Attempting a 1960s Igloo Meatloaf Recipe

[@kneecool]

it makes me happy you guys are supporting Phoebe trying out Vegetarianism. i wanted to at an early age but didn't have my family's support with it.

[@rita_fuko]

her saying she's vegetarian just melted my heart q_q I remember having to eat meat as a child even after I said I don't like it. I'm happy for her :)

[@al145]

Hey, at least she's got a family that cooks, so I'm sure Barry will find some fun meals for her that the whole family would probably enjoy

[@Grumpy_gurl]

My parents let me become vegetarian at the age of 4. I think it was easier for the because my grandpa was a vegetarian & 2 of my dads siblings are vegetarian, so my parents were already used to making vegetarian dishes & using substitutions.

[@kneecool]

Now they're more accepting of it, and I have multiple extended family members who are vegetarian!

[@katw6757]

Same! At the age of 16 I decided I was going to do whether they supported it or not. Started making my own food since my mom refused to cook vegetarian. 11 years later and I'm now vegan and my parents eat a more flexitarian diet!

[@ChrissieBear]

I love Chloe's little criticism at the end, she is so well spoken and eloquent for a 9 year old.

[@mikecreed22]

Proper little posh accent as well haha.

[@DraconZa]

Normally I don't like kids, but she is amazing!

[@stevev3664]

She is extremely intelligent. Apart from her resemblance to her mother I can see Barry’s mother in her face and also the theatrical talent also from his side of the family.

[@anxious-panda909]

I've had such an awful day today. Seeing you've uploaded is the first thing to make me smile today. Thank you Barry 🙌🙌🙌

[@anniekochera]

You hit the nail on the head. In the 60's they had to make food fun. There was a huge grocery shopping shift and more people were buying the start of 'convenience foods' where things came out of cans, bottles or boxes, just add water and it was done. A lot less cooking from scratch. Excellent job on the Igloo. The onion granules may have soaked up a lot of the meatloaf liquids as it naturally rehydrated.

[@ellenjackson1820]

Another tip, to hold the moisture, add 1 egg for every pound of meat. And add 2tbsp of ketchup for flavor. 🙂

[@Fershizzal]

I like to add a few spashes Worcestershire sauce you keep the meatloaf moist and to add some flavor, its very nice

[@Liamthewaldo]

@@therewasoldcringe no

[@theradishspirit94]

Please do more “vintage” recipes! 🥰

[@robbrindlow]

16:30 made me laugh about ketchup and chloe's demand for it

[@Mrx2848]

If you're looking for a vegetarian recipe to try - it can also be a part of the Taste the World playlist - I'd recommend trying out Egyptian Koshari. I taught myself how to cook it because my brother lived in Egypt for a few years and talked about it a lot, and it's become a comfort food for me.

[@al145]

Didn't know what that was, but looking it up, it looks & sounds tasty. Falafel seems like another fairly easy one that's also delicious. The girls could help with a lot of it, too, I think.

[@shadowofkitsune]

Thanks for sharing. need to try it now 😃

[@andrewcoates6641]

Barry, you should have added a side dish of either cauliflower cheese or creamed greens ( spinach perhaps), to represent a British garden location for your igloo.

[@alexdavis5766]

Love that Phoebe is now Veggie! Will we see more veggie recipes as a result? She’s growing up so much and becoming a lovely young woman with her own views and opinions. Been so nice seeing your beautiful family grow up over these years!

[@joncollins7730]

Awesome. The mashed potato sculpting part gave me flashbacks to close encounters of the third kind, a husband and father gone bonkers lol.

[@lisawilkerson5671]

I thought the same thing LOL

[@littlebluepanda394]

This means something. This is important.

[@tncorgi92]

I feel an urge to go to Wyoming.

[@ladyjane570305]

Chloe is such a vivacious little bundle of joy!

[@calp41]

We learnt a song in school about the conversion of lb to kg and its "2.2 pounds of jam, weight about a kilo-gram" hope this sticks with you for the 15+ years that it has with me!

[@claritey]

Weirdly I learned the conversion because of the DARE program.

[@eddyk3]

It clearly worked but only if you remember '2.2' lol.

[@TheH454]

@@claritey Every 80's movie/ tv show: "we seized 10 kilos of drugs!" Then turns to random person - "A kilo is 2.2 pounds!" Random person - "That's a lot!"

[@abanjoplayer]

i got told "2 and a quarter pounds of jam almost makes a kilogram"

[@ChakatSandwalker]

@@abanjoplayer Technically true -- 2.25 pounds is 1.020583 kilograms, so on the other side of 'almost'.

