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never heard of milk or poultry seasoning in a meatloaf tomato juice instead of tomato soup, and have heard of pork in it but most of the people I know use just ground beef. Also bell peppers are used in some. tomato sauce or ketchup on top. some people use brown sugar in the sauce on top, so that would kind sorta be the same as the molasses or corn syrup on the bread. but most of the meatloafs I've made or known people to make was as simple as this, or even more simply made...
Yes meatloaf sandwiches. Love them. Yes back then families were larger. At least 6 kids plus grandmothers/grandfathers. Yes but then everyone had land and a farmhouse. Different times but they had good food. There were gardens....lots vegetables. But yes on meatliaf!
Important thing to remember about depression recipes is that they weren't intended to be exquisite cuisine. Practicality and efficiency were the name of the game
Great meatloaf I LOVED IT !! ..a bit of trivia my Grandpa told me, when they made tomato soup they always added heavy cream to it to stretch the soup to feed more young 'uns during the winter months along with a cake of cornbread.. all together they had a Family of 9 . I was lucky my Grandmother gave me all her cast iron pots and frying pans, She had Hers handed down as well from Her Mother and Grandmother..
On the one hand, I've discoved it's suprisingly difficult to mess up meatloaf, all of my friends' horror stories about their mom's versions notwithstanding. Apparently the trick is not to do what is done here - never make more than 1 pound sized loaves at a time, though of course you can cook more than one at once. Keeps it from drying out. I'm surprised this version isn't bland with so little seasoning in it for such a huge portion. Then again, I don't put nearly that much onion in.
I grew up in a multi gen household, and my grandmother had me with her in the kitchen all the time. One of my favorite memories is making meatloaf with her, she passed when I was 10. I’ve been looking for the recipe to recreate the dish now that I’m an adult. I’m so excited I found this video because this is definitely the base recipe!!!!! She would add fresh parsley from our garden, and used some Worcestershire sauce & ketchup instead of tomato soup. Sometimes I’m pretty sure she would add diced celery if there was some to be used up. 1938 is right when she would’ve been setting up her household (she and my grandfather were born in 1916/17) and modern recipes haven’t recreated the dish the way I remember it - there’s too much going on in them. Thank you so much!!
i know how you feel about this signature dish of your grandma. i have the same feeling for two dishes of my own grandma. one is her white bean stew and the other are her german pan cakes. 😉
pretty much. Use whatever stale breakfast cereal you have in the back of the cupboard instead of crackers for filler, usually cornflakes, and some celery and/or celery seed. Usually made in a glass loaf pan.
Not only do I put onions but anything else that i have i the fridge like celery finely chopped celery. red bell pepper, bread soaked in milk and crackers. if I have some a chopped mushroom if I have it I also put in a little beef gravy or broth.
And with the meatloaf it's either a baked potato slices in seasoned milk. With onions salt, pepper, parsley, paprika for color between the layer and op the top.
Born and raised in North Central Ohio. Our stores carried beef, pork, and veal packaged together and called "meatloaf mix". My mother made her meatloaf and her cabbage rolls from this. I have been gone for many years and don't know whether it is still sold. I tend to use ground beef with either ground pork or ground turkey. I do not eat veal as I object to the way that the calves are treated. I find that turkey works well for me. I look back upon meals which we had when I was growing up and even those that I made for the family in high school and am surprised to see how much has changed. I'm becoming quite nostalgic for a balanced, homemade meal.
This is how I was taught to make meatloaf. Been making it all my life. I also use the condensed tomato soup as a gravy for the gravy for meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Delicious!
When I make meatloaf I don’t use any milk and use ketchup or my favorite, bar-b-que sauce. And I also use Lipton onion soup mix for my onions and herbs.
Love the part where you talk about the food in context and what other ingredients it would have gone with! And simple is good. I live in the US where every recipe seems to be updated with hot sauce, peppers or spices and so you don’t know what the traditional recipes taste like.
Thank you for sharing this oldie but goodie. I use oats or bread crumbs to mine but also add a tablespoon of Worcestershire and a tablespoon of regular mustard to mine as well. We love green pepper, so I'd add that to the onions. If you want to spice it up a bit add about 1/2 tsp. of red pepper flakes to it or top it with your favorite salsa. I don't use tomato soup but ketchup instead to the meatloaf, and typically put that on top as well. Meatloaf...you can do anything to it practically and make it your own. I do suggest though....do not add watery items to the mixture such as salsa, or tomatoes it will not turn out good and fall apart. Something my husband likes in it from time to time....1/2 cup of canned blackbeans rinsed off😛 P.S. the leftovers are great in a spaghetti sauce!!!
I never realized that I’ve been making Depression Era Meatloaf all my life. Including the shaping on a pan. My mother’s recipe is the same except we use buttermilk, tomato sauce and chopped green chili!
Nice video, thanks! About the "loaf pan" vs "making a loaf" -- I used to use a loaf pan, but it always came out so fatty. Too fatty, I'd be overloaded and couldn't eat it after a few days. My Aunt, who lived through the depression era, and owned, cooked and ran several restaurants, told me to instead make a loaf, so that the fat and grease could render out. You can see that in your video in the pan surrounding the loaf. I enjoyed your memories of what meals may have been like back then. I enjoyed the same.
The amount of fat seems to vary depending on the amount of fat in the beef and sausage. When using a loaf pan you should inspect the meatloaf once or twice while cooking and use a spoon to ladle away any excess liquid fat around the edges.
I'm making this right now, with a couple of small alterations. Edit: everyone loved it. I bought a bunch of mushrooms on sale. I didn't know what to do with them, so I processed them after the onions and cooked the liquid out of them and added to the meatloaf. I also added more spices. Edit #2: Meatloaf sandwiches for breakfast are great.
I just love the interaction you have with your partner at the end. She always brings a bright infectious smile, intelligence & honesty. Great team work. As for the meatloaf, tasting the meat has a beautiful purity to it. If its good meat, theres no need to overpower it with flavours.
Very interesting facts about the molasses and bread. As far as my favorite meatloaf, I always use all beef (no pork) and then add chopped Bell pepper (usually green and orange), bread crumbs or the white part of a loaf of bread, mustard (or dried mustard), no tomato soup or ketchup. The outside is usually rubbed with garlic powder, olive oil and steak sauce or kitchen bouquet (smoked sauce). Served with brown gravy made of the drippings with sliced sauteed mushrooms. Of course, served with mashed Idaho potatoes and artichokes. I have seen many people pouring tomato sauce on top of the meat loaf, though. Thank you for your videos. I enjoy them very much.
