Deluxe Meat Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg, beaten
3/4 c. milk
1 tsp. poultry seasonings
1 1/2 tsp. salt
dash of pepper
2 c. soft bread crumbs
1 onion, minced
1 lb. pork shoulder, chopped
1 lb. veal shoulder, chopped
5 to 6 strips bacon

Preparation

Combine first 6 ingredients.
Let stand for 5 minutes.
Add onion and chopped meat; mix well.
Line a loaf pan (8 x 5 x 3-inch) with bacon across the width of pan.
Pack meat mixture into pan.
Bake in moderate oven (350\u00b0) for 1 1/2 hours.
Remove from oven.
Invert meat loaf on baking sheet; raise oven temperature to very hot (450\u00b0).
Return meat loaf to oven for about 10 minutes to crisp bacon.
Garnish with heated canned broiled mushrooms, if desired.
Makes 8 servings.