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never heard of milk or poultry seasoning in a meatloaf tomato juice instead of tomato soup, and have heard of pork in it but most of the people I know use just ground beef. Also bell peppers are used in some. tomato sauce or ketchup on top. some people use brown sugar in the sauce on top, so that would kind sorta be the same as the molasses or corn syrup on the bread. but most of the meatloafs I've made or known people to make was as simple as this, or even more simply made...
Yes meatloaf sandwiches. Love them. Yes back then families were larger. At least 6 kids plus grandmothers/grandfathers. Yes but then everyone had land and a farmhouse. Different times but they had good food. There were gardens....lots vegetables. But yes on meatliaf!
Great meatloaf I LOVED IT !! ..a bit of trivia my Grandpa told me, when they made tomato soup they always added heavy cream to it to stretch the soup to feed more young 'uns during the winter months along with a cake of cornbread.. all together they had a Family of 9 . I was lucky my Grandmother gave me all her cast iron pots and frying pans, She had Hers handed down as well from Her Mother and Grandmother..
Important thing to remember about depression recipes is that they weren't intended to be exquisite cuisine. Practicality and efficiency were the name of the game
On the one hand, I've discoved it's suprisingly difficult to mess up meatloaf, all of my friends' horror stories about their mom's versions notwithstanding. Apparently the trick is not to do what is done here - never make more than 1 pound sized loaves at a time, though of course you can cook more than one at once. Keeps it from drying out. I'm surprised this version isn't bland with so little seasoning in it for such a huge portion. Then again, I don't put nearly that much onion in.
I grew up in a multi gen household, and my grandmother had me with her in the kitchen all the time. One of my favorite memories is making meatloaf with her, she passed when I was 10. I’ve been looking for the recipe to recreate the dish now that I’m an adult. I’m so excited I found this video because this is definitely the base recipe!!!!! She would add fresh parsley from our garden, and used some Worcestershire sauce & ketchup instead of tomato soup. Sometimes I’m pretty sure she would add diced celery if there was some to be used up. 1938 is right when she would’ve been setting up her household (she and my grandfather were born in 1916/17) and modern recipes haven’t recreated the dish the way I remember it - there’s too much going on in them. Thank you so much!!
i know how you feel about this signature dish of your grandma. i have the same feeling for two dishes of my own grandma. one is her white bean stew and the other are her german pan cakes. 😉
My brother and I decided to watch the meatloaf episode, again. That's a lot of meatloaf. I know cooking shows typically feed the staff, and then there's the leftovers, but I hope you donate to a shelter. What a treat for them!
pretty much. Use whatever stale breakfast cereal you have in the back of the cupboard instead of crackers for filler, usually cornflakes, and some celery and/or celery seed. Usually made in a glass loaf pan.
Not only do I put onions but anything else that i have i the fridge like celery finely chopped celery. red bell pepper, bread soaked in milk and crackers. if I have some a chopped mushroom if I have it I also put in a little beef gravy or broth.
And with the meatloaf it's either a baked potato slices in seasoned milk. With onions salt, pepper, parsley, paprika for color between the layer and op the top.
I just love the interaction you have with your partner at the end. She always brings a bright infectious smile, intelligence & honesty. Great team work. As for the meatloaf, tasting the meat has a beautiful purity to it. If its good meat, theres no need to overpower it with flavours.
This is how I was taught to make meatloaf. Been making it all my life. I also use the condensed tomato soup as a gravy for the gravy for meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Delicious!
Thank you for sharing this oldie but goodie. I use oats or bread crumbs to mine but also add a tablespoon of Worcestershire and a tablespoon of regular mustard to mine as well. We love green pepper, so I'd add that to the onions. If you want to spice it up a bit add about 1/2 tsp. of red pepper flakes to it or top it with your favorite salsa. I don't use tomato soup but ketchup instead to the meatloaf, and typically put that on top as well. Meatloaf...you can do anything to it practically and make it your own. I do suggest though....do not add watery items to the mixture such as salsa, or tomatoes it will not turn out good and fall apart. Something my husband likes in it from time to time....1/2 cup of canned blackbeans rinsed off😛 P.S. the leftovers are great in a spaghetti sauce!!!
This is hands down the best kind of memory, a simple dish, made with love, that feeds the belly and soul. Thankyou, Grandma, for the many dinners of meatloaf, macaroni and tomatoes, and simple salads. The simple foods that kept four farm boys fed during the late depression and WWII.
I do so much enjoy watching your cooking show. No pretense...just good old fashion home cooking. Like the kind I do. Love your tasting sessions at the end of the show. They always make me hungry.😃
Love the part where you talk about the food in context and what other ingredients it would have gone with! And simple is good. I live in the US where every recipe seems to be updated with hot sauce, peppers or spices and so you don’t know what the traditional recipes taste like.
