Claudia’s Meatloaf

Before I left home for the first time, I sat down with my mother’s recipe box and wrote down my favorite dishes.  The recipe below is all that was written on both sides of my mother’s 3 x 5 card. When my siblings got together to combine all of the recipes we saved, one of my sisters had a different variation our mother uses of this iconic 1950’s American staple.

Note: I have not made this dish this way in years, so I do not have any pictures of it.

Claudia’s Meatloaf

Ingredients

1½ lb. ground beef
¾ cup oat meal, uncooked
¼ cup onion, chopped
¼ tsp. pepper, fresh ground
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. salt

Directions

1. Combine all the ingredients thoroughly.

2. Place in and ungreased loaf pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1¼ hours.

3. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before slicing.

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Claudia’s Meatloaf (II)

1½ lb. hamburger
1 med onion
2 eggs
1 cup cracker crumbs

Mix together and thoroughly moisten with milk
Salt and pepper

Bake about 2 hrs med oven 375 degrees