One more comment. Everyone grew their own vegetables. So they would have jars of chow chow, pickles, cucumbers & onions. Plus jelly. We made jelly with the fruit tress. Back then land, fruit trees, gardens, and I mean ones you plowed. My husband and I tried our hand at it in the early 70's. We had acess to a "formal tractor". Inlaws planted gardens. So we ended up with so much food! We planted everything. It was hard work. We had a lot of land and we would now 3 acres. We thought let's plant it! All we did was cut grass! Oh my. It was too much work for 2 people. So we planted trees, bushes. It's great if you can do it. The food is so good to have. Many still do it from where I came from. Amish also make a life this way. Ok. Love reading recipies.
I was told that during the depression era members of my father's side rustled cattle. Also had a trick to get away with killing deer out of season. Never went hungry.
The loaf was shaped perfectly. The pan with no foil on it and burned made me cry a little haha I enjoyed the video anyway, enjoyed the chatting after it was made--thanks for sharing :)
yeah i subscribed after watching a few of these videos. these are amazing and really allow us to step back into a different mind set for cooking and eating. my curiosity is peeked and i’m ready to watch more. and also i want to say thank you for not being a loud overly animated youtuber lolol
ground beef, , saltine crackers (crushed) 3 eggs, diced onion, diced mushrooms, diced green bell peppers, salt & pepper and garlic (spice or minced), ketchup, mix well and shape then put a light coat of ketchup on top for a glaze. could substitute oats or bread crumbs for the crackers. Bake and serve - perfect!
I've never known anyone to use tomato soup as a topping on meatloaf. Where I'm from, it's topped with a mixture of ketchup and brown sugar (some may also use BBQ sauce). Maybe the difference is regional?
This is hands down the best kind of memory, a simple dish, made with love, that feeds the belly and soul. Thankyou, Grandma, for the many dinners of meatloaf, macaroni and tomatoes, and simple salads. The simple foods that kept four farm boys fed during the late depression and WWII.
I was born in 1955, my mom in 1924. She made a meatloaf very similar to this, and i grew up on meatloaf sandwiches, which I considered delicious. I made this for my kids when they were at home, and still make it once in a while. Mom used a loaf pan to shape the meatloaf, and poured off the fat mid-way through the cooking.
Thank you Tim. You've just given me a new use for the lingonberry jam I have from Ikea. Meat balls are good but I don't eat enough of them to use up the jar I purchased.
I love all the comments with your videos. Fascinating. I learn so much. After watching my mother using whatever was available for her meatloaves, I came to the conclusion that recipes were basically suggestions. Nothing was set in stone. I believe my mother has made pretty much every variation listed here & they are all very tasty. I've made a couple not listed myself. I've used other soups (beef barley is a lovely change of pace). Quick barley itself makes a nice change, too. My favorite is gloppier than usual, but it makes a soft spreadable filling for sandwiches. So good. 😋
I'm in eastern Ontario and pretty much every grocery store in my area still carries medium ground beef along with lean and extra lean etc... Great video! Keep em coming please!
Same here USA, but i'm assuming "medium" means 80/20. It's definitely the most popular variation around here because I find it's sold out if I go to the grocery store too late.
Same in the US. Every butcher makes lean varieties of their ground beef, and it costs more. Usually turns out costing less by the usable weight if you drain it, so it depends on what you are cooking.
My mother used to use this recipe in the early 50's, there was not much money so this went a long way when hamburg was 35 cents a pound. If bottom round roasts were on sale she would buy one and grind it at home - I still have that meat grinder and it does a great job.
I use a pound of sausage instead of ground pork. Add in 2 packs of onion soup mix for seasoning, fresh garlic, onion and Rotel 🍅. Use Italian bread crumbs instead of soda crackers. For tomato sauce, I use Hunt's Meatloaf Starter (half can in the loaf, half can for glaze). 2 brown eggs. Mix it all well. Drain grease right before last half hour of bake. Glaze at that time using other half of Meatloaf Starter seasoned with dark brown sugar, cayenne and Cajun or Creole seasoning.
My Mom taught me to make meatloaf with Campbell tomato soup. I don’t put it in the meat, I put it on top of the meatloaf. I put quarter potatoes all around the meatloaf, put the rest of the soup over the potatoes and add water all around to cook the potatoes. Makes a gravy for the meatloaf if people want that. It’s really good. Thanks for sharing, I thought we were the only ones who used tomato soup when cooking meatloaf. My Mom grew up during the depression so I assume thats where she learned to cook from her Mom.
I love that the tradition of your Canadian Grandparents at mealtime sounds almost exactly like my Texan Grandparents. Only difference was we didn't have the molasses. We did buttered bread with sugar.
Great Video🤠In OKLAHOMA I remember butter & jelly? If it was lunch & later it could have been apple butter which is not jelly but another way to use apples in canning? It was my Grandparents who went thru Depression era. My Parents of course had to eat what was put on the table. My Mother NEVER had to make any of the “interesting” dishes that sometimes were found around a Farm table or otherwise just to feed the Family. I learned how to make Meatloaf at about 12yrs old. We didn’t have milk at all in our recipe! Instead of saltine crackers we used day old bread. Also used ketchup when needed? I personally don’t eat onions so I use powder or onion salt as a seasoning....
My Oklahoma grandfather liked a spread made of butter and brown sugar. Grandmother also made sand plum jelly which was my favorite. Two generations later... I never put any kind of tomato in my meatloaf; I like oatmeal for the extender and cream of mushroom soup for the liquid. I also include Worchestershire sauce in the seasoning.
My parents grew up during the depression. I learned to make meatloaf from my mother and this is almost exactly the recipe. Only difference is I don't use milk and i use ketchup instead of tomato soup. Also I add a couple eggs and a few dashes of worcestshire sauce. Never used poultry seasoning either but it sounds good.
Sounds like my grandma's recipe but with breadcrumbs. She also added some finely diced green peppers in the mix and green pepper slices under the ketchup on top.
My Mom's meatloaf sometimes she added some ketchup and celery but tomato soup the key think she added a pinch of sugar. My oldest sister born in 1935 myself 1952. Mama always made same way. Staples in cabinet always had. Do think she used mostly hamburger. Thank you love your tutiorals. Making potato rolls today ! Easy recipe, Thanks again😊😷😇
I do so much enjoy watching your cooking show. No pretense...just good old fashion home cooking. Like the kind I do. Love your tasting sessions at the end of the show. They always make me hungry.😃
I had forgot about using milk in Meatloaf. If I remember correctly you could also use it to tenderize tougher cuts of meat. I love old Cook Books, especially the type you used from different ladies in their Church. Every so often you can run across a forgotten gem of a recipe. A few years ago I stopped at a yard sale and picked up a few cookbooks from the 40's and 50's, and a few other things. I got them home and started going through them and both of them had hand written recipes on some vey old looking index cards. Since the yard sale was close by I drove them back to the young woman to give them back to her. Her reply was oh yeah, those were my Grandmothers, you can keep them. I said thanks and under my breath I said a few other things I wouldn't want to repeat. To have something my Grandmother wrote by hand and basically just throw it away.
