Fruity Ham Meatloaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 teaspoons lard (fat from the ham)
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 slices peeled cored pineapple
2 tablespoons raisins
450 g cooked ham, finely chopped (equal to 3 cups)
300 g ground lean pork
2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1/2 small onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 eggs
2 large apples, grated
2 teaspoons rubbed sage
1/4 teaspoon clove

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.
Melt the fat in a 9\"x5\" loaf pan.
Sprinkle the sugar evenly over the bottom, and lay the pineapple slices, cut in half or quarters if need be, in a nice pattern on the bottom.
Fill holes with raisins.
Mix the remaining ingredients, and press the mixture over the pineapple.
Bake for 1 hour& 15 minutes.
Remove the meatloaf from the oven, and let it stand 5 minutes.
Invert it onto serving platter, wait a few seconds, then remove the pan and serve.