Use a blender to make a meatloaf? Yes, at least according to Mary Meade’s Magic Recipes for the Electric Blender (1952)-a fab retro cookbook find. For those of you out there with gluten issues-this one is breadcrumb free!

Meat Loaf Delicious

(8 or more servings)
Perfectly Seasoned

Place in blender container

1 egg
1/2 cup water
1 small onion, quartered
Tops from 4 or 5 stalks celery, in pieces
4 or 5 sprigs parsley
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon sage
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Blend until vegetables are chopped. Mix with

2 pounds ground beef
1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
Pack into loaf pan and bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes. This loaf is good hot or cold, and it can be sliced into neat, thin slices when cold, so the leftovers are fine for Sunday night.