[@kayleighmcdonald1449]

I am new to your channel and have had such fun doing a Barathon! Your content is great and so positive and wholesome with a positive comments section. So rare to see now, what treat! Thanks for everything you do!

[@mrbarrylewis]

Thanks a bunch :)

[@alexdavis5766]

Barry is awesome! If you’re in the U.K., he’s also opening a pizzeria in South west England soon!

[@kayleighmcdonald1449]

@@alexdavis5766 this is amazing news!

[@FaeAstray]

Nearly all of our instant mashed potatoes here in the States tell you to add both water and milk, and usually butter too. Your sheer excitement and joy at finding this as a novel idea was amazing to watch 😂❤️

[@ladydove1000]

I was a kid of the 60s lol we used the same but also we used a couple table spoons of mayo and ketchup in the meat to keep it moist then put the mashed potatoes on at the end and browned it with the cheese. Sadly I never got to play with ours lol it was in just a baking pan.

[@ElleEm68]

I still make my meatloaf with evap milk, that's how my Grandma taught me. She used tomato sauce instead of ketchup on and in hers but I use pasta sauce. Definitely add eggs.

[@robbiemer8178]

That looks quite fun, thanks! And, as a kid during the 60s, I suspect my mother would have scoffed at the idea of making this to "entice" her children to eat it. She was a good cook but us kids had basically one choice to make at meal times: eat or not. I am tempted to make this for myself but I would likely change the recipe slightly. For a start, I'd want to use fresh minced onions. And rather more pepper. It did look a bit dry. So to counter that I think and egg in the mix before baking would help. As well as cooking it to temperature rather than to time. I suppose you could make a few black olive penguins to place around it even though that would be geographically incorrect... Still, thanks as ever for sharing your adventures with us!

[@harvestkitty]

I’ve made meatloaf cupcakes with mashed potato icing. It went really well!

[@BigIrishLug]

For molds that you think will stick, line the insides with clear film. Saves on dish clean-up and also gives you some handy tabs to help ease out the mold. Cheers for the episode and have a champion day.

[@an0n110]

As someone who suffers from terrible anxiety, your videos are very calming.

[@mrbarrylewis]

insert random meat loaf song lyrics here...... no I won't do that ;) If you do fancy giving this a go check out the recipe write-up here barrylewis.net/recipe/1960s-igloo-meatloaf/ I think if it was dunked in gravy it would be super good! Randomly it tasted way better the next day! If you've seen some retro recipes you'd like me to try, get in touch on your favourite social media platform, here or via the website :)

[@ChainedUPchicka]

Berry, I can't remember how long I've been here watching your videos. But I find myself going back and rewatching videos while I eat. I can not wait to start making your recipes in my own home with my partner

[@alishahird897]

I love seeing retro recipes, the good and bad ones. One dish frequently used (that's an retro dish) is just 4 ingredient "cranberry fluff" , its requested slot and I could eat it anytime (recipe below) . . . . Canned shredded pineapple Whipped cream or cool whip Canned jellied cranberry sauce Mini marshmallows Mix all together and chill

[@jacquespoulemer3577]

Hi guys, I lived through the 60s, ages 8-18, in the US. I never saw one of these igloos. I started cooking myself age 13, but I was using the Joy of Cooking (Irma rombauer) and Julia Child on TV (french cooking). My mom wasn't an adventurous cook. We had the same rotation of dishes. Which is probably why I rebelled hahaha. a meatloaf with no eggs is inevitably going to be dry. Thanks for this stroll down someone else's memory lane. Jim Oaxaca Mexico (retired)

[@jeanlongsden1696]

you could up date this by making it the Skywalker homestead on Tatooine from Star Wars. make the igloo but don't put the blockwork markings into the mash. then instead on putting the cheese on the top, melt cheese into a pan big enough to use as a base to put the igloo on when cooled. sorry Barry, I know you haven't a clue about what I have just described. but I am sure Stuart will confirm it's in the movie.

[@emilyborealis7549]

Oh my god I can't believe you just dumped an entire jar of onion granules in the beef! "It smells oniony" I would think so 🤣

[@CricketEngland]

Onion power has 35grams of sugar per 100ml/grams In it so very sweet

[@emilyborealis7549]

@@CricketEngland I'm not sure where you're buying your onion granules but the ones I have in my kitchen from Tesco are just 100% dehydrated onions

[@floydfix420]

@@emilyborealis7549 onion powder and dried onion granules are different. Especially in different countries, maybe.

