Corn flakes contribute vitamin B and the molasses adds some iron to this easy-to-make loaf. This is a thrifty way to use the leftovers from a holiday ham and the chilled leftovers from the loaf make an excellent luncheon meat for sandwiches the next day.
¾ cup corn flakes, crumbled
½ cup milk
1 large egg
2 tablespoons molasses
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¾ pound ground ham
½ pound ground pork
Combine corn flakes, milk, egg, molasses, and cloves in a medium bowl. Set aside 5 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch loaf pan.
Add ham and pork to corn flake mixture and stir with a fork until combined; pack into greased pan.
Bake until a meat thermometer inserted in center of loaf registers 170°F—50 to 55 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Carefully remove to serving platter and serve immediately or cool 20 minutes, cover, and refrigerate to serve cold.
6 Servings
“Good nutrition doesn’t depend upon the amount of money you have to spend on food. ‘Good food’—‘the right kinds of food for building and maintaining health’—doesn’t necessarily mean expensive food. On the contrary, many low-cost, plain foods are often richer in nutritive value than more expensive foods.”—Eating for Fitness: Home Volunteers Guide to Better Nutrition, 1943