My grandmother was alive in the depression and they did it with Bell Pepper and a can of whole tomatoes cut up of diced in the meatloaf. The juice in the can of Tomatoes and one can of tomato paste and milk was added together and poured over the meatloaf to cook in the oven and if you try it that way you see it was a good meatloaf for the depression with some bread at the table. I learned to cook this as a young girl with my Grand mother I am 60 now.
Hamburg. Used oatmeal/cornflakes, ketchup,onions,salt pepper, milk and an egg to make it moist and not a hunk of hamburg , plus sometimes green peppers. Love meatloaf sandwiches. Many don't make it anymore I read.
Yup. This is still how my mom cooks meatloaf, minus the onions and adding in onion powder for us because I can't stand the mouth feel of onion for some reason. But yeah, tomato soup, ground beef, soda crackers, milk, eggs - meatloaf. And it's delicious and it tastes good.
@@porko882 I call them saltines. I butchered what I was saying above. I was trying to say that my mom makes meatloaf with bread instead of saltines. And then I tried to tell people that we don't have soda crackers, but realised that saltines are the same thing. Sorry for the mixup.
I'm the kind of guy who would make this for me and my husband..and we would happily eat it all week. With mashed potatoes on Mon..rice on Tue..in a sandwich on Wed..etc. Easy and delicious! 😋
I made meatloaf for dinner tonight and then this video came up. I've highly modified my mother's recipe and now it's only 30% meat and uses Minnesota wild rice, celery, onion, etc.
This is just like the meat loaf my grandmother made, but she used thyme, rosemary, and sage slabs alone herbs, but essentially poultry seasoning..... one addition was Garlic powder. You guys Rock
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I'm in my 60s and everyone I know who grew up when I did made some version of this. We used ketchup (both in it and on it). instead of soup and a torn up piece of bread instead of crackers. Sometimes we'd put dill relish in it. Cook it with a grated bottom under the loaf to drain the fat. We all loved it.
We get all sorts of levels of beef here. Also, ketchup was more used my grandmother, who was raising children during the depression. She made her own ketchup out of tomatoes from her garden. they didn't have tomato soup. She used ketchup. I never made it with the soup until the 1980s.
My mom was Canadian and grew up in Windsor during the depression era. She also used poultry seasoning, in fact, I do recall her recipe being very similar to this. I have always assumed that the cracker crumbs, milk, eggs, etc. were all a way to stretch the meat--add quantity while still making it taste like meat. It worked! That was a good sized loaf.
My sister just came in and said she was going to make meatloaf for dinner tonight. I started to laugh and she looked at me funny and said why are you laughing. I told her I had just finished watching this video. We still make our mothers meatloaf (she was a child of the depression, born 1918) We only use hamburger, no pork and no soup. I liked it when you said it was BLAND tasting. There is NOTHING wrong with BLAND tasting food. The best food is bland. This is a very GOOD video about food. I always liked food from the farms. My family on both sides were farmers in Minnesota and Kansas.
When I make anything from before my time such as an old family recipe, I must always think of the tastes of the folks who made these things back in the day. They never would have thought to use many of the spices or sauces we use today. Having said that when I eat these dishes I often close my eyes and imagine I'm at my grandmother's table. That makes the lack of current herbs and spices immaterial to my experiencing the dish. Mike in South Carolina.
My Grandfather when he pan fried his steak in butter with fried onions would always use poultry seasoning, when cooking! You'd be surprised the flavor! Delish!
Not true, I use that a lot! It can mean interesting- can't place why I like this.. But I do Or Interesting - oh jesus that is awful and I don't want to put someone off because it's funny when they try it. It's entirely in how they say it
Our family makes it with meat, onions, crackers and ketchup. Maybe garlic powder. We bake it with potatoes and carrots. So good. (We couldn't afford to put eggs and milk in it.)
I was born in 1940, and I don't ever remember my mom or my grandmother using garlic in their cooking. I never did learn to like it and didn't use it in my cooking either.
@@gypsy97feder94 being older than i, what do you think is possibly the best thing you ate being younger from mom or gran mom? thanks... for me i would say my moms stuffed mushrooms lol... they were so sick... 1970s-1980s
I agree that garlic would be great! As other commenters said, my grandfather, born in the late 30s never used fresh garlic. Nor did my mother in the kitchen growing up. Of course now she will. Cheers!
My mom used to make this exact recipe (except she used breadcrumbs instead of soda crackers). This is in the Saskatchewan prairies circa the 1950s and 60s. We lived in Saskatoon and my mom and dad had both grown up in the Depression, and frequently talked about it. This was a staple in our family, along with lots of mashed potatoes and veggies from our huge garden. There was always a loaf or two of mom's homemade white/whole wheat bread and milk to wash everything down. She'd frequently make boiled cabbage with the meal, and for lunch Campbell's Tomato Soup or Liptons Chicken Noodle from the box (with tiny half-inch noodles). Makes me nostalgic for my childhood. We didn't use molasses or corn syrup, though. If we wanted a sweetener it was usually honey purchased from local bee keepers or the local Co-op Store.
@@RedGunBullets that's how we made milkshakes at the university cafeteria when I was in college and working there. The only difference was that we used unflavoured ice cream and then added the flavouring before mixing it. The unflavorered ice cream was less expensive than flavored. This was in the 1980s.
This recipe is an old favorite of mine. I use it a lot...I was taught by my aunt who was a depression baby. The actual recipe is that you use a half a can of condensed tomato soup in it, and half on top. I can almost smell it, yum! Your intuition serves you well. :)
BLAND is a flavour on its own and ITS NOT a bad flavour, its just food in its natural state and YOUR meatloaf there is no way it can taste that bland with the tomato sauce, and onions. Im sure it tastes just perfect. I cook mine very similar to your way and its quite flavourful without all the FAKE crap people put into food today. Cook naturally that is the best way. Your meatloaf was cooked to enhance the natural taste of the ingredients. Good job!!! That is what attracted me to the video. We have a pre-war book too, and cook stuff from it sometimes as well. Lovely recipes and you can make everything in the book because its everyday staple ingredients. Real Cooking! Thank you.
