Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1              pound  lean ground beef
  1              pound  ground pork
     1/2           cup  dry bread crumbs
     1/4           cup  minced onion
  1         tablespoon  minced garlic
  2              large  eggs
     1/2           cup  cold milk
     1/2           cup  ketchup
  1 1/2      teaspoons  salt
  1 1/2      teaspoons  freshly ground black pepper
  1 1/2      teaspoons  ground allspice
  1 1/2      teaspoons  dried thyme -- crumbled
  1                cup  gingered applesauce -- or store-bought
                        -- applesauce
  3        tablespoons  apple cider -- or apple juice
  2        tablespoons  firmly packed light brown sugar
  1         tablespoon  dijon mustard

Preparation:

How to Prepare: Preheat the oven to 375. Lightly butter a roasting pan. Combine the beef, pork, bread crumbs, onion and garlic in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Beat in the milk, ketchup, and seasoning and add the meat. Mix with your hands just until well combined. Do not over handle. (A wooden spoon won't do the job as well as your hands.) Shape the meat into an oval loaf in the buttered roasting pan and bake until evenly browned, 50 minutes. Combine the applesauce, apple cider, brown sugar, and mustard in a small saucepan, and heat over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Pour the applesauce mixture over the meat loaf, covering it well, and continue baking until the top is golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes longer. Remove the meat loaf from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes before servin

Nutritional Information:

3048 Calories (kcal); 203g Total Fat; (60% calories from fat); 179g Protein; 118g Carbohydrate; 1041mg Cholesterol; 5972mg Sodium