Born and raised in North Central Ohio. Our stores carried beef, pork, and veal packaged together and called "meatloaf mix". My mother made her meatloaf and her cabbage rolls from this. I have been gone for many years and don't know whether it is still sold. I tend to use ground beef with either ground pork or ground turkey. I do not eat veal as I object to the way that the calves are treated. I find that turkey works well for me. I look back upon meals which we had when I was growing up and even those that I made for the family in high school and am surprised to see how much has changed. I'm becoming quite nostalgic for a balanced, homemade meal.
Nice video, thanks! About the "loaf pan" vs "making a loaf" -- I used to use a loaf pan, but it always came out so fatty. Too fatty, I'd be overloaded and couldn't eat it after a few days. My Aunt, who lived through the depression era, and owned, cooked and ran several restaurants, told me to instead make a loaf, so that the fat and grease could render out. You can see that in your video in the pan surrounding the loaf. I enjoyed your memories of what meals may have been like back then. I enjoyed the same.
The amount of fat seems to vary depending on the amount of fat in the beef and sausage. When using a loaf pan you should inspect the meatloaf once or twice while cooking and use a spoon to ladle away any excess liquid fat around the edges.
I never realized that I’ve been making Depression Era Meatloaf all my life. Including the shaping on a pan. My mother’s recipe is the same except we use buttermilk, tomato sauce and chopped green chili!
yeah i subscribed after watching a few of these videos. these are amazing and really allow us to step back into a different mind set for cooking and eating. my curiosity is peeked and i’m ready to watch more. and also i want to say thank you for not being a loud overly animated youtuber lolol
When I make meatloaf I don’t use any milk and use ketchup or my favorite, bar-b-que sauce. And I also use Lipton onion soup mix for my onions and herbs.
Very interesting facts about the molasses and bread. As far as my favorite meatloaf, I always use all beef (no pork) and then add chopped Bell pepper (usually green and orange), bread crumbs or the white part of a loaf of bread, mustard (or dried mustard), no tomato soup or ketchup. The outside is usually rubbed with garlic powder, olive oil and steak sauce or kitchen bouquet (smoked sauce). Served with brown gravy made of the drippings with sliced sauteed mushrooms. Of course, served with mashed Idaho potatoes and artichokes. I have seen many people pouring tomato sauce on top of the meat loaf, though. Thank you for your videos. I enjoy them very much.
I love that the tradition of your Canadian Grandparents at mealtime sounds almost exactly like my Texan Grandparents. Only difference was we didn't have the molasses. We did buttered bread with sugar.
Great Video🤠In OKLAHOMA I remember butter & jelly? If it was lunch & later it could have been apple butter which is not jelly but another way to use apples in canning? It was my Grandparents who went thru Depression era. My Parents of course had to eat what was put on the table. My Mother NEVER had to make any of the “interesting” dishes that sometimes were found around a Farm table or otherwise just to feed the Family. I learned how to make Meatloaf at about 12yrs old. We didn’t have milk at all in our recipe! Instead of saltine crackers we used day old bread. Also used ketchup when needed? I personally don’t eat onions so I use powder or onion salt as a seasoning....
My Oklahoma grandfather liked a spread made of butter and brown sugar. Grandmother also made sand plum jelly which was my favorite. Two generations later... I never put any kind of tomato in my meatloaf; I like oatmeal for the extender and cream of mushroom soup for the liquid. I also include Worchestershire sauce in the seasoning.
I love all the comments with your videos. Fascinating. I learn so much. After watching my mother using whatever was available for her meatloaves, I came to the conclusion that recipes were basically suggestions. Nothing was set in stone. I believe my mother has made pretty much every variation listed here & they are all very tasty. I've made a couple not listed myself. I've used other soups (beef barley is a lovely change of pace). Quick barley itself makes a nice change, too. My favorite is gloppier than usual, but it makes a soft spreadable filling for sandwiches. So good. 😋
I was told that during the depression era members of my father's side rustled cattle. Also had a trick to get away with killing deer out of season. Never went hungry.
I'm in eastern Ontario and pretty much every grocery store in my area still carries medium ground beef along with lean and extra lean etc... Great video! Keep em coming please!
Same here USA, but i'm assuming "medium" means 80/20. It's definitely the most popular variation around here because I find it's sold out if I go to the grocery store too late.
Same in the US. Every butcher makes lean varieties of their ground beef, and it costs more. Usually turns out costing less by the usable weight if you drain it, so it depends on what you are cooking.
Thank you Tim. You've just given me a new use for the lingonberry jam I have from Ikea. Meat balls are good but I don't eat enough of them to use up the jar I purchased.
My parents grew up during the depression. I learned to make meatloaf from my mother and this is almost exactly the recipe. Only difference is I don't use milk and i use ketchup instead of tomato soup. Also I add a couple eggs and a few dashes of worcestshire sauce. Never used poultry seasoning either but it sounds good.
