"Ophelia" > wrote:
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>Thanks, Jim Dare I ask if you have a preference and if so... a recipe
>please? I have mentioned already, I have only twice tried to make
>meatload but we didn't like it much.

I'm a meatloaf guy. It is OK for dinner--- It is *the* best
sandwich meat.

I usually start with 3 lbs of fairly fatty ground beef.
3-4 slices of soft white bread without the crusts- chopped or torn
into fava bean sized bits.
2 eggs & a cup of milk.
1/2 cup Lee & Perkins Worcestershire sauce
a few healthy grinds of black pepper

.. . . then whatever. Likely to have;
6 cloves of chopped garlic
1 large onion chopped
8oz chopped crimini
a handful of chopped parsley

Might have some of these;
a chopped green or red [or both] pepper
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
a chopped apple & some cinnamon
a cup of gorgonzola
a cup of celery
xxxxxxx

Knead it all together and form into a rounded loaf in a pan with 2"
sides. [I use a round glass pan] If it is too moist add bread crumbs
& chill a bit.

Bake at 350F for 90 minutes or so- internal 165F.

I might glaze it with some sort of BBQ type sauce towards the end- If
I remember, I'll baste it with its own juices a few times.

Sandwiches are 2 thick slices [2-3cm] of homemade bread, toasted and
well buttered. Lay on a 3/4" [2cm] slice of cold meatloaf. Next
1cm slices of sweet onion to cover. Salt and pepper liberally. Next
some lettuce- [be generous]. Slather on a gob of mayo. Press the
top slice of bread down so you can get your mouth around it.

Jim