I worked at Reinhart Vinegar in Stayner and I remember the more senior employees calling the noon day meal as dinner. I also remember my boomer parents eating bread with corn syrup or maple syrup like your grandfather. Thanks for the memories
This is almost exactly how my great grandmother made meatloaf (who grew up during the depression in Oklahoma) and this is still how we make it. The only difference is we use Tomato sauce instead of soup and a lot more of it on top. But pretty much exactly the way we do it and it’s my favorite meal exactly how you described, with white bread and mashed potatoes 😊 thanks for making this video!
my mom always put poutry seasoning in her meatloaf, she used finely ground fresh bread crumbs, milk, a little dry mustard, Worchester sauce, eggs, onions, salt and pepper and not ketchup or soup. She made the best meatloaf. Love those cold meatloaf sandwiches
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This is the exact meatloaf recipe I was taught by my mother, who was taught by my grandmother, who was taught by my great-granny. My mom added garlic salt or powdered garlic, a pinch of celery salt. I am 64 now & sooomewhere back in my yrs of cooking, I started glazing it with catsup, then covering it sideways in overlapping bacon strips. I cook one this size for an hour and a half at 350°f. Let it sit for 30 mins prior to slicing. It’s less likely to fall apart that way. I also chop the onions finer to distribute more onion flavor throughout. When my siblings & I were young and went to a grade school that all had to walk to, and had no cafeteria yet, we took our lunch. If we were reeeelly lucky, we’d get a meatloaf sandwich on soft white bread with mayo or later...Miracle-Whip. YUMMY😜! Thanks for sharing & thanks for good memories🤔💭🥰
sandwiches! Meat hard to afford. Oatmeal, salt pepper onions egg and milk so it is moist and sometimes green peppers. It made it different. Always good meatloaf sandwiches. Also we had chow chow or cucucumber & onions! Loved those too.
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Glen & Friends Cooking I love meatloaf to but I put cheese in mine
This is quality content, i love it.
I'm also a sucker for meatloaf.
never heard of milk or poultry seasoning in a meatloaf tomato juice instead of tomato soup, and have heard of pork in it but most of the people I know use just ground beef. Also bell peppers are used in some. tomato sauce or ketchup on top. some people use brown sugar in the sauce on top, so that would kind sorta be the same as the molasses or corn syrup on the bread. but most of the meatloafs I've made or known people to make was as simple as this, or even more simply made...
Where in Canada are you from? I’m from Sarnia Ontario myself, relatively small city on the Michigan border.
This was NOT too large. You need leftover meatloaf for sandwiches!
For sure not too big. Heck for our family of 6 you would need two of those or there would have been no leftovers.
Got to have enough for nxt day.
I sure love meatloaf sandwiches. So awesome.
All depends on how much you eat, right?
Yes meatloaf sandwiches. Love them. Yes back then families were larger. At least 6 kids plus grandmothers/grandfathers. Yes but then everyone had land and a farmhouse. Different times but they had good food. There were gardens....lots vegetables. But yes on meatliaf!
Folks should remember...ther is a difference between "bland" and "simple" A dish can be simple without being bland.
Good call!
Yes!
You can always season up but season out doesn't work as easily
Tell em barry
Meat only needs salt to taste good
Correct ..👍
Important thing to remember about depression recipes is that they weren't intended to be exquisite cuisine. Practicality and efficiency were the name of the game
People needed lots of calories because they were doing hard physcical work all day.
all depression food still made because are family grew up on this
Great meatloaf I LOVED IT !! ..a bit of trivia my Grandpa told me, when they made tomato soup they always added heavy cream to it to stretch the soup to feed more young 'uns during the winter months along with a cake of cornbread.. all together they had a Family of 9 . I was lucky my Grandmother gave me all her cast iron pots and frying pans, She had Hers handed down as well from Her Mother and Grandmother..
“It tastes like meatloaf.”
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This sounds like the meatloaf for me.
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What barbarian eats meatloaf cut into squares ? 😨
Reminds me of Rocky Horror where Meatloaf was the dinner IIRC.
@@samiraperi467 "That's a rather tender subject"
On the one hand, I've discoved it's suprisingly difficult to mess up meatloaf, all of my friends' horror stories about their mom's versions notwithstanding. Apparently the trick is not to do what is done here - never make more than 1 pound sized loaves at a time, though of course you can cook more than one at once. Keeps it from drying out.
I'm surprised this version isn't bland with so little seasoning in it for such a huge portion. Then again, I don't put nearly that much onion in.
I grew up in a multi gen household, and my grandmother had me with her in the kitchen all the time. One of my favorite memories is making meatloaf with her, she passed when I was 10. I’ve been looking for the recipe to recreate the dish now that I’m an adult. I’m so excited I found this video because this is definitely the base recipe!!!!! She would add fresh parsley from our garden, and used some Worcestershire sauce & ketchup instead of tomato soup. Sometimes I’m pretty sure she would add diced celery if there was some to be used up.
1938 is right when she would’ve been setting up her household (she and my grandfather were born in 1916/17) and modern recipes haven’t recreated the dish the way I remember it - there’s too much going on in them. Thank you so much!!
i know how you feel about this signature dish of your grandma.
i have the same feeling for two dishes of my own grandma. one is her white bean stew and the other are her german pan cakes. 😉
Did you try it and how did you like it if you did? I would have to use lean meat because the fat bothers me.
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Thank you so much! for commenting on this l will be trying soon with the additives ingredients you just said😁
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Same! Cola video sucked me in and I'm pretty hooked already, brilliant channel and personalities!
same here... coca cola then orange aid then straight to meat loaf
same, strangely intriguing setup and delivery, you definitely deserve more subs.
Same
Remove the milk and swap out the tomato soup for ketchup, and this is my grandmother's meatloaf recipe which I still make to this day.
She was a wonderful cook
pretty much. Use whatever stale breakfast cereal you have in the back of the cupboard instead of crackers for filler, usually cornflakes, and some celery and/or celery seed. Usually made in a glass loaf pan.
Not only do I put onions but anything else that i have i the fridge like celery finely chopped celery. red bell pepper, bread soaked in milk and crackers. if I have some a chopped mushroom if I have it I also put in a little beef gravy or broth.
And with the meatloaf it's either a baked potato slices in seasoned milk. With onions salt, pepper, parsley, paprika for color between the layer and op the top.
I made my own catchup too.
“This is meatloaf for people who want to taste meat” I love that comment. 🤣
In Washington county Wisconsin, the stores use to have packages of ground meat that included beef, pork and even veal for meatloaf
Stores along the east coast STILL sell this combination of meat sold under for the same purpose. I always make my meatballs with that combo.
