November 4, 1954 Country Meat Loaf "With a different flavor", Rolled Soft Molasses Cookies, Frozen Fruit Salad, Fruit Salad Dressing

Country Meat Loaf "With a different flavor"

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 pound sausage
2 medium onions, chopped
1/2 c. chopped celery
5 slices of bread, town
1/4 c. milk
2 eggs
1/2 c. ketchup
1 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper

Combine ground beef, sausage, onions and celery. Break bread into milk, let stand for a few minutes. Add eggs unbeaten to meat, mix well, add ketchup and seasonings, then the bread which has soaked up the milk. Mix well. Pack into well-greased loaf pan. Bake 375 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Pour off excess fat before removing loaf to a warm platter.

Rolled Soft Molasses Cookies

1 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
1 c. molasses
3 eggs
1 T. vinegar
4 c. flour
2 t. soda
1 t. salt
1/2 t. cinnamon
1 t. ginger

Cream sugar and shortening. Add molasses. Drop in eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vinegar and beat until mixture is light and foamy. Add sifted dry ingredients. Roll 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured board, cut into large cookies. Sprinkle generously with sugar, bake on lightly greased cookie sheet 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.

Frozen Fruit Salad

3 ripe bananas
1 c. canned pineapple, diced
1 c. canned pears, diced
1 dozen maraschino cherries, thinly sliced
1 c. fruit salad dressing
1 c. heavy cream, whipped

Mash bananas to a smooth pulp, add pineapple, pears and cherries. Add fruit salad dressing, then cream, whipped until stiff. Pour into dish about 8 x 10 inches lined with wax paper. Place in freezer or freezing part of refrigerator, freeze until firm. Cut into squares. Serve on lettuce leaf with additional fruit salad dressing if desired.

Fruit Salad Dressing

1/4 c. sugar
1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 T. flour
1 egg
2 T. vinegar
3/4 c. pineapple juice

Mix ingredients in order given. Cook over low heat until thick and smooth, stirring constantly. Chill. Makes 1 c.