This is an easy recipe that I cook all the time. Great with mashed potatoes and green beans or corn. Use leftovers for meatloaf sandwiches.

1 lb ground beef plus 1/2 lb ground sausage (optional)
1 pkg crackers, crushed ( or 1 cup dry instant oats)
2 eggs
salt and pepper
2 teaspoons sage
small chopped onion
1/2 cup catsup(or enough to bind altogether)

Put all the above ingredients in a bowl and then stir it up with both your hands. Keep mixing it till it starts to stick together. Add a little more catsup if you need to, or another egg, whatever it will take to get it to stick together.

Topping for Meatloaf
1/4 cup catsup
2 tsp brown sugar
Small squirt of mustard
Mix together and spread on meatloaf before cooking.
Place meatloaf on your pan and form into a loaf shape. Cook in 350 oven 45 minutes to 1 hr.

Real Easy Meatloaf
2 lbs hamburger
1 cup mushroom soup
2 eggs
salt, pepper
2 cups cracker or bread crumbs.
Mix well and bake in a pan set in a pan of water.

Meatloaf (Recipe from 1961)
1 pound ground beef
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped onion
2/3 cup soft or dry bread crumbs
2/3 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Press into a greased loaf pan. Bake in a moderate oven 350 for 30 to 40 minutes. Serve with tomato sauce or mushroom sauce.

Easy MeatLoaf
1 lb ground beef
1 pkg crackers, crushed
1 egg
salt and pepper
small chopped onion(optional)
1/2 cup catsup
Here's what you do, put all the above ingredients in a bowl and then mix it up with both your hands. Keep mixing it till it sticks together. Add a little more catsup if you need to, or another egg, whatever it will take to get it to stick together.
Cook 45 min at 325.
This is enough for a couple to eat, with some meatloaf sandwiches the next day.

Meatloaf (Recipe from 1977)
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 cup uncooked oatmeal
1 onion, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup tomato juice
1 egg
Mix together. Oack in loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Let set 5 minutes before slicing.

Ann Landers Meatloaf
2 lbs. ground round steak
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
3/4 cup catsup
1 tsp. Accent
1/2 cup warm water
1 pkg. Lipton Onion soup mix
Beat ingredients thoroughly. Put into loaf pan. Cover with 2 strips bacon. Pour over all, one 8 oz can Hunt's tomato sauce. Bake 1 hour at 350. Serves 4.

Golden Meat Loaf
2/3 cup milk
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. salt
3 slices bread
1 small onion
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
Mix together well and put into a loaf pan.
Mix together and spread on top: 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tbsp dry mustard, 1/4 cup brown sugar
Bake at 350 for one hour.

Cheese Meatloaf
1 small onion
1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup uncooked quick rolled oats
1/2 cup cut up cheese
Chop onion. Mix all ingredients well. Shape in a loaf in a baking pan. Bake at 350 (moderate oven) about 1 hour until browned.

Florene's Hamburger Special (1968 recipe book)
1 lb. hamburger, browned and drained
1 onion, chopped
1 can kidney beans
1 green pepper
1 can mushroom soup
2 or 3 tbsp. ketchup
1/2 cup water
Dash of chili powder
Stir and let simmer. Pour into baking dish. Prepare 1 pkg of cornbread mix, and pour on top. Cook until cornbread is done.

Cheddar Burgers
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
1/4 cup minced onion
3 tbsp Heinz 57 Sauce
1/4 tsp. salt
Sandwich buns, toasted
Combine first 6 ingredients. Form into 5 patties. Grill or broil to desired degree of doneness. Serve in sandwich buns; top with additional Heinz 57 Sauce if desired. Makes 5 servings.
-From: http://oldrecipebook.com/meatloafrecipes.shtml