Mom'S Meatloaf....... Really!!! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs hamburger
3 -4 eggs, depending on size
2 packets lipton onion soup mix
3 cups oatmeal, not instant

Preparation

Empty soup mix packets into a small bowl and add 1/2 to 3/4 cup WARM water, stir with fork until well dissolved.
Set aside.
Place hamburger in large bowl.
Add eggs.
Work eggs into hamburger with your hands, squeezing handsful until eggs are well mixed with the hamburger.
The more you work the mixture, the better the meatloaf texture.
Add oatmeal and continue working the mixture until the oatmeal is mixed evenly throughout.
Pour the set aside soup mix over hamburger mixture, and again, work through with your hands.
Place mixture in baking dish of your choice, and form into a loaf.
Cover with lid or foil.
Bake at 350*, BASTING OFTEN, until done.
Bake covered for at least 1 hour.
Check if done by slicing down the middle, if there is no pink meat, it's done.
Note: If baking in a metal pan or roaster, grease the pan-- or the bottom of the meatloaf will, as Mom says,\"get like shoe leather\"!