Born and raised in North Central Ohio. Our stores carried beef, pork, and veal packaged together and called "meatloaf mix". My mother made her meatloaf and her cabbage rolls from this. I have been gone for many years and don't know whether it is still sold. I tend to use ground beef with either ground pork or ground turkey. I do not eat veal as I object to the way that the calves are treated. I find that turkey works well for me. I look back upon meals which we had when I was growing up and even those that I made for the family in high school and am surprised to see how much has changed. I'm becoming quite nostalgic for a balanced, homemade meal.
I remember that it was called meatloaf mix. I lived in Indiana and it was in our stores too
Where I live veal is not available and lamb very expensive.
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@@Will_DiGiorgiothat's why I 'never' watch the Food Network anymore, it's all about competitions, NO real cooking shows!
This is how I was taught to make meatloaf. Been making it all my life. I also use the condensed tomato soup as a gravy for the gravy for meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Delicious!
When I make meatloaf I don’t use any milk and use ketchup or my favorite, bar-b-que sauce. And I also use Lipton onion soup mix for my onions and herbs.
Love the part where you talk about the food in context and what other ingredients it would have gone with! And simple is good. I live in the US where every recipe seems to be updated with hot sauce, peppers or spices and so you don’t know what the traditional recipes taste like.
Thank you for sharing this oldie but goodie. I use oats or bread crumbs to mine but also add a tablespoon of Worcestershire and a tablespoon of regular mustard to mine as well. We love green pepper, so I'd add that to the onions. If you want to spice it up a bit add about 1/2 tsp. of red pepper flakes to it or top it with your favorite salsa. I don't use tomato soup but ketchup instead to the meatloaf, and typically put that on top as well. Meatloaf...you can do anything to it practically and make it your own. I do suggest though....do not add watery items to the mixture such as salsa, or tomatoes it will not turn out good and fall apart. Something my husband likes in it from time to time....1/2 cup of canned blackbeans rinsed off😛
P.S. the leftovers are great in a spaghetti sauce!!!
I never realized that I’ve been making Depression Era Meatloaf all my life. Including the shaping on a pan. My mother’s recipe is the same except we use buttermilk, tomato sauce and chopped green chili!
Nice video, thanks! About the "loaf pan" vs "making a loaf" -- I used to use a loaf pan, but it always came out so fatty. Too fatty, I'd be overloaded and couldn't eat it after a few days. My Aunt, who lived through the depression era, and owned, cooked and ran several restaurants, told me to instead make a loaf, so that the fat and grease could render out. You can see that in your video in the pan surrounding the loaf.
I enjoyed your memories of what meals may have been like back then. I enjoyed the same.
The amount of fat seems to vary depending on the amount of fat in the beef and sausage. When using a loaf pan you should inspect the meatloaf once or twice while cooking and use a spoon to ladle away any excess liquid fat around the edges.
I make on cookie sheet and burn the edges I've seen fights over end piece of loaf
I'm making this right now, with a couple of small alterations.
Edit: everyone loved it. I bought a bunch of mushrooms on sale. I didn't know what to do with them, so I processed them after the onions and cooked the liquid out of them and added to the meatloaf. I also added more spices.
Edit #2: Meatloaf sandwiches for breakfast are great.
I just love the interaction you have with your partner at the end. She always brings a bright infectious smile, intelligence & honesty. Great team work. As for the meatloaf, tasting the meat has a beautiful purity to it. If its good meat, theres no need to overpower it with flavours.
Both of them have very low-key charm. They aren't flashy or gimmicky but they are compelling to watch.
global.001 You said all that i wanted to. Good job, brother...or sister. Love to all from Heartland USA.
Very interesting facts about the molasses and bread. As far as my favorite meatloaf, I always use all beef (no pork) and then add chopped Bell pepper (usually green and orange), bread crumbs or the white part of a loaf of bread, mustard (or dried mustard), no tomato soup or ketchup. The outside is usually rubbed with garlic powder, olive oil and steak sauce or kitchen bouquet (smoked sauce). Served with brown gravy made of the drippings with sliced sauteed mushrooms. Of course, served with mashed Idaho potatoes and artichokes. I have seen many people pouring tomato sauce on top of the meat loaf, though. Thank you for your videos. I enjoy them very much.
I often use 1/3 country pork sausage like my mom did, but sometimes ground turkey. They both work well, but your recipe sounds delicious!
One more comment. Everyone grew their own vegetables. So they would have jars of chow chow, pickles, cucumbers & onions. Plus jelly. We made jelly with the fruit tress. Back then land, fruit trees, gardens, and I mean ones you plowed. My husband and I tried our hand at it in the early 70's. We had acess to a "formal tractor". Inlaws planted gardens. So we ended up with so much food! We planted everything. It was hard work. We had a lot of land and we would now 3 acres. We thought let's plant it! All we did was cut grass! Oh my. It was too much work for 2 people. So we planted trees, bushes. It's great if you can do it. The food is so good to have. Many still do it from where I came from. Amish also make a life this way. Ok. Love reading recipies.
Outstanding it's perfect 👌
I was told that during the depression era members of my father's side rustled cattle. Also had a trick to get away with killing deer out of season. Never went hungry.
The loaf was shaped perfectly.
The pan with no foil on it and burned made me cry a little haha
I enjoyed the video anyway, enjoyed the chatting after it was made--thanks for sharing :)
yeah i subscribed after watching a few of these videos. these are amazing and really allow us to step back into a different mind set for cooking and eating. my curiosity is peeked and i’m ready to watch more. and also i want to say thank you for not being a loud overly animated youtuber lolol
ground beef, , saltine crackers (crushed) 3 eggs, diced onion, diced mushrooms, diced green bell peppers, salt & pepper and garlic (spice or minced), ketchup, mix well and shape then put a light coat of ketchup on top for a glaze. could substitute oats or bread crumbs for the crackers. Bake and serve - perfect!
I've never known anyone to use tomato soup as a topping on meatloaf. Where I'm from, it's topped with a mixture of ketchup and brown sugar (some may also use BBQ sauce).
Maybe the difference is regional?
The difference is the "depression"!!!
BBQ sauce? In the depression??
@@vincentconti3633 my mom always used tomato soup in and on top of the meat loaf. My mom used rice instead of crackers.
I've made American meatloaf, Italian meatloaf, Mexican meatloaf... it's a terrine. Cajun, Creole, etc...a terrine vide .
This is what my momma told me way back in 1950 I have loved it ever since
Yes condensed soup and my grandmother on my dad's side used evaporated milk to thin it down.
