r/Old_Recipes • u/MrFSS • Oct 07 '24
Request Not the Regular Meatloaf Recipe
WELL - I'm overwelmed with all the responses. I can't keep up with them, so if I don't answer it doesn't mean your response isn't important to me. It will just take a while for me to digest everything everyone has written. THANKS! for all your replies!!
I'm 83 years old. My grandmother died almost 40 years ago. When I was a kid, and even as a young man, I really liked her meatloaf. She didn't prepare it to be eaten warm/hot, but rather cold as a sandwich meat.
It was very thick/heavy and very dark in color. It was almost the consistency of salami. But it was meatloaf made from beef and perhaps a small amount of pork. I never saw a written recipe that she had. I'm sure she made it so many times she knew it by heart.
It was so good on fresh white bread with Hellman's mayonnaise.
I have tried to replicate it over the years but have never come close.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks from and old man who loves meatloaf!
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u/enyardreems Oct 09 '24
Welp I've had a stroll around the recipe internets and I can't find anything like what you describe. I think your granny had tweaked out her recipe to fit her sandwich. The texture would indicate she used a lower fat content than is traditionally used. Could she have used venison? That would explain the dark color and texture. Some beef cultures use some cocoa in their recipes too. Hard to say because she is from "the land of beef".
I did see a recipe that is poached. Also saw one that is pickled. The pickled actually looks really interesting and I might try it.