Sounds like my grandma's recipe but with breadcrumbs. She also added some finely diced green peppers in the mix and green pepper slices under the ketchup on top.
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My mother was born during the depression. I grew up in the 70's and this is the meatloaf we ate, only addition was celery...I still make it this way. Thanks for the great recipe
One more comment. Everyone grew their own vegetables. So they would have jars of chow chow, pickles, cucumbers & onions. Plus jelly. We made jelly with the fruit tress. Back then land, fruit trees, gardens, and I mean ones you plowed. My husband and I tried our hand at it in the early 70's. We had acess to a "formal tractor". Inlaws planted gardens. So we ended up with so much food! We planted everything. It was hard work. We had a lot of land and we would now 3 acres. We thought let's plant it! All we did was cut grass! Oh my. It was too much work for 2 people. So we planted trees, bushes. It's great if you can do it. The food is so good to have. Many still do it from where I came from. Amish also make a life this way. Ok. Love reading recipies.
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The loaf was shaped perfectly. The pan with no foil on it and burned made me cry a little haha I enjoyed the video anyway, enjoyed the chatting after it was made--thanks for sharing :)
I've never known anyone to use tomato soup as a topping on meatloaf. Where I'm from, it's topped with a mixture of ketchup and brown sugar (some may also use BBQ sauce). Maybe the difference is regional?
My Mom's meatloaf sometimes she added some ketchup and celery but tomato soup the key think she added a pinch of sugar. My oldest sister born in 1935 myself 1952. Mama always made same way. Staples in cabinet always had. Do think she used mostly hamburger. Thank you love your tutiorals. Making potato rolls today ! Easy recipe, Thanks again😊😷😇
Not true, I use that a lot! It can mean interesting- can't place why I like this.. But I do Or Interesting - oh jesus that is awful and I don't want to put someone off because it's funny when they try it. It's entirely in how they say it
We get all sorts of levels of beef here. Also, ketchup was more used my grandmother, who was raising children during the depression. She made her own ketchup out of tomatoes from her garden. they didn't have tomato soup. She used ketchup. I never made it with the soup until the 1980s.
@@RedGunBullets that's how we made milkshakes at the university cafeteria when I was in college and working there. The only difference was that we used unflavoured ice cream and then added the flavouring before mixing it. The unflavorered ice cream was less expensive than flavored. This was in the 1980s.
I was born in 1940, and I don't ever remember my mom or my grandmother using garlic in their cooking. I never did learn to like it and didn't use it in my cooking either.
@@gypsy97feder94 being older than i, what do you think is possibly the best thing you ate being younger from mom or gran mom? thanks... for me i would say my moms stuffed mushrooms lol... they were so sick... 1970s-1980s
I agree that garlic would be great! As other commenters said, my grandfather, born in the late 30s never used fresh garlic. Nor did my mother in the kitchen growing up. Of course now she will. Cheers!
I made meatloaf for dinner tonight and then this video came up. I've highly modified my mother's recipe and now it's only 30% meat and uses Minnesota wild rice, celery, onion, etc.
I use a pound of sausage instead of ground pork. Add in 2 packs of onion soup mix for seasoning, fresh garlic, onion and Rotel 🍅. Use Italian bread crumbs instead of soda crackers. For tomato sauce, I use Hunt's Meatloaf Starter (half can in the loaf, half can for glaze). 2 brown eggs. Mix it all well. Drain grease right before last half hour of bake. Glaze at that time using other half of Meatloaf Starter seasoned with dark brown sugar, cayenne and Cajun or Creole seasoning.
I'm the kind of guy who would make this for me and my husband..and we would happily eat it all week. With mashed potatoes on Mon..rice on Tue..in a sandwich on Wed..etc. Easy and delicious! 😋
I was born in 1955, my mom in 1924. She made a meatloaf very similar to this, and i grew up on meatloaf sandwiches, which I considered delicious. I made this for my kids when they were at home, and still make it once in a while. Mom used a loaf pan to shape the meatloaf, and poured off the fat mid-way through the cooking.
My mom was Canadian and grew up in Windsor during the depression era. She also used poultry seasoning, in fact, I do recall her recipe being very similar to this. I have always assumed that the cracker crumbs, milk, eggs, etc. were all a way to stretch the meat--add quantity while still making it taste like meat. It worked! That was a good sized loaf.
This is just like the meat loaf my grandmother made, but she used thyme, rosemary, and sage slabs alone herbs, but essentially poultry seasoning..... one addition was Garlic powder. You guys Rock
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Glen & Friends Cooking I love meatloaf to but I put cheese in mine
This is quality content, i love it.
I'm also a sucker for meatloaf.
never heard of milk or poultry seasoning in a meatloaf tomato juice instead of tomato soup, and have heard of pork in it but most of the people I know use just ground beef. Also bell peppers are used in some. tomato sauce or ketchup on top. some people use brown sugar in the sauce on top, so that would kind sorta be the same as the molasses or corn syrup on the bread. but most of the meatloafs I've made or known people to make was as simple as this, or even more simply made...
