Betty's Meatloaf

There is nothin' like the smell of meatloaf cooking in the oven on a cold winter's afternoon. The smell alone brings me back to my own Mama cookin' in the kitchen, her worn pink apron tied around her thick waist.Meatloaf was a staple in our house and always brought a smile to my daddy's face when he arrived home from work. "Betty, is that meatloaf I smell?" Serve it like Betty did with baked potatoes and fresh green beans. Mmmmm.....

1 pound of ground beef
1 egg(beaten)
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 cup of bread crumbs(any kind)
Salt and pepper to season
1 small onion chopped
A dash of basil or any spice you like
Small can tomato sauce

Take the ground beef and put in bowl, add the onion, the milk, beaten egg and the bread crumbs. Combined with very clean hands. Shape into a loaf  and put in any type of pan. My Mama used a yellowware  loaf pan, which I still make my own meatloaf in today. Preheat oven to 350 and cook for 45 minutes or until done. During the last 5 minutes of cooking you can add tomato sauce to the top of the meatloaf.In Mama's house only half was topped with sauce,some of us didn't like the tomato sauce and used kethup instead.

I made this today for my friend Amy, she told me "you don't know what it means to a mother of three to have someone make a meatloaf for her." What a sweetie!