This is hands down the best kind of memory, a simple dish, made with love, that feeds the belly and soul. Thankyou, Grandma, for the many dinners of meatloaf, macaroni and tomatoes, and simple salads. The simple foods that kept four farm boys fed during the late depression and WWII.
I was born in 1955, my mom in 1924. She made a meatloaf very similar to this, and i grew up on meatloaf sandwiches, which I considered delicious. I made this for my kids when they were at home, and still make it once in a while. Mom used a loaf pan to shape the meatloaf, and poured off the fat mid-way through the cooking.
In Sweden, we eat that with potatoes and brown sauce & some form of jam (preferably Lingonberry Jam).
In America its tradition for mom to fuck it up with a ton of ketchup
Just add some braised red cabbage and you're in for some good eating.
Thank you Tim. You've just given me a new use for the lingonberry jam I have from Ikea. Meat balls are good but I don't eat enough of them to use up the jar I purchased.
I love all the comments with your videos. Fascinating. I learn so much.
After watching my mother using whatever was available for her meatloaves, I came to the conclusion that recipes were basically suggestions. Nothing was set in stone. I believe my mother has made pretty much every variation listed here & they are all very tasty. I've made a couple not listed myself. I've used other soups (beef barley is a lovely change of pace). Quick barley itself makes a nice change, too. My favorite is gloppier than usual, but it makes a soft spreadable filling for sandwiches. So good. 😋
I'm in eastern Ontario and pretty much every grocery store in my area still carries medium ground beef along with lean and extra lean etc... Great video! Keep em coming please!
Same here USA, but i'm assuming "medium" means 80/20. It's definitely the most popular variation around here because I find it's sold out if I go to the grocery store too late.
Same in the US. Every butcher makes lean varieties of their ground beef, and it costs more. Usually turns out costing less by the usable weight if you drain it, so it depends on what you are cooking.
Here in California In can only find 90/10. Haven't been able to get 80/20 in forever or 85/15 in about ten years.
@@lwilton sounds awful
@@walkr7998 Here in our part of north central texas our local grocer sells 73/27!
My mother used to use this recipe in the early 50's, there was not much money so this went a long way when hamburg was 35 cents a pound. If bottom round roasts were on sale she would buy one and grind it at home - I still have that meat grinder and it does a great job.
Oh yeah! I forgot my mom had a meat grinder for a long time. Not electric of course.
I use a pound of sausage instead of ground pork. Add in 2 packs of onion soup mix for seasoning, fresh garlic, onion and Rotel 🍅. Use Italian bread crumbs instead of soda crackers. For tomato sauce, I use Hunt's Meatloaf Starter (half can in the loaf, half can for glaze). 2 brown eggs. Mix it all well. Drain grease right before last half hour of bake. Glaze at that time using other half of Meatloaf Starter seasoned with dark brown sugar, cayenne and Cajun or Creole seasoning.
My Mom taught me to make meatloaf with Campbell tomato soup. I don’t put it in the meat, I put it on top of the meatloaf. I put quarter potatoes all around the meatloaf, put the rest of the soup over the potatoes and add water all around to cook the potatoes. Makes a gravy for the meatloaf if people want that. It’s really good. Thanks for sharing, I thought we were the only ones who used tomato soup when cooking meatloaf. My Mom grew up during the depression so I assume thats where she learned to cook from her Mom.
I love that the tradition of your Canadian Grandparents at mealtime sounds almost exactly like my Texan Grandparents. Only difference was we didn't have the molasses. We did buttered bread with sugar.
Great Video🤠In OKLAHOMA I remember butter & jelly? If it was lunch & later it could have been apple butter which is not jelly but another way to use apples in canning? It was my Grandparents who went thru Depression era. My Parents of course had to eat what was put on the table. My Mother NEVER had to make any of the “interesting” dishes that sometimes were found around a Farm table or otherwise just to feed the Family. I learned how to make Meatloaf at about 12yrs old. We didn’t have milk at all in our recipe! Instead of saltine crackers we used day old bread. Also used ketchup when needed? I personally don’t eat onions so I use powder or onion salt as a seasoning....
Both of these meals sound amazing to me lol
My Oklahoma grandfather liked a spread made of butter and brown sugar. Grandmother also made sand plum jelly which was my favorite. Two generations later... I never put any kind of tomato in my meatloaf; I like oatmeal for the extender and cream of mushroom soup for the liquid. I also include Worchestershire sauce in the seasoning.
Flavors of yesteryear are to be experienced with a mindset of those days to truly enjoy dishes like this. Thank you for what you do and how you do it.
My parents grew up during the depression. I learned to make meatloaf from my mother and this is almost exactly the recipe. Only difference is I don't use milk and i use ketchup instead of tomato soup. Also I add a couple eggs and a few dashes of worcestshire sauce. Never used poultry seasoning either but it sounds good.
Sounds like my grandma's recipe but with breadcrumbs. She also added some finely diced green peppers in the mix and green pepper slices under the ketchup on top.
My Mom's meatloaf sometimes she added some ketchup and celery but tomato soup the key think she added a pinch of sugar. My oldest sister born in 1935 myself 1952. Mama always made same way. Staples in cabinet always had. Do think she used mostly hamburger. Thank you love your tutiorals. Making potato rolls today ! Easy recipe, Thanks again😊😷😇
I don't know about he heritage recipe, but this is exactly the way my mum taught me to make meatloaf! Good recipe!
I do so much enjoy watching your cooking show.
No pretense...just good old fashion home cooking.
Like the kind I do.
Love your tasting sessions at the end of the show.
They always make me hungry.😃
Been using this recipe for ever except I use rolled breakfast sausage instead of ground pork. Sl good.
I had forgot about using milk in Meatloaf. If I remember correctly you could also use it to tenderize tougher cuts of meat. I love old Cook Books, especially the type you used from different ladies in their Church. Every so often you can run across a forgotten gem of a recipe. A few years ago I stopped at a yard sale and picked up a few cookbooks from the 40's and 50's, and a few other things. I got them home and started going through them and both of them had hand written recipes on some vey old looking index cards. Since the yard sale was close by I drove them back to the young woman to give them back to her. Her reply was oh yeah, those were my Grandmothers, you can keep them. I said thanks and under my breath I said a few other things I wouldn't want to repeat. To have something my Grandmother wrote by hand and basically just throw it away.
Reminds me of that quote from 'SlingBlade' ...
