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Posted on 08/26/2015 6:33:56 PM PDT by Jamestown1630

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1 posted on 08/26/2015 6:33:56 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
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To: 2nd amendment mama; 4everontheRight; ADemocratNoMore; afraidfortherepublic; Aliska; Andy'smom; ...

This week: Meatloaf! (Early again; schedule change ;-(

If you would like to be on or off of this weekly cooking ping list, please send a private message.

-JT


2 posted on 08/26/2015 6:35:26 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

Back in the late 70’s, my girlfriend saw that recipe where one mixes a packet of onion soup mix in with the hamburger to flavor it up. Nice idea, but unbeknownst to me, she used the entire packet for TWO hamburgers, bless her heart, she was tryin! The burgers were a tad onion-ey, but we both farted onion for 3 days afterwards. In retrospect, it was hilarious...just not so much at the time. Har!


3 posted on 08/26/2015 6:58:42 PM PDT by W. (Get a rope. Now.)
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To: Jamestown1630

thank you for the recipe. Took notes will cook next month.

One thing I regret not asking my granmother before she died was her recipes. She was cooked Southern. And I enjoyed all her cooking. Never touched the chitlings tho.

Wish I got her recipe for Butterbread. A southern desert so dang delicious Michelle Obama would ban it!


4 posted on 08/26/2015 6:59:26 PM PDT by RginTN
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To: W.

LOL!


5 posted on 08/26/2015 7:01:21 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630
What works the best so far and also for meatballs is soaking French bread crumbs in milk for up to 1/2 hour. I never measure. If I use onion soup mix, I use just one and before emptying the packet, knead it to break up the onions.

Salt, pepper, egg(s), ketchup, the soaked bread crumbs, the soup, probably would throw in some better than boullion dissolved. For extra special I lay bacon strips over the top and down the sides of the top and rub chili sauce over it.

Then sometimes, got the idea from a guy I used to know, cut cold slices, lay in skillet, pour Golden Mushroom Soup over all, sprinkle with oregano, maybe add sm amt of water for steam, cover until heated through. I never liked the Golden Mushroom soup for anything but this.

Also like sandwiches, of course or heat up again.

6 posted on 08/26/2015 7:03:20 PM PDT by Aliska
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To: Jamestown1630

Thanks for the great story. I regret I never got my mother’s potato soup recipe. As far as Liptons Onion soup mix, I love French Onion soup in the winter and make my own with a little helping of the Liptons as a liquid base, cut up Onions, and Mozzarella cheese on top. A warm feeling for a cold day.


7 posted on 08/26/2015 7:10:09 PM PDT by OftheOhio (never could dance but always could kata - Romeo company)
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To: Jamestown1630

yummm, I love meatloaf! And just found a bunch of ground beef on sale.

So i’m looking forward to everyone’s ideas.

My favorites are an Italian meatloaf patted out thin and layered with ham slices and mozzarella, then rolled up. And one stuffed with spinach, onions, and cheese.


8 posted on 08/26/2015 7:11:24 PM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: Jamestown1630

When I want something different for meatloaf I use sour cream, onions, garlic, mushrooms, parsley and dill for a little stroganoffy twist.


9 posted on 08/26/2015 7:13:12 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S. Feel the Trump-mentum!(insert ireallysupportCruzdisclaimerhere/))
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To: Jamestown1630

Another twist on meatloaf is to use a can of tomato paste and some pesto.

Good stuff!


10 posted on 08/26/2015 7:14:40 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S. Feel the Trump-mentum!(insert ireallysupportCruzdisclaimerhere/))
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To: Califreak

I made MeatLoaf last night ...one of my favorites...and really blew it...forgot the bread crumbs!


11 posted on 08/26/2015 7:15:02 PM PDT by caww
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To: Califreak

pesto - great idea!

I’ve been making and freezing bunches of pesto before my basil plants get too cold.


12 posted on 08/26/2015 7:21:05 PM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: Jamestown1630
4 T. ketchup

heh ...

What brand? ;'}

13 posted on 08/26/2015 7:24:17 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: Jamestown1630

Meatloaf here is a big blob of ground beef, a can of tomatoes, a handful of saltines, onions and whatever leftover veggies in the fridge. Of course, lots of ketchup on top.

The only thing I use onion soup mix in is chicken. Mix the envelope of soup mix in a can of frozen orange juice concentrate (the concentrate, not reconstituted). Pour the mixture over chicken pieces and bake until done. Serve the drippings as a gravy by draining off the fat.


14 posted on 08/26/2015 7:25:26 PM PDT by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Jamestown1630

BTW, my twist on meatloaf, meatballs, etc is to mix 4 parts lean ground beef to 1 part Italian sausage. I like the extra spices and the pork makes it moist.


15 posted on 08/26/2015 7:25:48 PM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: W.

Your lucky.

I roasted up some ducks with a nice rice dressing and the girl I was dating wanted to make the gravy.

She made a nice batch of what would best be described as the paste you used in kindergarten.

If you thought it was thick on your plate just wait until it got in your mouth.

The things we are willing to do to keep from hurting their feelings.


16 posted on 08/26/2015 7:40:00 PM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: IMR 4350

Ow, and yep. Sometimes we gotta suffer through the bad to enjoy the good. If yer real lucky, they’re teachable...


17 posted on 08/26/2015 7:50:06 PM PDT by W. (Get a rope. Now.)
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To: Jamestown1630

I still have the recipe that my mother used for her meatloaf. That recipe was found on the can of Carnation Evaporated Milk.

All I know is you need:

1 Can of Carnation Evaporated Milk
Chopped Celery
Chopped Onions
Bread Crumbs or you can use Rice
Mustard
Ketchup
and Eggs

I don’t recall over my head the measurements but I now would make it without looking at the recipe.


18 posted on 08/26/2015 7:55:39 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: RginTN

I’ve never heard of ‘Butterbread’, unless it came under a different name.

Perhaps someone will see, and post a recipe.

-JT


19 posted on 08/26/2015 7:58:42 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: W.

I think that works both ways......

Fortunately, my husband is a great cook, and eminently ‘teachable’ in other areas...though he forgets to pick his socks up off the floor, forgets to put away his tools when he’s done with them, etc. :-)

-JT


20 posted on 08/26/2015 8:05:04 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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