[@CricketEngland]

Sorry I mean onion granules not powder has that much sugar (and yes these are Tesco’s and all details taken off their web site)

[@CricketEngland]

@@emilyborealis7549 well their not onion granules their are dehydrated onions which is not what Barry used

[@denia1594]

Did Barry never use evaporated milk before? The happiness about it turning back into regular milk with added water was too funny 😅

[@katiekirkham9618]

Got the veggie prep kit recently and its absolutely stonking, its worth the money just for the ease of chopping onions with no tears, thank you so much Barry ☺

[@EU_Red_Fox]

Enjoying these episodes of retro recipients 😂

[@lisawilkerson5671]

Watching you sculpt mashed potatoes just has Close Encounters 🎦 vibes and I'm here for it 💯

[@artfulcraft5027]

I love chloe! She's such a little character! And phoebe's art is amazing!

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

"The parent making this"...? You mean the MOM making this, we're talking 60's Barry, remember?

[@edwardtremethick]

Can I just say, that pause was the most thrilling part out of all your videos.

[@zrobeast]

After her ketchup comment, I think Chloe is a mini British version of Emily Duncan from Epicurious. 🤣🤣

[@ivykiz]

It does look like it would be alright with gravy, as far as vintage recipes go, this is not the worst one!!

[@AriGuzela]

I loved today's recipe, you are my inspiration .❤️ I am making simple recipes every day, no one was putting faith in me ... And God rewarded me with my effort. I am very happy with my growth! God Bless everyone 🙏

[@JimsKitschKitchen]

Finished product is incredible

[@addienmitchell4019]

My grandma makes carrot jelly for Christmas every year and it’s basically grated carrots, pineapple jelly, and pineapple chunks. She was born in the ‘40’s so it definitely reminded me of the jelly salad you pointed out haha

[@Daiskken]

is it me or your older daughter is growing a bit? Getting to meet your family over the years is a great part of your channel. Kudos to her for being vegeterian, meat is great, but i also like a healty lifestyle.

[@IanSlothieRolfe]

I was a kid in the late 60s and we used to have "vappy milk" all the time. I actually preferred it on tinned fruit rather than cream. When I was a student I used to use it in coffee because of the richer taste and i lasted a lot longer in the fridge.

[@LisaPFMoore]

To be fair Barry. Back in the 60's they didn't use dry ground beef. Not no 95% lean. I think that would make a difference, maybe. I love looking at my mom's old cook books. The food looked so fun and colorful.

[@eviletts3]

Instant minced onion is actually just dehydrated onion bits you get from the spice section.

[@jessiepapabear4272]

Yea, he just added onion powder...lol. All of that added to dry the meat out.

[@Bring-Me-Tea]

Just had a terrible and upsetting therapy appointment and this video gives me life. Thank you so much.

[@marvinthemonster7524]

I hope you’re feeling a bit better now 💙

[@Bring-Me-Tea]

@@marvinthemonster7524 Oh. I'll be okay. Thank you.

[@debbieburkhard4033]

I grew up in Yukon, Canada we used canned, evaporated milk (or powdered) for everything and still have both in my cupboard.

[@carolinewilson4060]

I grew up in Newfoundland and we did the same.

[@munkustrap2]

I agree....YOU NEED KETCHUP!! 😋

[@Sethonious]

Next merchandise idea...

[@Emma.willow]

Gelatin salad yes please it's more to do with seeing yours and mrs b's face eating it though 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@neilthehermit4655]

Oh yes, a once in a lifetime experience. ONCE.

[@QueenChatty1]

New Subscriber here and I just wanted to say....I love your videos and your wonderful family. Thanks for the awesome content and the hilarious laughs they provide. Can't wait for your new kitchen!🙂

[@GmodPlusWoW]

Given how dry the meat was, I guess maybe bind it with eggs next time? Either that, or add some lard to the mix. Also, Chloe aggressively asserting that we need ketchup is a hell of a mood. Reminds me of the old "you can't eat without it" ads that Heinz used to do.

[@SilkaLiveDoll]

It probably would've been easier to form the block lines in the mash before baking it on, but eh, live and learn. XD

[@davehudl3593]

Looks real good. Reminds me of 1970's school dinners where they got minced beef and a bit of chopped onion. Spread it out on a baking tray, baked it and served it like cake, by the slice. Unlike your efforts this was tasteless and watery, no salt, no gravy, no stock, no chopped veg and the mash potato was lumpy and watery. That needed ketchup as well.

