A midnight snack of Applesauce Meatloaf and buttered rolls courtesy of my awesome Aunt Trudy. Did you know that, although very delicious, meatloaf is quite unphotogenic? It is. I tried taking a close-up, and…just no.

But make it anyway!

APPLESAUCE MEATLOAF (From a 1970s Better Homes & Gardens cookbook)

What you need:

1 beaten egg

1 cup soft bread crumbs

1 8 1/2 oz can applesauce

2 tbsp finely chopped onion

2 tsp prepared mustard

1 tsp dried celery flakes

1/2 tsp salt

Dash pepper

1 1/2 lbs ground beef

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp vinegar

1/4 tsp ground allspice

What you do:

1. In a bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup of the applesauce, onion, 1 tsp of the mustard, celery flakes, salt, and pepper. Add ground beef; mix well.

2. Shape meat mixture into a round loaf in a shallow baking pan. Make a depression in the top of the loaf.

3. Combine the remaining 1/2 cup applesauce and 1 tsp mustard; stir in the brown sugar, vinegar, and allspice. 

4. Spoon applesauce mixture into the depression, and bake at 350F for 50-60 minutes.