INGREDIENTS:
1 Can Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
  or Golden Mushroom Soup
2 lbs. ground beef
1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1/3 cup water

DIRECTIONS:
Mix thoroughly 1/2 cup soup, beef, breadcrumbs,
egg, onion, and salt.  Shape firmly into loaf
(8x4 inch); place in shallow baking pan.  Bake
at 375 degrees for 1 hour, 15 minutes.  In 
saucepan, blend remaining soup, water, and 2 to
3 Tbs. drippings from pan.  Heat, stir 
occasionally.  Spoon on top of loaf or serve in 
gravy dish.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Frosted Meat Loaf:  Prepare loaf as above; bake 
for 1 hour.  Frost loaf with 4 cups mashed 
potatoes; sprinkle with shredded Cheddar cheese.
Bake 15 minutes more.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meat Loaf Wellington:  Prepare loaf as above.  
Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.  Spoon off fat.  
Separate 1 package (8 ounces) refrigerated 
crescent dinner rolls; place crosswise over top 
and  down sides of meat loaf, overlapping 
slightly.  Bake 15 minutes more.