Book Magazine says:
In small-town Elmwood Springs, Missouri, on the heels of World War II, life holds promise for little boys like Bobby Smith. America is a nation of "Coca-Cola, chocolate- covered peanuts, jukeboxes, Oxydol, Ivory Snow, oleomargarine, and the Atomic Bomb" and is "bigger, better, richer, and stronger" than anyplace else. Bobby's dad is the town's pharmacist, and his mom hosts the state's most popular morning radio program from the family's living room. This ambitious effort from the author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe spans fifty years fraught with scandal and romance. The Smiths and their friends and neighbors display a kind of big-hearted optimism that has the potential to reduce their story to sentimental mush. Flagg's knack for humor and observation lend the characters a depth that rescues what might otherwise have been a typical, dramatic saga. For all its myriad twists and turns, this tale never takes an easy way out.We enjoyed the book as well as Lois and Lisa's menu of meat loaf, mashed potatoes, biscuits, fried okra, and green beans- a true 1940's American meal.
All American Meat Loaf
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 cup crushed saltine crumbs
2 eggs, beaten
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 Tbsp chopped green pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt
Dash of thyme and marjoram
Mix together all ingredients but beef. Then mix in beef with a spoon or your hands. (Must be combined very well). Shape into a loaf and cook in a shallow dish or loaf pan at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes to 1 hour.
The best way to eat this is the next day, cold, sliced, on white bread with ketchup and mayonnaise!!!
Southern Fried Okra
Mix together equal parts flour and cornmeal. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Slice fresh okra into rounds, throw into flour mixture to coat, and fry in hot vegetable oil until browned and tender. Mmm, Mmm, Good!
The door prize was a cookbook, bag of flour, and kitchen stuff...
Lindsay's Zeta Sisters/Samford University
(They look like they are standing in a rainbow, don't they??)
What a lovely blog!I came across your site from the foodieblogroll and I'd love to guide Foodista readers to your site. I hope you could add this meatloaf widget at the end of this post so we could add you in our list of food bloggers who blogged about meatloaf,Thanks!
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