Sweet and Sour Hamballs

This is a recipe we serve every Christmas. Easy to make and very tasty.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Yields: 45-50 hamballs

Ingredients

• 2  lbs  frozen ham loaf, thawed
• 1  cup  saltine crackers, crushed
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 3  ounces crushed pineapple, drained

• Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup vinegar
• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon dry mustard

Directions

1. Combine ham loaf, saltines, eggs, milk and pineapple in a medium mixing bowl. Form into 1 1/2" balls. Place in a baking dish in a single layer.
2. Prepare sauce by mixing water, vinegar, brown sugar and dry mustard in a mixing bowl.
3. Pour sauce over hamballs.
4. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour at 350°F Turn balls after 45 minutes.
5. If desired, sauce may be thickened.