2 c. fresh bread crumbs
3/4 c. minced onions
1/4 c. minced green pepper
2 eggs
2 lbs. chuck, ground
2 tbsp. horseradish
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 c. milk
1/4 c. catsup
1/2 c. catsup

Prepare bread crumbs, minced onions, green pepper.

About 1 hour before serving, start heating oven to 400 degrees.

With fork, beat eggs slightly. Lightly mix in meat, then crumbs, onions, pepper. (Meat will be juicier and more tender if you handle it as little as possible.) Add horseradish, salt, mustard, milk, 1/4 cup catsup; combine lightly but well.

In bowl, shape meat into oval loaf, transfer to shallow baking dish or broil and serve platter; smooth into shapely loaf. Spread top with 1/2 cup catsup. Bake 50 minutes. Serve from baking dish or broil and serve platter, pouring off excess juices. Or with 2 broad spatulas, lift loaf out of baking dish onto heated platter. (Nice chilled, then served sliced, too.) Makes 8 servings.