[@annettefournier9655]

My mom made this a couple of times in the late 60s. Yup it was a thing. Thank the stars no gelatin salad. Lol.

[@darkstarnh]

I was a kid in the 60s. That would have been a real treat!

[@WhatsMyFandom]

It's so precious!

[@Tiffany-vj1tv]

Well done!!!!! 👍🍻 and hello to the ladies 👋😊

[@turdl38]

Love the quidditch jumper! Wrong house, but still awesome.

[@nando-freitas]

What a lovely family!

[@user-cu4be9rh8r]

Chole and phoebe are adorable

[@Spicoli1Bilek]

Mexican Cuisine has something called moly which is a chocolate sauce that you use with either beef chicken or pork in tacos

[@sofeeoh2470]

Looks fab perhaps grating an onion would have been better than the dried onion granules...it sounds like it might have been an over seas recipe as the measurements were in cups...and the *minced garlic* is what they call grated onion? Brilliant job I'd deffo put some Lego figure outside the igloo would look fab on the table ...keep up the good work. And you cute assistant did a marvelous job. Your girls do you and your wife proud !!

[@BenPanced]

I love Mrs B's reaction to gelatin salad.

[@vernondaniels6506]

Barry, hey I was a kid in the 60s and 70s, I'm not gonna give up my age completely. I remember that recipe and I remember it sucked, and because of the Igloo meatloaf, I hate meatloaf and anything else that forms a brick of ground beef or chicken mince, I'll eat hamburgers and cheeseburgers most usually or better than that smash burgers. And that would be a recipe or food I'd like to see you do, is smash burgers with cheese and fries or grated potato wedges w/ salt and pepper. They're as you would call it stonkin burgers with little brown edges and potato wedges with salt and pepper are the bomb 💣 if you ask me . Don't put the pepper in beforehand or they'll burn but fresh grated pepper and Sea or Kosher salt Dang it !!! So good, give it a shot I think you'll love it.

[@normabarnes9445]

My son made a meatloaf-turkey for Thanksgiving. He sure knows his mom.

[@r3tr0gam3r89]

I havent even started the video properly and yet, I am happy to say... I HAVE THAT SAME GRYFFINDOR HOODIE!!

[@forteandblues]

I’ve been waiting for another old recipe

[@kerriumeki3304]

I would think that the small ball of meat would be dry. It was in the oven for 90 minutes just like the larger ball. But i like the look of the igloo. Good job Barry. I alway like seeing the family.

[@claritey]

My first thought upon seeing the melted cheese on top: Yellow is entirely the wrong color to use here. Don't eat the yellow snow!

[@angelwhispers2060]

To be fair that looks like a pretty good way to make mashed potatoes if nothing else. Got a big box of that stuff. I might actually try that part of the recipe. Phoebe might eat the mashed potatoes it if you made it with cream of coconut so that you're not using real milk. Coconut oil blended with a tablespoon of olive oil would make a decent butter substitute. Throw some nice herbs in it and it would be good. Cheese on the side for the rest of the family. Also check into nutritional yeast for her to use as a cheese substitute.

[@theonewhosilentlywatches2951]

Add salsa when making meatloaf. It helps keep it moist

[@lucybrebner1529]

Barry Lewis is BBC radio Essex's weather man lol !!

[@samd2660]

Great vid as always :D I've not gone all the way down your comments (and I'm not a patreon (sorry) so idk if anyone commented there) - 2 Ibs is around 900g, not 1.5kg which is what probably led to the potato being thin and it being super dry - And I agree, everything is better with ketchup

[@TheWaterMarbler]

Would have been a perfect opportunity to make those little olive penguin appetizers.

[@WantedVisual]

Historic recipe options: - There's a retro potato chocolate cake doing the rounds on tiktok - The Fraunces Tavern Carrot Tea Cake was supposedly eaten by Washington. - Not sure if anyone's translated a recipe from Dutch for it, but poffert is pretty retro, and it feels similar to an English-style steamed pudding. - English Heritage has a banging Victorian era cookbook they brought out with modern instructions. They also have typed out the original manuscript they got all the recipes from, which includes instructions on how to roast a swan or candy some lettuce. - Dr. Oetker used to make school cookbooks and they have exact reprints of it available... in German. Recipes are sound. The version I have, for the late 40s, early 50s, tells me not to dream of owning a refrigerator any time soon. - Archive dot org has a collection of 11,396 freely available, digitized cookbooks, starting from the sixteenth century. Just type 'details/cbk' after the URL.

