Lizzie's Meatloaf

looking for something different to make for dinner? How about Lizzie Borden’s meat loaf? Here’s the recipe, although we can’t promise that you’ll like the result! But if you decide to make it, please let us know how it comes out.

The somewhat vague directions are to place 1 lb. steak, ½ lb. pork steak, 1 egg, 1 small onion, 3 soda crackers, herbs, salt, and pepper in a greased pan and to “cover loaf well” with hot water and bake for about an hour.

The unusual recipe, labeled “Lizzie’s Meat Loaf,” was undoubtedly prepared by Lizzie’s cook. It is written in the hand of Mrs. George S. Brigham, an intimate friend and confidante of both Lizzie and Emma Borden. Mrs. Brigham severed ties with Lizzie subsequent to the Borden sisters’ estrangement in 1905 but remained a lifelong friend of Emma. She refused to discuss, either publicly or privately, her friendship with the two women, or her involvement in the case.