_6 servings_
1½ pounds ground beef
3 slices soft white bread, torn into very small pieces
1 cup tomato juice or milk
½ cup finely chopped onion
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Mix ingredients thoroughly. Press into a 9- by 5- by 3-inch loafpan or
shape into loaf.
Bake uncovered at 350° F. (moderate oven) about 1½ hours. Remove from
oven and drain off excess fat.
_Menu suggestion_
Serve with green bean-mushroom casserole, baked potatoes, celery sticks
and olives, and orange sherbet.