Recipe: Basic Meat Loaf with Variations

BASIC MEAT LOAF

1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2/3 cup soft bread crumbs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup minced onion
2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground sage

Combine all ingredients and pack lightly into a loaf pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for one hour.

Serve with tomato sauce, mushroom sauce or white sauce with vegetables added.

MEAT LOAF VARIATIONS

1. MEATS:
In place of pork, use bulk pork sausage or 1/2 pound bologna, ground; or use 1/4 pound pork and 1/4 pound veal.

2. LIQUIDS:
In place of milk, use meat stock or bouillon, tomato juice, diluted canned soups, or half catsup or chili sauce and half water.

3. SEASONINGS:
Worcester shire sauce, mustard, horseradish, garlic salt, celery salt, poultry seasoning, thyme, parsley, chili powder, savory.

4. PICNIC MEAT LOAF:
Place a row of hard cooked eggs in center of loaf before baking.

Makes 4-6 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe booklet: Ideas with Meat, American Meat Institute, not dated