On 11/2/2017 5:29 PM, wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Nov 2017 17:22:43 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2017-11-02 3:29 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> Would you pay $24 for a meatloaf dinner?
>>>
>>> A new restaurant opened in town and we've not tried it yet.Â* The other
>>> night I checked out the menu and found they have meatloaf for $24.
>>>
>>> http://www.elizabethsfarmhouse.com/dinner.html
>>>
>>> I'm sure it would be good, the restaurant itself up up scale, but I just
>>> cannot think of a meatloaf being $24.Â* Most family restaurants are
>>> closer to $10 for average and I expect to pay more for better.Â* It has
>>> my curiosity and may just try it if we do go there.Â* .
>>
>> Most of the other choices look reasonable, but that meatloaf does seem
>> to be overpriced. IMO it would be over priced if you got the whole loaf
>> for that price.
>
> 'Zactly! I make meat loaf with five pounds of meat, beef/pork, under
> twenty dollars for meat.
>
Even if you throw ground veal into the mix it likely wouldn't cost $24.
The cost of added vegetables (onion, celery), eggs and a binder (bread
crumbs, oatmeal, etc.) is negligible.

But hey, people pay for ambiance and convenience at a restaurant, not
for the ingredients. I don't make deep fried foods at home but I'll buy
it from a restaurant.

Jill