Recipe - Pineapple Ham Loaf

1 cup Crushed pineapple; well
drained OR finely chopped
fresh pineapple
4 cup Fully cooked ham; ground
2 cup Soft bread crumbs
One half cup Onion; chopped
2 tablespoon Parsley; fresh, chopped OR
2 teaspoon Dried parsley
One fourth teaspoon Ground cloves
One fourth cup Brown sugar
2 Eggs
1/3 cup Pineapple juice
2 tablespoon Cider vinegar
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Sauce:
3 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoon Brown sugar
One half teaspoon Ground ginger
2 cup Pineapple juice
2 teaspoon Lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread pineapple in bottom of lightly
greased or sprayed 9inch loaf pan.
In large bowl, combine ham, bread crumbs, onion, parsley, cloves and 1/4
cup brown sugar. In small bowl, whisk eggs, 1/3 cup pineapple juice and
cider vinegar. Stir egg mixtur into ham. Pack mixture on top of pine
apple, pressing down tightly. Bake for 45 minutes.
To prepare sauce, combine cornstarch, 2 Tbls brown sugar and ginger in a
small bowl. Stir in 2 cups pineapple juice and lemon juice. Slowly bring
to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and
translucent. Let stand for 5 minutes. Slice ham loaf and serve with
sauce. Serves 6 to 8. From the March '96 Recipe Digest

Formatted for MM by Pegg Seevers 5/7/96
Posted to MMRecipes Digest by "Robert Ellis" rpearson@snowcrest.net on
Apr 23, 1998