Where in Canada are you from? I’m from Sarnia Ontario myself, relatively small city on the Michigan border.
This was NOT too large. You need leftover meatloaf for sandwiches!
For sure not too big. Heck for our family of 6 you would need two of those or there would have been no leftovers.
Got to have enough for nxt day.
I sure love meatloaf sandwiches. So awesome.
All depends on how much you eat, right?
Yes meatloaf sandwiches. Love them. Yes back then families were larger. At least 6 kids plus grandmothers/grandfathers. Yes but then everyone had land and a farmhouse. Different times but they had good food. There were gardens....lots vegetables. But yes on meatliaf!
Folks should remember...ther is a difference between "bland" and "simple" A dish can be simple without being bland.
Good call!
Yes!
You can always season up but season out doesn't work as easily
Tell em barry
Meat only needs salt to taste good
Correct ..👍
Great meatloaf I LOVED IT !! ..a bit of trivia my Grandpa told me, when they made tomato soup they always added heavy cream to it to stretch the soup to feed more young 'uns during the winter months along with a cake of cornbread.. all together they had a Family of 9 . I was lucky my Grandmother gave me all her cast iron pots and frying pans, She had Hers handed down as well from Her Mother and Grandmother..
Important thing to remember about depression recipes is that they weren't intended to be exquisite cuisine. Practicality and efficiency were the name of the game
People needed lots of calories because they were doing hard physcical work all day.
all depression food still made because are family grew up on this
“It tastes like meatloaf.”
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED.
This sounds like the meatloaf for me.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
What barbarian eats meatloaf cut into squares ? 😨
Reminds me of Rocky Horror where Meatloaf was the dinner IIRC.
@@samiraperi467 "That's a rather tender subject"
On the one hand, I've discoved it's suprisingly difficult to mess up meatloaf, all of my friends' horror stories about their mom's versions notwithstanding. Apparently the trick is not to do what is done here - never make more than 1 pound sized loaves at a time, though of course you can cook more than one at once. Keeps it from drying out.
I'm surprised this version isn't bland with so little seasoning in it for such a huge portion. Then again, I don't put nearly that much onion in.
I grew up in a multi gen household, and my grandmother had me with her in the kitchen all the time. One of my favorite memories is making meatloaf with her, she passed when I was 10. I’ve been looking for the recipe to recreate the dish now that I’m an adult. I’m so excited I found this video because this is definitely the base recipe!!!!! She would add fresh parsley from our garden, and used some Worcestershire sauce & ketchup instead of tomato soup. Sometimes I’m pretty sure she would add diced celery if there was some to be used up.
1938 is right when she would’ve been setting up her household (she and my grandfather were born in 1916/17) and modern recipes haven’t recreated the dish the way I remember it - there’s too much going on in them. Thank you so much!!
i know how you feel about this signature dish of your grandma.
i have the same feeling for two dishes of my own grandma. one is her white bean stew and the other are her german pan cakes. 😉
Did you try it and how did you like it if you did? I would have to use lean meat because the fat bothers me.
On mop i9
Thank you so much! for commenting on this l will be trying soon with the additives ingredients you just said😁
I saw the cola video and now im looking at all if your content. You have great stuff on here and im really surprised your channel isnt more popular
Thanks for the kind words - UA-cam is a fickle beast.
Same! Cola video sucked me in and I'm pretty hooked already, brilliant channel and personalities!
same here... coca cola then orange aid then straight to meat loaf
same, strangely intriguing setup and delivery, you definitely deserve more subs.
Same
My brother and I decided to watch the meatloaf episode, again. That's a lot of meatloaf. I know cooking shows typically feed the staff, and then there's the leftovers, but I hope you donate to a shelter. What a treat for them!
Remove the milk and swap out the tomato soup for ketchup, and this is my grandmother's meatloaf recipe which I still make to this day.
She was a wonderful cook
pretty much. Use whatever stale breakfast cereal you have in the back of the cupboard instead of crackers for filler, usually cornflakes, and some celery and/or celery seed. Usually made in a glass loaf pan.
Not only do I put onions but anything else that i have i the fridge like celery finely chopped celery. red bell pepper, bread soaked in milk and crackers. if I have some a chopped mushroom if I have it I also put in a little beef gravy or broth.
And with the meatloaf it's either a baked potato slices in seasoned milk. With onions salt, pepper, parsley, paprika for color between the layer and op the top.
I made my own catchup too.
Flavors of yesteryear are to be experienced with a mindset of those days to truly enjoy dishes like this. Thank you for what you do and how you do it.
I just love the interaction you have with your partner at the end. She always brings a bright infectious smile, intelligence & honesty. Great team work. As for the meatloaf, tasting the meat has a beautiful purity to it. If its good meat, theres no need to overpower it with flavours.
