A word from Carmen about the Meat Roll

This concoction although plentiful in ingredients, remains one of the simplest recipes to undertake. It barely takes a sentence to convey to the reader how to mix it and moreover that this roll is little more than an assortment of ingredients thrown together in a somewhat haphazard fashion and then baked into submission.

There are no preliminary introductions or tantalising forays into the world of edible words, far from it; this roll mean business. It is a simple, delicious and nutritious recipe for the family. Whilst in the modern day, this roll may be regarded as the result of three hours cooking and perhaps saved for the more favoured of days, in the 1940’s this roll would have been ideal as a dish which is tasty both hot and cold.

Its breadcrumbs enable the ingredients to keep for slightly longer making it perfect for the dinner table, stuffed into pockets during air raids and for snacking on during a long shift. The recipe layout becomes emblematic for the no-nonsense attitude the roll purveys.