Upside-Down Ham Loaf

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 can crushed pineapple (13oz.)
• 3 maraschino cherries, quartered
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• milk
• 1 egg
• 1 cup soft white bread crumbs
• 2 Tbsp. mustard
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1 1/2 lb. fully cooked smoked ham, ground
• 1/2 lb. pork, ground

Directions:

Slowly melt butter in 8x8 inch pan, over low heat. Stir in sugar until smooth, remove from heat. Drain pineapple well, reserving liquid. Spread pineapple evenly over sugar mixture in pan. Arrange liquid with enough milk to measure 1 cup.

In large bowl, beat egg slightly with fork. Stir in milk mixture, bread crumbs, mustard, salt and pepper. Add ham and pork, mix until well combined, using hand if necessary. Spoon meat mixture evenly over pineapple in pan; bake 1 hour at 350 degrees F. Drain off excess liquid. Invert loaf on platter so pineapple is on top.

By Robin from Washington, IA