Both of them have very low-key charm. They aren't flashy or gimmicky but they are compelling to watch.
global.001 You said all that i wanted to. Good job, brother...or sister. Love to all from Heartland USA.
This is what my momma told me way back in 1950 I have loved it ever since
I absolutely Love The Depression Era Recipes ...........
I really want this channel to become big
Your comment committed me to subscribing
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This is how I was taught to make meatloaf. Been making it all my life. I also use the condensed tomato soup as a gravy for the gravy for meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Delicious!
Thank you for sharing this oldie but goodie. I use oats or bread crumbs to mine but also add a tablespoon of Worcestershire and a tablespoon of regular mustard to mine as well. We love green pepper, so I'd add that to the onions. If you want to spice it up a bit add about 1/2 tsp. of red pepper flakes to it or top it with your favorite salsa. I don't use tomato soup but ketchup instead to the meatloaf, and typically put that on top as well. Meatloaf...you can do anything to it practically and make it your own. I do suggest though....do not add watery items to the mixture such as salsa, or tomatoes it will not turn out good and fall apart. Something my husband likes in it from time to time....1/2 cup of canned blackbeans rinsed off😛
P.S. the leftovers are great in a spaghetti sauce!!!
This is hands down the best kind of memory, a simple dish, made with love, that feeds the belly and soul. Thankyou, Grandma, for the many dinners of meatloaf, macaroni and tomatoes, and simple salads. The simple foods that kept four farm boys fed during the late depression and WWII.
“This is meatloaf for people who want to taste meat” I love that comment. 🤣
I do so much enjoy watching your cooking show.
No pretense...just good old fashion home cooking.
Like the kind I do.
Love your tasting sessions at the end of the show.
They always make me hungry.😃
Love the part where you talk about the food in context and what other ingredients it would have gone with! And simple is good. I live in the US where every recipe seems to be updated with hot sauce, peppers or spices and so you don’t know what the traditional recipes taste like.
It looks delicious. I love basic meatloaf!
In Washington county Wisconsin, the stores use to have packages of ground meat that included beef, pork and even veal for meatloaf
Stores along the east coast STILL sell this combination of meat sold under for the same purpose. I always make my meatballs with that combo.
Born and raised in North Central Ohio. Our stores carried beef, pork, and veal packaged together and called "meatloaf mix". My mother made her meatloaf and her cabbage rolls from this. I have been gone for many years and don't know whether it is still sold. I tend to use ground beef with either ground pork or ground turkey. I do not eat veal as I object to the way that the calves are treated. I find that turkey works well for me. I look back upon meals which we had when I was growing up and even those that I made for the family in high school and am surprised to see how much has changed. I'm becoming quite nostalgic for a balanced, homemade meal.
I remember that it was called meatloaf mix. I lived in Indiana and it was in our stores too
Where I live veal is not available and lamb very expensive.
Thanks guys, I love the retro recipes. A little glimpse into the past of things is nice.
Nice video, thanks! About the "loaf pan" vs "making a loaf" -- I used to use a loaf pan, but it always came out so fatty. Too fatty, I'd be overloaded and couldn't eat it after a few days. My Aunt, who lived through the depression era, and owned, cooked and ran several restaurants, told me to instead make a loaf, so that the fat and grease could render out. You can see that in your video in the pan surrounding the loaf.
I enjoyed your memories of what meals may have been like back then. I enjoyed the same.
The amount of fat seems to vary depending on the amount of fat in the beef and sausage. When using a loaf pan you should inspect the meatloaf once or twice while cooking and use a spoon to ladle away any excess liquid fat around the edges.
I make on cookie sheet and burn the edges I've seen fights over end piece of loaf
Meatloaf the all round favorite of millions.
I never realized that I’ve been making Depression Era Meatloaf all my life. Including the shaping on a pan. My mother’s recipe is the same except we use buttermilk, tomato sauce and chopped green chili!
Wonderful food. There were folks that had nothing, if you were lucky enough to have this meatloaf it would have been a blessing. I loved it
yeah i subscribed after watching a few of these videos. these are amazing and really allow us to step back into a different mind set for cooking and eating. my curiosity is peeked and i’m ready to watch more. and also i want to say thank you for not being a loud overly animated youtuber lolol
That’s how my mom made it back in the 1960’s it was great, thanks for sharing the video.
When I make meatloaf I don’t use any milk and use ketchup or my favorite, bar-b-que sauce. And I also use Lipton onion soup mix for my onions and herbs.
Very interesting facts about the molasses and bread. As far as my favorite meatloaf, I always use all beef (no pork) and then add chopped Bell pepper (usually green and orange), bread crumbs or the white part of a loaf of bread, mustard (or dried mustard), no tomato soup or ketchup. The outside is usually rubbed with garlic powder, olive oil and steak sauce or kitchen bouquet (smoked sauce). Served with brown gravy made of the drippings with sliced sauteed mushrooms. Of course, served with mashed Idaho potatoes and artichokes. I have seen many people pouring tomato sauce on top of the meat loaf, though. Thank you for your videos. I enjoy them very much.
