"No, you couldn't, Ruth, and neither could Fred. He'd give it away if you didn't. So I guess there's no use wishing you had kept it. Anyhow, you just suit me as you are. You've been such a dear to help with the luncheon! Goodness, there's Bob now!"
The dinner consisted of:
Beef Loaf Sweet Potatoes
Corn on the Cob
Bread Butter
Apricot Cobbler
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)
Beef Loaf (Three portions)
1 lb. beef ground
¼ lb. salt pork, ground
¼ t-onion salt
1/3 C-fresh bread crumbs
1 egg
½ t-salt
1/8 t-pepper
1/8 C-tomato
¼ C-water
1 T-fat drippings
Mix the ground beef and salt pork, add the onion salt, fresh crumbs, egg, salt, pepper and tomato. Mix thoroughly. Shape into a loaf which will fit into a small buttered pan. Add the water and pour fat drippings over the top. (Bacon fat is good.) Cover the pan, and allow to cook in the oven one-half hour. Uncover the loaf, basting frequently, and brown it. This will take fifteen or twenty minutes. Serve hot. More water may be added while cooking if necessary.
Sweet Potatoes (Three portions)