#16: Liver Loaf
During the 1940s, amid the turmoil of World War II, austerity became a way of life. Households adapted their diets to support the war effort, birthing frugal yet inventive dishes like liver loaf. Known as ‘leberkase’ in German, translating to ‘liver cheese’, this dish exemplified the era’s culinary ingenuity, ensuring nothing went to waste.
Liver loaf emerged as an economic creation, blending readily available ingredients such as pork, corned beef, bacon, and onions. This mixture was then baked to perfection in a loaf shape. While the creator remains unknown, it often found its way to dinner tables atop a flour roll, with Morrell E-Z Serve leading as a preferred brand.