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    title: peasant style pate
categories: appetizer, french
 servings: 16

     1 lb lean ground pork
     1 lb ground round
     1 c  onion
     3 t  garlic
   1/4 c  scallions
   1/2 c  fresh breadcrumbs
     3 ea egg
   1/2 t  dried thyme
   1/2 t  ground bay leaf
     1 t  freshly ground black pepper
   1/8 t  salt
   1/2 lb smoked slab bacon

preheat oven to 325 degrees
combine all ingredients, except bacon-mix lightly but thoroughly
fry 1 tablespoon in a small skillet to test
adjust seasonings to taste
layout bacon slices, side by side and barely touching, onto a baking
sheet
form meat into a loaf shape and place across the middle of the bacon
slices
bring ends of bacon up to enclose the loaf
turn loaf over on top of bacon ends
bake @ 325 degrees for 90 minutes, basting often with any rendered fat
remove from oven
cool thoroughly before slicing
serve at room temperature, with crackers or sliced breads to the side

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