Chat with my grandma about her meatloaf recipe

Told my grandma last week that I finally nailed her meatloaf recipe. She laughed and said I was using too much ketchup. She showed me her stained old index card - it says a 'glug' of ketchup, not half a bottle. That tiny detail changed the whole taste. Anyone else have a family recipe that got lost in translation?

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blair_webb14d ago

Isn't that always how it goes with grandmas? I once tried my nana's gravy recipe, and it called for "a pinch of this and a handful of that." Ended up with a salt lick that could've cured a ham. Turns out her 'handful' is about three fingers worth, not my whole paw.

anthony_campbell8813d ago

My buddy tried his abuela's tamale recipe and she said "cocoa powder until it looks right." His looked perfect but came out tasting like a chocolate brick.

phoenixb3413d agoTop Commenter

Grandma recipes are a whole different language, ain't they? @blair_webb I tried my own nana's cornbread dressing last Thanksgiving and she just said "a lump of butter, not too big." My lump turned into a whole stick somehow. Salt like a pretzel and butter like a grease pit.