Depression Meat Loaf Recipes

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DEPRESSION MEAT LOAF



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Affordable and easy to make, Depression meatloaf is a dish your family is sure to love...and there's nothing depressing about that!

Provided by Moms Who Think

Categories     Main Course

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 can evaporated milk
5 slices bread
¾ cup chopped onion
1½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 pounds lean ground beef
⅓ cup ketchup, optional
3 strips bacon, optional

Steps:

  • In large bowl, pour milk over bread (let stand until milk is absorbed).
  • Add onion, salt, and pepper.
  • Stir with fork until bread softens and is light and fluffy.
  • Mix in ground beef.
  • Shape meat mixture into a loaf.
  • Place in a lightly greased baking loaf pan.
  • Spread top with ketchup (optional).
  • Lay strips of bacon the length of the loaf (optional).
  • Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.

DEPRESSION MEAT LOAF



Depression Meat Loaf image

This recipe really does date back to the 1930's. The secret to its "just-right" texture? It's all in the mixing process. You won't believe that such a grand meat loaf can be created from so few humble ingredients...until you try it for yourself!-Violet Heaton, Portland, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 slices bread
1/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 pound lean ground beef

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, pour milk over bread. Let stand until the milk is absorbed. Add onion, salt and pepper. Stir with fork until bread softens and is light and fluffy. Mix in ground beef. In a shallow baking dish, shape into a 7x3x2-in. loaf. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until no pink remains.

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