[@Aledharris]

Loads of respect for Phoebe being vegetarian

[@stevev3664]

In the 50s we didn’t have a fridge. Couldn’t afford it. The milkman would deliver milk to the doorstep in glass bottles each day. He would also collect the empty bottles that were left out on the doorstep for him. No plastic waste in those days.

[@tncorgi92]

Hi Barry and crew, was gonna drop a suggestion here. If you're curious to try some American Southern food from recipes going back to the Depression Era, get the book "Best Cook in the World - Meals From My Momma's Southern Table" by Rick Bragg. Meals had to be made cheaply back then but the ingredients they used to impart flavor were phenomenal. (Yes, there is an opossum recipe in there but you can skip that!)

[@psw4763]

Vintage recipes are fun. I found an older Betty Crocker cookbook and been trying some recipes. This was a good video. Just thinking if 90 min was too long in the oven might contribute to the dryness. Thank you Barry.

[@akantiia]

I kind of want an "Oh my god Becky" hat X'D

[@tamus41]

Old Inuit proverb "Never eat yellow snow"😂

[@Anthzz04]

Chloe is 100% right! Some ketchup and/or tomato sauce or paste would make this into a killer meatloaf type recipe which would've made it so much more moist and tasty. Straight up cooking meat with none of that in it is too plain jane. She's very smart :P

[@candyflossinct]

I think your kids are freaking adorable

[@NonexistentHomestead]

1. Igloos are from the Arctic, not Antarctica. 2. To solve the dryness, you might make a milk gravy. 3. Make an island of mash and set the igloo on top and then fill the tray with the gravy to make it look like an icy sea. Carve vegetables into sea lions, polar bears, people, whales, etc . (not any penguins they are from Antarctica) to populate a diarama. When serving a slice just spoon gravy over the slice. A lot of work, but could be fun.😅

[@darlouthia5153]

A bit of pork mince replacing part of the beef mince helps it to be less dry.

[@joannegray5138]

I'm.vegetarian too, but I found that recipe impressive, even if I wouldn't eat it myself. And, thank you for not telling the "ig" joke.

[@MilwaukeeWoman]

People didn't use thermometers as much then, but it would have been better cooked to a safe temperature rather than by time. Dried minced onions aren't onion powder. Most meatloaf these days isn't made with evaporated milk (or milk at all that I've seen) but with eggs. Meatloaf is a contentious dish here in the States. Everyone's mother has the best recipe. It seems kids always want ketchup with it. Kids and my 46 year old husband, lol.

[@stephenpalmer9375]

modernise it by adding a layer of streaky bacon around the meat, it will keep the meatloaf moist

[@thumbtak123]

You can dip it in gravy (or something else) to add to the taste, of the dryness.

[@christinebrannigan1288]

Love it

[@shirleycastle5170]

Hello from the past.... that made me smile. Do you think if you made all the bricks before cooking it it would be easier? I think you might need gravy on the side. You sure did an AWESOME job.

[@graemerigg4029]

The little one speaks with wisdom beyond her years. Everything was covered in ketchup in the sixties. Also Inuit are found in the Arctic the place with bears.

[@jameslacey41]

Love the turtle dude

[@cjtramm8]

Meatloaf sandwiches are great

[@cloverhighfive]

Even when I won't make the recipe I always watch cause your videos are always fun :) and max bonus when your family participate, they're an absolute treasure and joy! (I'm not having a good day - this here really lifted my spirits). :)

[@dodiswatchbobobo]

Post War Food was wild, man. Wild.

[@goodcookandherguineapigand5122]

Looks good thanks for sharing

[@barbaradavenport353]

" whats it done to my mat"...sounds like frank spencer🤣

[@maccladoz]

Unfortunately dry overcooked meat was a staple in our house growing up in the 60s/70s which is why any meat went between two slices of bread and butter to make it edible. And if it was a very dried out piece of meat, you just added more butter to the bread to help it slide down. My mother isn't a fan of meat and even to this day she always overcooks it.

[@muwuny]

American cheddar is dyed neon orange, which is why it looks like red Leicester

[@CricketEngland]

And American cheese is the worst cheese in the world

[@JimsKitschKitchen]

Ok I really love this- I love a vintage recipes

[@andykey78]

6:00 would it not be easier just to peel a turtle? 🐢 Medium rare igloo, I'm remembering that for when I next need to change a password! 😂