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     I know ham seems to be traditional fare for Easter dinner, but growing up my grandma always made what we called Pineapple Hambake. I searched and searched for a recipe that would be like what I enjoyed and found this Pineapple Ham Balls Recipe. It is essentially what I ate growing up, except my grandma made them into patties like hamburgers and lined them up in a 9x13 pan with slices of pineapple in between; thus Pineapple Hambake. If you are looking for something that is a little different this year, but still want to stick with ham as traditional fare, give this a shot. I always loved it!!!

Pineapple Ham Balls Recipe

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hourYIELD:4-5 servings

Ingredients

• 3 cups ground fully cooked ham
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1 cup soft bread crumbs
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 can (20 ounces) sliced pineapple
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard

Directions

• 1In a bowl, combine ham, pork, bread crumbs, eggs and pepper and mix well. 
• Chill. Form into 10 balls; set aside. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup of juice. 
• Place juice in a saucepan with sugar, vinegar and dry mustard; cook and stir over
•  low heat until sugar is dissolved. Arrange pineapple slices in the bottom of an 
• ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Place a ham ball on each pineapple slice. 
• Pour sugar mixture over all. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until ham balls 
• are thoroughly cooked. Yield: 4-5 servings.