SC - is medieval food yucky?

[Decker, Terry D.]

I think you will find the use of grain fillers in meatloaf is at least a
1930's kind of thing, if not earlier.  Stretching dishes with less expensive
foods is a fairly common practice, especially in lean times.

Bear

>      I had never had meatloaf with any kind of filler (bread crumbs, milk 
>      soaked bread, oatmeal) until about 10 years ago.  I think the oatmeal
> 
>      was used to stretch the meat and make it more economical (I keep 
>      wanting to say it's a 1950's kind of thing, but I don't know why.)
>      
>      Mercedes
> 
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