I often use 1/3 country pork sausage like my mom did, but sometimes ground turkey. They both work well, but your recipe sounds delicious!
I love that the tradition of your Canadian Grandparents at mealtime sounds almost exactly like my Texan Grandparents. Only difference was we didn't have the molasses. We did buttered bread with sugar.
Great Video🤠In OKLAHOMA I remember butter & jelly? If it was lunch & later it could have been apple butter which is not jelly but another way to use apples in canning? It was my Grandparents who went thru Depression era. My Parents of course had to eat what was put on the table. My Mother NEVER had to make any of the “interesting” dishes that sometimes were found around a Farm table or otherwise just to feed the Family. I learned how to make Meatloaf at about 12yrs old. We didn’t have milk at all in our recipe! Instead of saltine crackers we used day old bread. Also used ketchup when needed? I personally don’t eat onions so I use powder or onion salt as a seasoning....
Both of these meals sound amazing to me lol
My Oklahoma grandfather liked a spread made of butter and brown sugar. Grandmother also made sand plum jelly which was my favorite. Two generations later... I never put any kind of tomato in my meatloaf; I like oatmeal for the extender and cream of mushroom soup for the liquid. I also include Worchestershire sauce in the seasoning.
Outstanding it's perfect 👌
I don't know about he heritage recipe, but this is exactly the way my mum taught me to make meatloaf! Good recipe!
I love all the comments with your videos. Fascinating. I learn so much.
After watching my mother using whatever was available for her meatloaves, I came to the conclusion that recipes were basically suggestions. Nothing was set in stone. I believe my mother has made pretty much every variation listed here & they are all very tasty. I've made a couple not listed myself. I've used other soups (beef barley is a lovely change of pace). Quick barley itself makes a nice change, too. My favorite is gloppier than usual, but it makes a soft spreadable filling for sandwiches. So good. 😋
I was told that during the depression era members of my father's side rustled cattle. Also had a trick to get away with killing deer out of season. Never went hungry.
This episode left me with quite the smile on my face :D I fondly remember my grandparents eating a very similar "pile-on"-type sandwich.
I'm in eastern Ontario and pretty much every grocery store in my area still carries medium ground beef along with lean and extra lean etc... Great video! Keep em coming please!
Same here USA, but i'm assuming "medium" means 80/20. It's definitely the most popular variation around here because I find it's sold out if I go to the grocery store too late.
Same in the US. Every butcher makes lean varieties of their ground beef, and it costs more. Usually turns out costing less by the usable weight if you drain it, so it depends on what you are cooking.
Here in California In can only find 90/10. Haven't been able to get 80/20 in forever or 85/15 in about ten years.
@@lwilton sounds awful
@@walkr7998 Here in our part of north central texas our local grocer sells 73/27!
Love the history you provide, along with the recipe.
Yes condensed soup and my grandmother on my dad's side used evaporated milk to thin it down.
I love that you are using the old recipe books!!!
In Sweden, we eat that with potatoes and brown sauce & some form of jam (preferably Lingonberry Jam).
In America its tradition for mom to fuck it up with a ton of ketchup
Just add some braised red cabbage and you're in for some good eating.
Thank you Tim. You've just given me a new use for the lingonberry jam I have from Ikea. Meat balls are good but I don't eat enough of them to use up the jar I purchased.
Great job, Glen, great job! You make things an old vet can do. Appreciate you.
My parents grew up during the depression. I learned to make meatloaf from my mother and this is almost exactly the recipe. Only difference is I don't use milk and i use ketchup instead of tomato soup. Also I add a couple eggs and a few dashes of worcestshire sauce. Never used poultry seasoning either but it sounds good.
Sounds like my grandma's recipe but with breadcrumbs. She also added some finely diced green peppers in the mix and green pepper slices under the ketchup on top.
Great memories to give the video nostalgic flavor.
I'm getting this recommended to me during covi19 total lockdown.. what are you trying to say UA-cam?
I heard that google and UA-cam quietly laid everyone off. It’s all completely automated now. It’s being 100% run by machine. All content creators were secretly killed and all the channels are deep fakes. Everything you see on the news... yup deep fake! Let me ask you a question.. have you personally met your local/national news casters? Of course not! They don’t exist! Well they do but only on your TV. Welcome my friend, welcome to the machine!!!!
We are fatter
It is so fun to see some of these older recipes being made. Some of the more vague recipes leave a lot for interpretation!
Been here since the original coca cola recipe. The quality of your videos is amazing! 👌
That looks like what my parents made. Then, cream corn & mash potatoes!. Love your stories! Thanks.
Been using this recipe for ever except I use rolled breakfast sausage instead of ground pork. Sl good.
I love the historical perspective. Food was not always used for showing off as it commonly seems to be now.
