Central PA specialty, "Ham loaf"'s main ingredient can be hard to find outside of PA. If you can't grind your own ham at home, you might luck out and find a butcher who can for you. The milk and eggs will keep it moist while cooking, and the sauce is hard to beat (never hurts to make extra).

Ingredients

4 serv.

Loaf
ground cooked ham3⁄4 lb
ground pork↗3⁄4 lb
eggs, beaten↗2
breadcrumbs↗3⁄4 cup
until desired consistency
milk↗3⁄4 cup
ground black pepper↗
to taste
Sauce
mustard↗5 teaspoons
brown sugar↗1⁄2 cup
pineapple juice↗6 ounces

Step-by-step instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2
Mix loaf ingredients together and form into a loaf shape and place in baking dish.
3
Mix sauce ingredients together and divide into two portions.
4
Using some of the first portion, lightly baste loaf in pan and place in the oven.
5
Cook for 1 1/2 hours, using the remainder of the first sauce portion to baste occasionally.
6
Let rest about 15 minutes, slice and serve with second portion of the sauce.

Source: food.com

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