That potted meat, at's purty good
Yep, just need sum Dem french fried tatars to go along with that thar meatloaf with matar sauce on that side. Lol
I read this in Josh Scherer's voice
My grandmother was alive in the depression and they did it with Bell Pepper and a can of whole tomatoes cut up of diced in the meatloaf. The juice in the can of Tomatoes and one can of tomato paste and milk was added together and poured over the meatloaf to cook in the oven and if you try it that way you see it was a good meatloaf for the depression with some bread at the table. I learned to cook this as a young girl with my Grand mother I am 60 now.
If you go to the cheaper "economy" grocery stores, you can usually find 80/20 or 73/27 ground beef.
I see either the 80% or 73% ground beef sometimes both at almost every store I go to really including whole foods.
Precisely, No Frills, Food Basics or any discount grocery chain (even Walmart) there's no issues getting medium ground in Canada at those places.
Meatloaf the all round favorite of millions.
Damn, that looks delicious. I can almost smell it cooking. 😀👍
Hamburg. Used oatmeal/cornflakes, ketchup,onions,salt pepper, milk and an egg to make it moist and not a hunk of hamburg , plus sometimes green peppers. Love meatloaf sandwiches. Many don't make it anymore I read.
Other than adding green peppers, this is my mom's recipe for meatloaf.
Sorry for the confusion.
Yup. This is still how my mom cooks meatloaf, minus the onions and adding in onion powder for us because I can't stand the mouth feel of onion for some reason. But yeah, tomato soup, ground beef, soda crackers, milk, eggs - meatloaf. And it's delicious and it tastes good.
Instead of saltines my mom uses bread, I forgot to mention too
@@porko882 I call them saltines. I butchered what I was saying above. I was trying to say that my mom makes meatloaf with bread instead of saltines. And then I tried to tell people that we don't have soda crackers, but realised that saltines are the same thing. Sorry for the mixup.
@@PratzStrike its great when its cooled off and sliced for sandwiches!
I'm the kind of guy who would make this for me and my husband..and we would happily eat it all week. With mashed potatoes on Mon..rice on Tue..in a sandwich on Wed..etc. Easy and delicious! 😋
I made meatloaf for dinner tonight and then this video came up. I've highly modified my mother's recipe and now it's only 30% meat and uses Minnesota wild rice, celery, onion, etc.
Wild rice would be amazing in this!
This is just like the meat loaf my grandmother made, but she used thyme, rosemary, and sage slabs alone herbs, but essentially poultry seasoning..... one addition was Garlic powder. You guys Rock
I'm getting this recommended to me during covi19 total lockdown.. what are you trying to say TH-cam?
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We are fatter
That’s how my mom made it back in the 1960’s it was great, thanks for sharing the video.
Just discovered your channel and I love it. Greetings from Czech republic. Maybe I should add: You people seem to be so normal I can easily identify with you, you got a decent sense of humor and the video and sound quality is just great!
I'm in my 60s and everyone I know who grew up when I did made some version of this. We used ketchup (both in it and on it). instead of soup and a torn up piece of bread instead of crackers. Sometimes we'd put dill relish in it. Cook it with a grated bottom under the loaf to drain the fat. We all loved it.
Been here since the original coca cola recipe. The quality of your videos is amazing! 👌
Thanks guys, I love the retro recipes. A little glimpse into the past of things is nice.
We get all sorts of levels of beef here. Also, ketchup was more used my grandmother, who was raising children during the depression. She made her own ketchup out of tomatoes from her garden. they didn't have tomato soup. She used ketchup. I never made it with the soup until the 1980s.
My mom was Canadian and grew up in Windsor during the depression era. She also used poultry seasoning, in fact, I do recall her recipe being very similar to this. I have always assumed that the cracker crumbs, milk, eggs, etc. were all a way to stretch the meat--add quantity while still making it taste like meat. It worked! That was a good sized loaf.
If u get the chance try with a can of vegetable soup. It's what we grew up eating didn't know there was a different way til I grew up.
Love the family variations!
My sister just came in and said she was going to make meatloaf for dinner tonight. I started to laugh and she looked at me funny and said why are you laughing. I told her I had just finished watching this video.
We still make our mothers meatloaf (she was a child of the depression, born 1918) We only use hamburger, no pork and no soup. I liked it when you said it was BLAND tasting. There is NOTHING wrong with BLAND tasting food. The best food is bland.
This is a very GOOD video about food. I always liked food from the farms. My family on both sides were farmers in Minnesota and Kansas.
My great grandmother on my mother's side used saltine crackers and rice as a filler.
I still use oatmeal.
When I make anything from before my time such as an old family recipe, I must always think of the tastes of the folks who made these things back in the day. They never would have thought to use many of the spices or sauces we use today. Having said that when I eat these dishes I often close my eyes and imagine I'm at my grandmother's table. That makes the lack of current herbs and spices immaterial to my experiencing the dish. Mike in South Carolina.
Why not make a video about a casserole dinner based on your lovely family past? Sounds lovely!
Kort Walsh I’m all for this.
My Grandfather when he pan fried his steak in butter with fried onions would always use poultry seasoning, when cooking! You'd be surprised the flavor! Delish!
“Interesting” - that’s never good when asked how is it
Not true, I use that a lot! It can mean interesting- can't place why I like this.. But I do
Or
Interesting - oh jesus that is awful and I don't want to put someone off because it's funny when they try it.
It's entirely in how they say it
Our family makes it with meat, onions, crackers and ketchup. Maybe garlic powder. We bake it with potatoes and carrots. So good. (We couldn't afford to put eggs and milk in it.)
I'm sure I would have some minced garlic in there.
Garlic was not a staple in those days.
I was born in 1940, and I don't ever remember my mom or my grandmother using garlic in their cooking. I never did learn to like it and didn't use it in my cooking either.
@@gypsy97feder94 being older than i, what do you think is possibly the best thing you ate being younger from mom or gran mom? thanks... for me i would say my moms stuffed mushrooms lol... they were so sick... 1970s-1980s
I agree that garlic would be great! As other commenters said, my grandfather, born in the late 30s never used fresh garlic. Nor did my mother in the kitchen growing up. Of course now she will. Cheers!
One word.
1938.
My mom used to make this exact recipe (except she used breadcrumbs instead of soda crackers). This is in the Saskatchewan prairies circa the 1950s and 60s. We lived in Saskatoon and my mom and dad had both grown up in the Depression, and frequently talked about it. This was a staple in our family, along with lots of mashed potatoes and veggies from our huge garden. There was always a loaf or two of mom's homemade white/whole wheat bread and milk to wash everything down. She'd frequently make boiled cabbage with the meal, and for lunch Campbell's Tomato Soup or Liptons Chicken Noodle from the box (with tiny half-inch noodles). Makes me nostalgic for my childhood. We didn't use molasses or corn syrup, though. If we wanted a sweetener it was usually honey purchased from local bee keepers or the local Co-op Store.
