.
Mom was a fantastic cook and she did the majority of the cooking. But Dad had a handful of recipes of his own that he would occasionally make, and this was one of them.
Dad's Very Special Meatloaf
Ingredients:
For the sauce:
- 1/2 cup catsup
- 1/3 cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
For the meat mixture:
- 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
- 4 slices bread (torn into small pieces)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 1 tsp salt
Directions:
Mix first 5 ingredients together, set 1/2 of it aside
Mix remaining sauce together with the rest of the ingredients and shape into a loaf
Bake at least 1 hour at 350°F
Spread the reserved sauce over the loaf & bake at least 15 minutes longer