Reminds me of that quote from 'SlingBlade' ...
That potted meat, at's purty good
Yep, just need sum Dem french fried tatars to go along with that thar meatloaf with matar sauce on that side. Lol
I read this in Josh Scherer's voice
My mother was born during the depression. I grew up in the 70's and this is the meatloaf we ate, only addition was celery...I still make it this way. Thanks for the great recipe
One more comment. Everyone grew their own vegetables. So they would have jars of chow chow, pickles, cucumbers & onions. Plus jelly. We made jelly with the fruit tress. Back then land, fruit trees, gardens, and I mean ones you plowed. My husband and I tried our hand at it in the early 70's. We had acess to a "formal tractor". Inlaws planted gardens. So we ended up with so much food! We planted everything. It was hard work. We had a lot of land and we would now 3 acres. We thought let's plant it! All we did was cut grass! Oh my. It was too much work for 2 people. So we planted trees, bushes. It's great if you can do it. The food is so good to have. Many still do it from where I came from. Amish also make a life this way. Ok. Love reading recipies.
This is how I make my meatloaf. Taught to me my my grandmother. Love this channel.
Just discovered your channel and I love it. Greetings from Czech republic. Maybe I should add: You people seem to be so normal I can easily identify with you, you got a decent sense of humor and the video and sound quality is just great!
I enjoyed your video! Thank you. Looking forward to watching more!
Damn, that looks delicious. I can almost smell it cooking. 😀👍
The loaf was shaped perfectly.
The pan with no foil on it and burned made me cry a little haha
I enjoyed the video anyway, enjoyed the chatting after it was made--thanks for sharing :)
Why not make a video about a casserole dinner based on your lovely family past? Sounds lovely!
Kort Walsh I’m all for this.
i love this just found this video takes me back
If u get the chance try with a can of vegetable soup. It's what we grew up eating didn't know there was a different way til I grew up.
Love the family variations!
It looks delicious! Thanks for sharing as things were simple than not like today!
I've never known anyone to use tomato soup as a topping on meatloaf. Where I'm from, it's topped with a mixture of ketchup and brown sugar (some may also use BBQ sauce).
Maybe the difference is regional?
The difference is the "depression"!!!
BBQ sauce? In the depression??
@@vincentconti3633 my mom always used tomato soup in and on top of the meat loaf. My mom used rice instead of crackers.
I've made American meatloaf, Italian meatloaf, Mexican meatloaf... it's a terrine. Cajun, Creole, etc...a terrine vide .
My Mom's meatloaf sometimes she added some ketchup and celery but tomato soup the key think she added a pinch of sugar. My oldest sister born in 1935 myself 1952. Mama always made same way. Staples in cabinet always had. Do think she used mostly hamburger. Thank you love your tutiorals. Making potato rolls today ! Easy recipe, Thanks again😊😷😇
“Interesting” - that’s never good when asked how is it
Not true, I use that a lot! It can mean interesting- can't place why I like this.. But I do
Or
Interesting - oh jesus that is awful and I don't want to put someone off because it's funny when they try it.
It's entirely in how they say it
l would love to see you guys cook in a 1930s/40s kitchen, what fun that would be, thks
If you go to the cheaper "economy" grocery stores, you can usually find 80/20 or 73/27 ground beef.
I see either the 80% or 73% ground beef sometimes both at almost every store I go to really including whole foods.
Precisely, No Frills, Food Basics or any discount grocery chain (even Walmart) there's no issues getting medium ground in Canada at those places.
I LOVE these kind of videos.
We get all sorts of levels of beef here. Also, ketchup was more used my grandmother, who was raising children during the depression. She made her own ketchup out of tomatoes from her garden. they didn't have tomato soup. She used ketchup. I never made it with the soup until the 1980s.
This is the way I make my meatloaf. And I love meatloaf! Great video!🇺🇸🇺🇸💖💖
Can you please make a 1930’s, ‘40s, or ‘50s milkshake recipe?!?!
as a cook let me say its just milk and ice cream blended, 40's 50's means you choose strawberry, vanilla or chocolate
@@RedGunBullets that's how we made milkshakes at the university cafeteria when I was in college and working there. The only difference was that we used unflavoured ice cream and then added the flavouring before mixing it. The unflavorered ice cream was less expensive than flavored. This was in the 1980s.
Good job Glen! Really had a hinkering for some 1938 depression era meatloaf! Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sure I would have some minced garlic in there.
Garlic was not a staple in those days.
I was born in 1940, and I don't ever remember my mom or my grandmother using garlic in their cooking. I never did learn to like it and didn't use it in my cooking either.
@@gypsy97feder94 being older than i, what do you think is possibly the best thing you ate being younger from mom or gran mom? thanks... for me i would say my moms stuffed mushrooms lol... they were so sick... 1970s-1980s
I agree that garlic would be great! As other commenters said, my grandfather, born in the late 30s never used fresh garlic. Nor did my mother in the kitchen growing up. Of course now she will. Cheers!
