson and wait for the mashed potatoes to cool before piping.
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