Can you please make a 1930’s, ‘40s, or ‘50s milkshake recipe?!?!
as a cook let me say its just milk and ice cream blended, 40's 50's means you choose strawberry, vanilla or chocolate
@@RedGunBullets that's how we made milkshakes at the university cafeteria when I was in college and working there. The only difference was that we used unflavoured ice cream and then added the flavouring before mixing it. The unflavorered ice cream was less expensive than flavored. This was in the 1980s.
Sounds kind of like you were describing a disassembled shepherds pie! YUM! And YES to meatloaf sammies!
I can’t believe there wasn’t more extender, meat was more sparse. Also, my family uses bacon on top.
You are correct...it was likely fifty percent crackers...this would have been something special...not cheap at all!
Crumbled stale bread was the usual extender, but only if you had it. Perhaps it was so well known that it didn't need to be put in the recipe.
I prefer oatmeal to bread or cracker crumbs, it looks and feels more like hamburger.
Wanda Yonder , how about leftover oatmeal from breakfast? That’s why our meatloaf sometimes had raisins show up in it!
I thought the same thing. Clicked expecting to see weird meat stretchers, not normal meatloaf lol.
Good job Glen! Really had a hinkering for some 1938 depression era meatloaf! Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just like mom used to make, except she would go "crazy" and add an egg.
He added 2.
Wonderful food. There were folks that had nothing, if you were lucky enough to have this meatloaf it would have been a blessing. I loved it
You might have tried more salt! That amount of meat needs much more than you added. My taste opinion. Love the show.
The Campbell's Condensed Soup contains enough sodium to fell a horse. Definitely doesn't need more added!
Yes brother. Especially with ground meat.
This recipe is an old favorite of mine. I use it a lot...I was taught by my aunt who was a depression baby. The actual recipe is that you use a half a can of condensed tomato soup in it, and half on top. I can almost smell it, yum! Your intuition serves you well. :)
Needs 2 or 3 cloves of garlic. Other than that, it's my meatloaf recipe. Oh, and I top mine with Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce.
Basic meatloaf sounds great to me. And enough leftover for sandwiches. Yummy!
I'm vegan, but damn this is some entertaining content.
I was actually thinking if you can make a similar vegetarian "meatloaf" (veggieloaf?) as well...
BLAND is a flavour on its own and ITS NOT a bad flavour, its just food in its natural state and YOUR meatloaf there is no way it can taste that bland with the tomato sauce, and onions. Im sure it tastes just perfect. I cook mine very similar to your way and its quite flavourful without all the FAKE crap people put into food today. Cook naturally that is the best way. Your meatloaf was cooked to enhance the natural taste of the ingredients. Good job!!! That is what attracted me to the video. We have a pre-war book too, and cook stuff from it sometimes as well. Lovely recipes and you can make everything in the book because its everyday staple ingredients. Real Cooking! Thank you.
Please be careful and never ask anyone in the US if they have "Homo Milk" lmao
especially if you're in prison
Homo in this instance Just Dance for homogenized
Reply is always the same, Sorry No homo.
@@samw2996 I grew up in Detroit in the late-60s=1970s and the label on the milk said "Homo". Just short for homogenized.
I call it homo milk all the time.
I worked at Reinhart Vinegar in Stayner and I remember the more senior employees calling the noon day meal as dinner. I also remember my boomer parents eating bread with corn syrup or maple syrup like your grandfather. Thanks for the memories
my gramps always said..''it's all going to the same place anyways''
👍👍👍 In German there is a similar term. "In the stomach everything comes together anyways.." :
As did mine.
This is almost exactly how my great grandmother made meatloaf (who grew up during the depression in Oklahoma) and this is still how we make it. The only difference is we use Tomato sauce instead of soup and a lot more of it on top. But pretty much exactly the way we do it and it’s my favorite meal exactly how you described, with white bread and mashed potatoes 😊 thanks for making this video!
You must watch Sam the cooking guy
Love that show - love to do a collab with him. Let’s make that happen! He’s Canadian too btw.
Glen & Friends Cooking YES PLEASE!
my mom always put poutry seasoning in her meatloaf, she used finely ground fresh bread crumbs, milk, a little dry mustard, Worchester sauce, eggs, onions, salt and pepper and not ketchup or soup. She made the best meatloaf. Love those cold meatloaf sandwiches
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This is the exact meatloaf recipe I was taught by my mother, who was taught by my grandmother, who was taught by my great-granny. My mom added garlic salt or powdered garlic, a pinch of celery salt. I am 64 now & sooomewhere back in my yrs of cooking, I started glazing it with catsup, then covering it sideways in overlapping bacon strips. I cook one this size for an hour and a half at 350°f. Let it sit for 30 mins prior to slicing. It’s less likely to fall apart that way. I also chop the onions finer to distribute more onion flavor throughout. When my siblings & I were young and went to a grade school that all had to walk to, and had no cafeteria yet, we took our lunch. If we were reeeelly lucky, we’d get a meatloaf sandwich on soft white bread with mayo or later...Miracle-Whip. YUMMY😜! Thanks for sharing & thanks for good memories🤔💭🥰
I always liked that glaze of ketchup on top of meatloaf
Pretty rich depression food. More like a pound of meat and twice as much oatmeal!
I was thinking the same thing. Meatloaf in my home consisted of a lot of leftovers to stretch it, and that was the 1960's
sandwiches! Meat hard to afford. Oatmeal, salt pepper onions egg and milk so it is moist and sometimes green peppers. It made it different. Always good meatloaf sandwiches. Also we had chow chow or cucucumber & onions! Loved those too.
Meatloaf IS good ! Left over meatloaf...slice thick, fry in pan with a little butter, fry some eggs and hashbrowns, best breakfast ever !
The real question is this: are you a meatloaf and ketchup family, or a meatloaf and gravy family?
Ketchup! But I make a mustard and mayo and suger sauce as well I put ketchup on top before baking
@@manuel101ish Mustard is for making meatloaf sandwiches the next day :)
@@manuel101ish gravy for first day and catsup for leftovers
I go both ways
Great memories to give the video nostalgic flavor.
Where's the ketchup. Can't eat meatloaf without ketchup
Dog Soldier wayyyy better with sweet baby rays bbq sauce.
I’m a sucker for meatloaf, too. And you definitely need an 80/20 mix of ground beef.
I enjoy these old cookbook videos , thanks.