One word.
1938.
Simple is still best! Looks delicious going to try it out!
My great grandmother on my mother's side used saltine crackers and rice as a filler.
I still use oatmeal.
I need a meatloaf recipe. This is as meatloaf recipe. Well done! Thank you and can’t wait to try
I made meatloaf for dinner tonight and then this video came up. I've highly modified my mother's recipe and now it's only 30% meat and uses Minnesota wild rice, celery, onion, etc.
Wild rice would be amazing in this!
Basic meatloaf sounds great to me. And enough leftover for sandwiches. Yummy!
I use a pound of sausage instead of ground pork. Add in 2 packs of onion soup mix for seasoning, fresh garlic, onion and Rotel 🍅. Use Italian bread crumbs instead of soda crackers. For tomato sauce, I use Hunt's Meatloaf Starter (half can in the loaf, half can for glaze). 2 brown eggs. Mix it all well. Drain grease right before last half hour of bake. Glaze at that time using other half of Meatloaf Starter seasoned with dark brown sugar, cayenne and Cajun or Creole seasoning.
Thank you for your recipe. Its a good place to start from to make a basic meatloaf, then tweak to your liking.
Just like mom used to make, except she would go "crazy" and add an egg.
He added 2.
I'm the kind of guy who would make this for me and my husband..and we would happily eat it all week. With mashed potatoes on Mon..rice on Tue..in a sandwich on Wed..etc. Easy and delicious! 😋
I can’t believe there wasn’t more extender, meat was more sparse. Also, my family uses bacon on top.
You are correct...it was likely fifty percent crackers...this would have been something special...not cheap at all!
Crumbled stale bread was the usual extender, but only if you had it. Perhaps it was so well known that it didn't need to be put in the recipe.
I prefer oatmeal to bread or cracker crumbs, it looks and feels more like hamburger.
Wanda Yonder , how about leftover oatmeal from breakfast? That’s why our meatloaf sometimes had raisins show up in it!
I thought the same thing. Clicked expecting to see weird meat stretchers, not normal meatloaf lol.
Evey grocery store where i live has medium and regular ground beef must be a city thing i love meat loaf you and Julie have a awesome day
Please be careful and never ask anyone in the US if they have "Homo Milk" lmao
especially if you're in prison
Homo in this instance Just Dance for homogenized
Reply is always the same, Sorry No homo.
@@samw2996 I grew up in Detroit in the late-60s=1970s and the label on the milk said "Homo". Just short for homogenized.
I call it homo milk all the time.
I was born in 1955, my mom in 1924. She made a meatloaf very similar to this, and i grew up on meatloaf sandwiches, which I considered delicious. I made this for my kids when they were at home, and still make it once in a while. Mom used a loaf pan to shape the meatloaf, and poured off the fat mid-way through the cooking.
You might have tried more salt! That amount of meat needs much more than you added. My taste opinion. Love the show.
The Campbell's Condensed Soup contains enough sodium to fell a horse. Definitely doesn't need more added!
Yes brother. Especially with ground meat.
That is almost the same recipe my Grandma used to use. I still love it.
Needs 2 or 3 cloves of garlic. Other than that, it's my meatloaf recipe. Oh, and I top mine with Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce.
Sounds kind of like you were describing a disassembled shepherds pie! YUM! And YES to meatloaf sammies!
I'm vegan, but damn this is some entertaining content.
I was actually thinking if you can make a similar vegetarian "meatloaf" (veggieloaf?) as well...
I’m a sucker for meatloaf, too. And you definitely need an 80/20 mix of ground beef.
I enjoy these old cookbook videos , thanks.
my gramps always said..''it's all going to the same place anyways''
👍👍👍 In German there is a similar term. "In the stomach everything comes together anyways.." :
As did mine.
My mom was Canadian and grew up in Windsor during the depression era. She also used poultry seasoning, in fact, I do recall her recipe being very similar to this. I have always assumed that the cracker crumbs, milk, eggs, etc. were all a way to stretch the meat--add quantity while still making it taste like meat. It worked! That was a good sized loaf.
You must watch Sam the cooking guy
Love that show - love to do a collab with him. Let’s make that happen! He’s Canadian too btw.
Glen & Friends Cooking YES PLEASE!
simplicity is great on its own
The real question is this: are you a meatloaf and ketchup family, or a meatloaf and gravy family?
Ketchup! But I make a mustard and mayo and suger sauce as well I put ketchup on top before baking
@@manuel101ish Mustard is for making meatloaf sandwiches the next day :)
@@manuel101ish gravy for first day and catsup for leftovers
I go both ways
This is just like the meat loaf my grandmother made, but she used thyme, rosemary, and sage slabs alone herbs, but essentially poultry seasoning..... one addition was Garlic powder. You guys Rock